Qazi Qadan
Qazi Qadan | |
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| قاضي قادن | |
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| Born | 1493 |
| Died | 1551(aged 58) |
| Children | Bībī Fāṭima (daughter)[1] |
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Philosophy career | |
| School | Sufism |
Main interests | lyric poetry |
Notable ideas | Sufi poetry,Sufi philosophy,andSufi music |
Qazi Qadan(1493–1551) (Sindhi:قاضي قادن), born inBakkar/Bukkur(present daySukkur,Sindh), was the first SindhiSufipoet fromSindhin modern-dayPakistan,during theSamma Dynasty.He is also called "The Father of Classical Sindhi Poetry".[2][3]Qadan died inMadina,Hejaz,Ottoman Empire(present daySaudi Arabia).
Name
[edit]There has been a dispute regarding his name. Some have listed it as "Qazi Qazan" and others "Qazi Qadam", the former appearing less frequently in the earliest sources. Many scholars have concluded "Qazi Qazan" was a misspelling of his real name "Qazi Qadan".[3]
Family
[edit]Masum Shahwrites in his tariki e masoom, Qazi came from a pious religious family, his ancestors were fromSehwanandThatta.His great grandfather Qazi Abdul-ul-Khair was first person who migrated toBukkur.[4]His ancestors were from Sehwan, taking that reference many scholars likes ofDaudpotahave called Qazi Qadam, "Sehwani" (One who came from Sehwan).[3]
References
[edit]- ^Ernst, Carl W.(2010). "Bībī Jamāl Khātūn". In Fleet, Kate; et al. (eds.).Encyclopaedia of Islam(3rd ed.). Leiden: Brill.doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_23436.ISBN9789004183902.
- ^Encyclopedia Sindhiana volume 4,Sindhi language Authority, 2010, p. 200
- ^abcڊاڪٽر نبي بخش خان بلوچ (2019-10-21).قاضي قادن جو رسالو ڊاڪٽر نبي بخش بلوچ.
- ^"تاریخ معصومی - Sindhi Adabi Board Online Library (History)".sindhiadabiboard.org.Retrieved2023-04-25.