قادر فەتاحی قازی

مامۆستا قادر فەتاحی قازی

Qader Fattahi Qazi (1935–Present) Early Life and Background Qader Fattahi Qazi was born on August 27, 1935 (4 Shahrivar 1314 HS), in the village of Upper Qizilje, located 15 kilometers southeast of Mahabad. Qizilje was the ancestral estate of his grandfather, Mirza Rasul. His father, Mirza Khalil Fattah Qazi, was the son of Mirza Rasul and the grandson of Haji Khalil. His mother, Fatemeh, was the daughter of Mullah Jalal Motamid-ol-Olama (son of Mullah Hakim) and Buzurg Khanum (widely known as Daya Seyyedeh). The Motamid-ol-Olama family shared close kinship ties with the prominent Mufti family of Mahabad.

Education and Academic Shift In 1936, Mirza Khalil began working for the Mahabad Tobacco Department. In 1951, his work transferred the family to Tabriz. Consequently, Qader completed his final years of secondary education in the Natural Sciences track at Ferdowsi High School in 1954. Though initially accepted into the Pharmacy program at the University of Tabriz, his profound passion for literature led him to abandon pharmacy after just one year. To build a rigorous academic foundation, he returned to secondary studies to earn a Diploma in Literature in 1956. He then enrolled in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Tabriz, graduating in 1959. His undergraduate thesis, titled "A Study of Kurdish Song Rhythms and Kurdish Proverbs," marked the beginning of his scholarly focus.

marked the beginning of his scholarly focus. Professional Career and Family In 1959, he was employed by the Ministry of Education as a teacher in the city of Sarab, East Azerbaijan. That same year, he married his cousin, Ruqia Fattahi Qazi. They have three children: a son, Younis, and two daughters, Farideh and Lavin. Farideh is also active in literary research and is currently pursuing studies in Political Science at the University of Tabriz.

While teaching in Sarab, Qader maintained a strong academic connection with the University of Tabriz, particularly with the esteemed Dr. Manouchehr Mortazavi.

Scholarly Methodology and Contributions Over 65 years of literary activity, Professor Qader has produced dozens of books and research articles. He is most renowned for his dedication to Kurdish oral literature. His methodology was meticulous: during summer breaks, he would travel to Mahabad to seek out traditional storytellers (Beit-singers) and oral historians. He would painstakingly transcribe their recitations word-for-word. These storytellers, such as the famous Ahmadi Lutfi, often had little formal education but carried vast epics in their memories, passed down through generations. Qader also recorded every idiom or pithy saying he encountered, which eventually culminated in his two-volume masterpiece, Kurdish Proverbs and Wisdom.

بەرهەمەکانی مامۆستا قادر بریتین لە
١ – منظومه کردی مهر و وفا، ١٣٤٥
٢ – منظومه کردی شیخ صنعان، ١٣٤٦
٣ – منظومه کردی بهرام و گل اندام، ١٣٤٧
٤ – منظومه کردی شور محمود و مرزینگان، ١٣٤٨
٥ – منظومه کردی شیخ فرخ و خاتون استی، ١٣٥١
٦ – منظومه کردی سعید و میرسیف الدین، ١٣٥٥
٧ – امثال و حکم کردی، جلد اول، ١٣٦٤
٨ – امثال و حکم کردی، جلد دوم، ١٣٧٥
٩ – منظومه کردی لاس و خزال، ١٣٧٩
١٠ – منظومه کردی شیرین و فرهاد، ١٣٨٤
١١ – نمونه هایی از ادبیات شفاهی (فولکلوریک) کردی، ١٣٩٥.
ئەو بەرهەمانە کە دە گۆڤاری “نشریه دانشکده ادبیات تبریز” دا بڵاو کراونەتەوە:

The Ballad (Beit) of Mako Chardari
The Ballad of Saili
The Ballad of Qabri
The Ballad of Sayyid Brahimi
The Ballad of Mohammad Hanifa Independent and Self-Published Works
Abdullah Khan Mukri, 1976
Annotations on the Mahabad Dictionary
A Historical Document Regarding Abdullah Khan Mukri
Observations on Saadi’s Bustan
Kurdish Proverbs and Idioms (with Persian equivalents)
Selected Kurdish Vocabulary and Phrases
Windmill Mechanics and Tools in Kurdish
The Secret of the Windmill
The Secret of the Windmill
Kel u Shir (Kurdish Narrative Poem)
Galo (Kurdish Narrative Poem)
Bread and Dough (Nan u Hawir)
Works Published by Aras Press (Erbil)
The Epic of Mem u Zin
The Epic of Khaj and Siyamand
The Ballad of Ahmadi Shang
The Treasury of Kurdish Ballads (Ganjineye Beyti Kurdi)
Edited Works and Introductions He edited and wrote forewords for the following books by his father, Mirza Khalil: Years of Anxiety (Salhay-e Ezterab): 1st Ed. 1999; 2nd Ed. 2021. A History of the Qazi Family in the Mukri Region: 1st Ed. 1999; 2nd Ed. 2021. (Note: Translated into Kurdish by Hassan Qazi, Erbil, 2009). Unpublished and Forthcoming Works
ئەو بەرهەمانەی کە ئێستا چاپ یا بڵاو نەکراونەتەوە:
The Ballad of Arkan
The Ballad of Zanbilfrosht (The Basket Seller)
The Ballad of Mirzam Qalay Khaw
The Ballad of Zora and Mushtari
The Ballad of the King of the East and West
The Ballad of Dimdim (Three versions)
Persian Translation of "Chishti Mijewr" (Autobiography of Hazhar Mukriyani)
Research on Native and Medicinal Plants of the Mahabad Region Sources Personal Correspondence: Letter from Professor Qader to the author regarding his biography (2008). Farideh Fattahi Qazi: Written correspondence in Persian (via email, June 29, 2023). Sharareh Shamami: Biographical entry in Persian on the Kurdipedia website (October 9, 2023). Kashkul Magazine: Year 2, Issue 4 (No. 8), Summer 2017.