Pirzada

A Pirzada, or "Sufi shaykh",[1] refers to the owner of Sufi mausoleums and shrines in Muslim lands, with their earliest mention being in Baghdad, Iraq, during the period of the Ilkhanate, Timurids and Mamluks.

The word Pirzada comes from a Persian word, Pir (Persian: پیر) which means elder[2] and the suffix zada means; son of.

In Bangladesh the Pirzada is nominated by the Sufi to the gaddi nasheen.[3]

List of notable Pirzadas

References

  1. ^ Pinch, William R. (1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. U of California P. p. 33.
  2. ^ Newby, Gordon (2002). A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam (1st ed.). Oxford: One World. p. 173. ISBN 1-85168-295-3.
  3. ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Ideas and Institutions". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
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