[112] Al-Der-Al-Makn‘un fi-l-Miater Al-Maḍiyat min Al-ḳerun, “Šeiḫ ‘Adi,” quoted by M. N. Siouffi, Journal Asiatique, 1885, p. 81. Yaḳut (vol. IV, p. 374) also regards Šeiḫ ‘Adi an orthodox Mohammedan; “Šeiḫ ‘Adi bn Musafir Aš-Šafe‘e, šeiḫ of the Kurds and their Imam.” ‘Adi’s orthodoxy is seen also in his writing. He wrote ‘Itiḳad Ahl Al-Sunna “Belief of the Sunnites,” the Wasaya “Consuls to the Cailifs,” and two odds both of them mystic in their conception. They are all preserved in the Berlin Library; cf. Clement Huart, _History of Arabic Literature_, p. 273. [113] Manhal-al-Uliya wa Mašrab ul Aṣfiya, “Šeiḫ ‘Adi,” quoted by M. N. Siouffi, Journal Asiatique, 1885, p. 80. [114] Al-Der-Al-Makn‘un fi-l-Miater Al-Maḍiyat min Al-ḳerûn, “Šeiḫ ‘Adi,” quoted by M. N. Siouffi, Journal Asiatique, 1885, p. 81. [115] Contrary to Mohammed to whom, according to Moslem belief, the Koran was revealed at intervals. [116] Kitab Al-Milal wa n-Nihal, vol. I, p. 101 seq. Ḥarran was a city in the north of Mesopotamia, and southeast of Edessa, at the junction of the Damascus road with the highway from Nineveh to Carchamish. The moon-god had a temple in Ḥarran, which enjoyed a high reputation as a place of pilgrimage. The city retained its importance down to the time of the Arab ascendency, but it is now in ruins. Yaḳut (vol. II, p. 331) says: “It was the home of Ṣabians; that is, the Ḥarranians who are mentioned by the authors of Kutub Al-Milal wa n-Nihal.” As to Wasit this same Yaḳut (vol. IV, p. 881) mentions about twenty different places bearing this name. The most prominent one is that built by Al-Hajjaj in 83 A. H. It is called Wasit “the intermediate” because it was situated midway between Kufa and Basrah. Another place Yaḳut (p. 889) mentions is Wasit ul-Raḳḳat, a town on the western side of the Euphrates, and about two days’ journey from Ḥarran. Perhaps this is the Wasit that Aš-Šahrastanî means. [117] On these sects, see Aš-Šahrastanî, ibid, vol. II, pp. 85, 87, 89, 100 (42). His history, ed. Sachau, Leipzig, 1878, p. 207. [118] At-Tarih, ed. Alton Salhanî, Beîrut, p. 266. [119] Fihrist, p. 320. The Arabs used to call the Prophet Aṣ-ṣabi, because he departed from the religion of the Koreish to Al-Islam; cf. Al-Keššaf on Surah XXII, 17.