| Qazi Qadan | |
|---|---|
| قاضي قادن | |
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| Born | 1493 Bakhar, Sindh, Samma Dynasty |
| Died | 1551 (1552) (aged 58) Madina, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire |
| Children | Bībī Fāṭima (daughter) |
| Father | Abu Saeed Bakhari |
Philosophy career | |
| School | Sufism |
| Main interests | lyric poetry |
| Notable ideas | Sufi poetry, Sufi philosophy, and Sufi music |
Qazi Qadan (1493–1551) (Sindhi: قاضي قادن), born in Bakkar/Bukkur (present day Sukkur, Sindh), was the first Sindhi Sufi poet from Sindh in modern-day Pakistan, during the Samma Dynasty. He is also called "The Father of Classical Sindhi Poetry". Qadan died in Madina, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire (present day Saudi Arabia).
Name
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".
Family
Masum Shah writes in his Tariki e Masoom that Qazi came from a pious religious family, his ancestors were from Sehwan and Thatta. His great-grandfather Qazi Abdul-ul-Khair was the first person who migrated to Bukkur. His ancestors were from Sehwan; taking that reference, many scholars likes of Daudpota have called Qazi Qadam "Sehwani" (one who came from Sehwan).
References
- 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. ISBN 9789004183902.
- Encyclopedia Sindhiana volume 4, Sindhi language Authority, 2010, p. 200
- ^ ڊاڪٽر نبي بخش خان بلوچ (2019-10-21). قاضي قادن جو رسالو ڊاڪٽر نبي بخش بلوچ.
- "تاریخ معصومی - Sindhi Adabi Board Online Library (History)". www.sindhiadabiboard.org. Retrieved 2023-04-25.