Qazi Qadan | |
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قاضي قادن | |
Born | 1493 Bakhar, Sindh, Samma Dynasty |
Died | 1551 Madina, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire | (aged 58)
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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".[1][2] Qadan died in Madina, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire (present day Saudi Arabia).