Abdul-Qādir Bedil

Bedil was born in Azimabad (present-day Patna) in India to Mirza Abd al-Khaliq (d. 1648), a former Turkic soldier who belonged to the Barlas tribe of the Chaghatay. The Indian school of Persian poetry, especially Bedil's poetry, is criticised for its complex and implicit meanings. As a result, it is better regarded in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan and India than in Iran. In Afghanistan, a unique school in poetry studying is dedicated to Bīdel's poetry called Bedilšināsī (Bedil studies), and those who have studied his poetry are called Bedilšinās (Bedil experts). His poetry plays a major role in Indo-Persian classical music in central Asia. Many Afghan classical musicians (e.g. Mohammad Hussain Sarahang and Nashenas) have sung Bedil's ghazals. == Grave ==

His grave, called Bāġ-e Bedil (Garden of Bedil) is situated across Purana Qila, at Mathura Road next to the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium gates and the pedestrian bridge over Mathura Road in Delhi. ==Works==

• Bıdil, ‘Abd al-Qadir. Avaz-hayi Bidil: Nasri adabi (Ruq‘at - Nukat – Isharat – Chahar - ‘Unsur). Edited by Akbar Bihdarvand. Tihran: Nigah, 1386 [2007]. • Bıdil, ‘Abd al-Qadir. Kullıyat. Lakhnahu: Naval Kishor, 1287 [1870 or 1871]. • Bıdil, ‘Abd al-Qadir. Ghazaliyati Bidil Dihlavi. Edited by Akbar Bihdavand. Shiraz: Navid-i Shiraz, 1387 [2008 or 2009]. == References ==