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A ””’pirzada””’, refers to the owner of [[Sufi]] mausoleums and shrines in [[Muslim lands]], with their earliest mention being in [[Baghdad]]. The word comes from the Persian word, ”[[Pir (Sufism)|pir]]” ({{langx|fa|پیر}}) which means “teacher” or “guide” and the suffix ”zada” means “son of”.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Peasants_and_Monks_in_British_India/B7cwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=pirzada+sufi&pg=PA33 |page=33 |title=Peasants and Monks in British India |first=William R. |last=Pinch |year=1996 |publisher=U of California Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Newby|first1=Gordon|title=A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam|date=2002|publisher=One World|location=Oxford|isbn=1-85168-295-3|page=173|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYfrAQAAQBAJ}}</ref> |
A ””’pirzada””’, refers to the owner of [[Sufi]] mausoleums and shrines in [[Muslim lands]], with their earliest mention being in [[Baghdad]]. The word comes from the Persian word, ”[[Pir (Sufism)|pir]]” ({{langx|fa|پیر}}) which means “teacher” or “guide” and the suffix ”zada” means “son of”.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Peasants_and_Monks_in_British_India/B7cwDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=pirzada+sufi&pg=PA33 |page=33 |title=Peasants and Monks in British India |first=William R. |last=Pinch |year=1996 |publisher=U of California Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Newby|first1=Gordon|title=A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam|date=2002|publisher=One World|location=Oxford|isbn=1-85168-295-3|page=173|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QYfrAQAAQBAJ}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 10 February 2026
Owner of a Sufi shrine
A pirzada, refers to the owner of Sufi mausoleums and shrines in Muslim lands, with their earliest mention being in Baghdad. The word comes from the Persian word, pir (Persian: پیر) which means “teacher” or “guide” and the suffix zada means “son of”.[1][2]
In South Asia, pirzada refers to a gaddi nasheen.[3]
- Aamir Peerzada, Indian journalist
- Farooq Ahmed Shah Pirzada, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Feroze Ahamad Peerzada, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Gurfateh Pirzada, Indian actor, brother of Mehreen
- Mehreen Pirzada, Indian actress and model
- Mohammed Javed Pirzada, Indian politician from Gujarat
- Mohammad Syed Peerzada, Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir
- Rabi Pirzada, Pakistani actress
- Sharifuddin Pirzada, Secretary General Organization of the Islamic Conference from 1985 to 1988
