Pirzada

Last updated December 09, 2025

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

Sharifuddin Pirzada, Secretary General Organization of the Islamic Conference from 1985 to 1988
Rabi Peerzada, Pakistani actress

References

↑ Pinch, William R. (1996). Peasants and Monks in British India. U of California P. p. 33.
↑ Newby, Gordon (2002). A Concise Encyclopedia of Islam (1st ed.). Oxford: One World. p. 173. ISBN 1-85168-295-3.
↑ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Ideas and Institutions". In Sirajul Islam; 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 9 December 2025.

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[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 Sirajul Islam; 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 9 December 2025.

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