Pirzada

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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 (Persian: پیر) which means "teacher" or "guide" and the suffix zada means "son of".

In South Asia, pirzada refers to a gaddi nasheen.

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