title: Sheikh Mand
text: # Sheikh Mand
  
  Sheikh Mand or Sheikh Mend (Kurdish: Şêx Mend) was a 13th-century Yazidi saint. He is the son of Şêx Fexredîn and thus belongs to the Şemsanî lineage of sheikhs. His sister was Khatuna Fekhra, revered today as one of the most important Yazidi female saints.
  
  ## Association with snakes
  
  Sheikh Mand is traditionally considered to be a patron of snakes. His shrine at Lalish is said to contain a cave that is full of snakes.
  
  