Qazi Qadan

Qazi Qadan (1493–1551) (Sindhi: قاضي قادن, Urdu: قاضی قادن), born in Bakhar 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 Sindhi Poetry.[1][2] Qadan died in Mandia, Hejaz, Ottoman Empire (present day Saudi Arabia).

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

Reference
  1. HariThakur, pp. 3–5.
  2. Encyclopedia Sindhiana volume 4, Sindhi language Authority, 2010, p. 200
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