Rafid al-Sabti

Rbai Rafid al-Sabti (Arabic: الربي رافد السبتي; full name: al-Rabbi Rafid al-Rishama Abdallah al-Ganzibra Zahrun al-Rishama Abdallah al-Sabti, Arabic: الربي رافد الريشاما عبدالله الگنزبرا نجم الگنزبرا زهرون الريشاما عبدالله السبتي; born 1965, Iraq[2]) is a Mandaean priest in Nijmegen, Netherlands.[3]

Rbai
Rafid al-Sabti
الربي رافد السبتي
Rbai Rafid al-Sabti in 2018
TitleRabbi
Personal
Born1965
Iraq
ReligionMandaeism
ChildrenArdwan Alsabti
ParentRishamma Abdallah
CitizenshipDutch
Other namesShaykh Rāfid ibn Shaykh ʿAbdullah ibn Shaykh Najim;
Rāfid ʿAbdullah Najim (Rāfid ʻAbd Allāh Naǧm)[1]
OccupationMandaean priest

Biography

Al-Sabti was born in 1965 to Rishama Abdullah, son of Sheikh Neǧm, in Baghdad, Iraq.[4] He was initiated into the Mandaean priesthood by his father.[5]: 118  Al-Sabti later emigrated to the Netherlands.

Al-Sabti is the custodian of the Rbai Rafid Collection (RRC), a private collection of Mandaean manuscripts held in Nijmegen, Netherlands.[6] Important manuscripts in the collection include different versions of the Ginza Rabba and a copy of the Alma Rišaia Zuṭa known as Ms. RRC 3F.[7]

Publications

Below is a list of publications by Rafid al-Sabti.

  • The treasure of Life: The holy book of the Mandaeans (2022), ISBN 978-9090360058 (Ginza Rabba in Mandaic)[8]
  • Masiqta: the ascension and the advancement (2004) / المسقثا - الصعود والارتقاء, ISBN 978-9090181653[9]
  • Mandaean baptism (1990) / التعميد المندائي
  • Mandaean prayer and various rituals (1988) / الصلاة المندائية - وبعض الطقوس الدينية

Personal life

His son, Ardwan Alsabti, is a researcher and graphic designer.[10]

References
  1. Abdullah, Thabit A.J. (2018). "The Mandaean Community and Ottoman-British Rivalry in Late 19th-Century Iraq: The Curious Case of Shaykh Ṣaḥan". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. Brill. 61 (3): 396–425. ISSN 0022-4995. JSTOR 26572309. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. "Rabi Rafid Alsabti: Interview 2018, Part 1". Mandaean Museum. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. "Tarmida Rafid Al-Sabti: Chapter 2". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. "Tarmida Rafid Al-Sabti: Chapter 1". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
  6. Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
  7. Morgenstern, Matthew (2018). "New readings and interpretations in the Mandaic priestly commentary Alma Rišaia Zuṭa (The Lesser 'First World')". Le Muséon. 131 (1–2): 1–19. doi:10.2143/MUS.131.1.3284833.
  8. Al-Sabtī, Rāfid ʻAbd Allāh Naǧm (2022). The treasure of life : the holy book of the Mandaeans : written in the original Mandaic tongue (in Aramaic). Nijmegen: RRC. ISBN 978-90-90-36005-8. OCLC 1351435847.
  9. Al-Sabtī, Rāfid ʿAbd Allāh Naǧm (2004). Masiqt̲ā : al-suʻūd wa-al-irtiqāʼ (in Arabic). Nijmegen. ISBN 978-90-90-18165-3. OCLC 319811837.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. "Ardwan Alsabti". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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