Qazi Qadan

Qazi Qadan (1493–1551) (Sindhi: قاضي قادن‎), born in Bakkar/Bukkur, Samma Dynasty (present day Sukkur, Sindh Pakistan) was the first Sindhi Sufi poet from Sindh in modern-day Pakistan. He is also called The Father of Classical Sindhi Poetry.[1][2] Qadan died in Madina, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire (present day Saudi Arabia).

Qazi Qadan
قاضي قادن‎
Born1493
Bakhar, Samma Dynasty
Died1551 (1552) (aged 58)
Madina, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire
Parent
  • Abu Saeed Bakhari (father)
Philosophy career
SchoolSufism
Main interests
lyric poetry
Notable ideas
Sufi poetry, Sufi philosophy, and Sufi music

Name

There have been a dispute regarding his name. Some have listed it as "Qazi Qazan" and others "Qazi Qadam", former appears less frequent in the earliest sources. Many scholars have concluded "Qazi Qazan" was a misspelling of his real name "Qazi Qadan".[2]

Family

Masum Shah writes in his tariki e masoom, Qazi came from a pious religious family, his ancestors were from Sehwan and Thatta. His great grandfather Qazi Abdul-ul-Khair was first person who migrated to Bukkur.[3] His ancestors were from Sehwan, taking that reference many scholars likes of Daudpota have called Qazi Qadam, "Sehwani" (One who came from Sehwan).[2]

References
  1. Encyclopedia Sindhiana volume 4, Sindhi language Authority, 2010, p. 200
  2. ڊاڪٽر نبي بخش خان بلوچ (2019-10-21). قاضي قادن جو رسالو ڊاڪٽر نبي بخش بلوچ.
  3. "تاریخ معصومی - Sindhi Adabi Board Online Library (History)". www.sindhiadabiboard.org. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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