Amadin or ‘Emad ad-Dīn (Kurdish: Amadîn) was a 13th-century Yazidi saint who, according to Yazidi tradition, founded the Bahdinan emirate.

Family & Religious Role

Amadin was one of the nine sons of Sheikh Shems and progenitors of one of the Yazidi Sheikh sublineages. Sheikhs from his lineage live in Iraq and Armenia, and the religious title of Babê Gavan is given to this lineage. He is associated with healing stomach pains.