Pirzada


A 'Pirzada, 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 which means Teacher or Guide and the suffix zada means; son of.
In Bangladesh the Pirzada is nominated by the Sufi to the gaddi nasheen.

List of notable Pirzadas