Ehmedê Xanî
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Ahmad Khani, Ahmad-i Khani or Ehmede Xani was an Kurdish
writer, poet, Sunni Muslim
cleric, and philosopher. 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.
His most important work is the Kurdish classic love story "Mem and Zin
"(Mem û Zîn) (1692).
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.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
writer, poet, Sunni Muslim
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam. Sunni Muslims are referred to in Arabic as ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah wa āl-Ǧamāʿah or ʾAhl ūs-Sunnah for short; in English, they are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis or Sunnites....
cleric, and philosopher. He was born amongst the Khani's tribe in Hakkari
Hakkari
Hakkâri , is a city and the capital of the Hakkâri Province of Turkey. The name Hakkâri is derived from the Syriac word, Akkare, meaning farmers...
province in present-day Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. He moved to Bayezid in Ritkan province and settled there. Later he started with teaching Kurdish
Kurdish language
Kurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
(Kurmanji
Kurmanji
Kurmanji or Northern Kurdish is the most commonly spoken dialect of the Kurdish language.- Scripts and books :...
) at basic level. Khani was fluent in Kurdish, Arabic and Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
. He wrote his Arabic-Kurdish dictionary "Nûbihara Biçûkan" (The Spring of Children) in 1683 to help children with their learning process.
His most important work is the Kurdish classic love story "Mem and Zin
Mem and Zin
Mam and Zin is a Kurdish classic love story written down 1692 and is considered to be the épopée of Kurdish literature. It is the most important work of Kurdish writer and poet Ahmad Khani...
"(Mem û Zîn) (1692).
His other work include a book called Eqîdeya Îmanê (The Path of Faith), which is part poem and part prose
Prose
Prose is the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure...
. The book explains the five pillars of Islamic faith. It was published in 2000 in Sweden.
Books
- Mem û Zîn (Mem and Zin), see http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2747516091 for its FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
translation, see http://www.avestakitap.com/urun.php?id=258 for its EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation, - Eqîdeya Îmanê (The Path of Faith)
- Nûbihara Biçûkan (The Spring of Children)'
See also
- Kurdish LiteratureKurdish literatureKurdish literature refers to literature written in Kurdish language. Literary Kurdish works have been written in one of the three main dialects of Gorani, Kurmanji and Sorani. Ali Hariri is one of the first well-known poets who wrote in Kurdish...
- List of Kurdish Writers
- Kurdish LanguageKurdish languageKurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
- KurmanjiKurmanjiKurmanji or Northern Kurdish is the most commonly spoken dialect of the Kurdish language.- Scripts and books :...
External links
- Ahmad Khani, Kurdish Academy of Language KAL
- Our Trouble by Ehmedê Xanî, Noahs Ark Holidays
- Ahmad Khani, Encyclopædia Iranica