Ahmad Khani
Ahmad Khani, also spelled Ahmad-i Khani (Kurdish: Ehmedê Xanî; 1650, Hakkari – 1707, Doğubayazıt), was a Kurdish writer, poet, astronomer and philosopher.[1] He was born amongst the Khani's tribe in Hakkari province in present-day Turkey. He moved to Bayezid in Ritkan province and settled there. Later he started with teaching Kurdish (Kurmanji) at basic level. Khani was fluent in Kurdish, Arabic and Persian. He wrote his Arabic-Kurdish dictionary "Nûbihara Biçûkan" (The Spring of Children) in 1683 to help children with their learning process.[2]
Ahmad Khani | |
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A bust of Ahmad Khani in Iraqi Kurdistan | |
Born | 1650 |
Died | 1707 (Doğubayazıt), Ağrı |
Nationality | Kurdish |
Occupation | Writer, poet, astronomer, philosopher |
Years active | 17th century |
Academic background | |
Influences | Al-Farabi, Ferdowsi, Malaye Jaziri, Ali Hariri, Faqi Tayran |
Academic work | |
Influenced | Abdurrahman Sharafkandi, Mastoureh Ardalan, Nalî, Haji Qadir Koyi, Hemin Mukriyani |
His most important work is the Kurdish classic love story "Mem and Zin" (Mem û Zîn) (1692).[3]
His other work include a book called Eqîdeya Îmanê (The Path of Faith), which is part poem and part prose. The book explains the five pillars of Islamic faith. It was published in 2000 in Sweden.
Biography
Works
References and notes
- "kurdish Academy – Just another WordPress site". kurdishacademy.org. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- "EHMEDÊ XANÎ:HEP ULUSUNUN SORUNUNA ÇÖZÜM ARADI" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 11 August 2015.
- "The Kurdish Language and Literature". Institutkurde.org.
See also
- Kurdish literature
- List of Kurdish Writers
- Kurdish language
- Kurmanji
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ahmad Khani. |
- Works by Ahmad Khani at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Ahmad Khani, Kurdish Academy of Language KAL
- Our Trouble by Ehmedê Xanî, Noahs Ark Holidays
- Ahmad Khani, Encyclopædia Iranica