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Sakhr Abu l-Barakat, was the nephew and successor of

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, around whom the ''‘

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'' order had formed. When ‘Adī died without a son, Sakhr replaced him. He was executed on the orders of

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. He was succeeded by his eldest son Al-Hasan Ibn Adi.

Succession

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