Prophet Sohadek
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| Born | Sohadek a-Lahiyaad muNazras Rashidun April 21, 1534 Exoriad-a-Jumhur, Iganar, Packilvania |
| Died | June 15, 1591 (aged 57) Kimon Kebir, Iganar, Packilvanian |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Temple of the Annointing |
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| Nationality | Packilvania |
| Occupation | Religious leader |
| Years active | 1545 - 1589 |
| Known for | Prophesying the rule of a human Sultan over Felines in Packilvania |
| Title | Prophet |
| Movement | Sohadekism |
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Prophet Sohadek was a Paxist prophet from Iganar in Packilvania who subscribed to Melkezedekism and is best known for his prophecy known as the Second Sohadekian Revelation. He was a Magister before becoming a Prophet when he had a vision portending a Hominine ruler over Felines. He was persecuted by political and religious authorities. He fell ill in 1589 and died two years later in 1591. Saidun the Conqueror based his claim on the throne of Packilvania and conquest of the Zubraynite dynasty on his teachings.
Early life
He was born on 21 April 1534 in the city of Exoriad-a-Jumhur in what is modern-day Iganar to Lahiyaad a-Sabal Rashidun and his wife Asmanida Rashidun (née: Kelaysia), the first son and second oldest among their 12 offspring of whom 5 died before reaching adulthood. Lahiyaad was a devout practitioner of Paxism and consistent supporter of his local Majhid, exposing Sohadek to the teachings of the faith at an early age, and subsequently supporting his enrollment at the Seminary of Upper Kistakhan on the Ruyil. There he trained in theology under Thuhayda Khaliyandarim, a Magister of Paxism. He was ordained as a Magister in 1545.
Early career
He spent much of his early career studying the Bas Magdamar and ruling on disputes between local townspeople and priests. On 1557, he fell terribly ill with what is believed by modern scientists to be a gastrointestinal infection that would have ordinarily killed people of his era. However, he managed to pull through having allegedly prayed to Noi that he would serve Her forever if she saved his life. He claimed to have been visited in his dreams by the Esma Fareed who appeared as a mighty tower in the middle of a stormy sea surrounded by flying beings. A voice called to him from the tower and allegedly instructed him to leave the Magisterium of Paxism and pursue a ministry as a prophet. Thus, when he recovered, he resigned from the Magisterium and wandered in the deserts and occasionally visiting the towns where he preached to the people in public plazas. He was beloved by many, who oftem invited him to their homes, where he taught morality and religious law and the eschatology of Paxism.
Second Sohadekian Revelation
In 1571, he said he received his second vision when he was in the Yultamahad Plains, where he writes that Esma Fareed appeared to him as a tower. He states that it seemed that the entire desert had been flooded and waters rose to his neck. The voice again called out to him from the pinnacle of the stone spire, hearkening him to approach. He claims that he stayed in a crevasse on the side of the tower waiting for the waters to subside. Then a man walked on the water and said unto him, "Walk with me". Sohadek claimed that the man was a human male. When the man lifted him, he claims he walked on the water which seemed still and solid under his feet while raging in a great tumult all about him. Sohadek asked him if he was the voice calling from the tower. The man replied to him, "muBas nadine mukratiy dhumuZigurat, luYakhin aJanah, nadine mubaskhur Dhubidaytanam leqayad wedhubuvnal nadine lebakir aledan adhun nelesayqaw" ("Great and mighty is he who is the Tower, the Pillar of the Sky, and greater yet is She who erected the foundations on which he stands and the stone of his unshaking walls."). Sohadek then asked him, "Who are you who rescues and walks on the tumult?" The man said, "Mimuikht muyadhaab lulakhatarud yelumudawaheen khaludonahal meGatish nadine khaluerdal ishne welumudawaheen lukhafeefekhur nadine lujubalekhur, mimuShultan" ("I am the one who shall come in the future to rule over the Felines and lead them to a brighter and more glorious future, I shall be the One Who Frees Them").
Late ministry and persecution
From this vision, he began to teach about the coming of the Sultan, the one to rule the Felines and who comes before the return of Pax (as foretold by Prophet Besmali). He documented his teachings about the Sultan in a document known as luKhamnamamlukiy weluZigurat aluYesma muFareed yeluYadhaabarud yeluMudawaheen amuShultan ("The Royal Proclaimation from the Tower of Fareed the Esma on the Future Coming of the Sultan"). This pamphlet was copied and proliferated throughout the realm until it was discovered by the Magisterium of Paxism. After urging him to rescind it and him refusing to do so, they arrested him and detained him in the dungeon of the Citadel of Kudal for over 10 years from 1573 to 1583. His benefactors and supporters managed to plead with the court to release him. His disciple, Lord Yabrahad Ashnikhad took care of and supported him in the last six years of his ministry where he preached about piety and responsible leadership.
Final years, death and burial
He ended his ministry in 1589 due to his failing health. He spent most of his time bed-riddem until he passed after a long and painful sickness many years later. He was buried in the Ashnikhad Family Crypt. His body was exhumed and moved to the Rashidun Family Crypt in 1600. In 1621, he was moved to the Temple of the Annointing in his home town after being recognised as an important religious and spiritual figure by High Magister Ultamiyad Wakhtariya.
Legacy
His teachings attracted disciples and formed the basis of a movement called Sohadekism within Paxism that advocated for the proclamation of a Sultan in Packilvania. The movement had substantial debate about whether the description of the man in his vision as a Hominine necessarily implied that a Hominine would rule over the Felines. In the late 17th century, King Saidun of Fidakar adopted many of his views as he sought to influence and build alliances with many of the lords and magisters of the Zubraynite realm in preparation for and during the conquest of Packilvania following High King Uden II failing to pay the enormous debt incurred from wars and mitigating the effects of natural disasters. The movement formed the basis of the ideology of the hominine Demirite dynasty which taught Hominine Supremacy over Felines. The ideology has been heavily contested, with Ruhayl a-Kaniyad Darkhan's condemnation of his ideals during his prosecution of his case before the magisterial courts as the basis of Madvinism which advocated for a Feline Sultan and forms the ideology of the Bedonite dynasty. After Saidun the Conqueror proclaimed himself the Sultan, Supreme Magister Imodin VII declared him a Prophet.