Qazi Qadan

Qazi Qadan
قاضي قادن
Born1493
Died1551 (1552) (aged 58)
ChildrenBībī Fāṭima (daughter)[1]
FatherAbu Saeed Bakhari

Philosophy career
SchoolSufism
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".[2][3] Qadan died in Madina, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire (present day Saudi Arabia).

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia Sindhiana volume 4, Sindhi language Authority, 2010, p. 200
  3. ^ ڊاڪٽر نبي بخش خان بلوچ (2019-10-21). قاضي قادن جو رسالو ڊاڪٽر نبي بخش بلوچ.