Mawlawi Kurd

Ebdulrehîm Mela Seîd Mawlawi Tawagozi, (1806-1882), was a Kurdish poet and sufi. His pen name was Madum or Madumi, but he is also known as Mewlewi Kurd, Mewlewi means wise aged man.

Early life

He was born in the village of Sarshata (a city in Kurdistan) in khaku khol village means (dirts and dirt) region in Iraqi Kurdistan. He began studying under supervision of his father and later continued his religious studies in the famous schools of Ardalan and Baban principalities. He received his religious certificate from Mela Ebdurehman Nodşeyî in Sulaimaniya. Then he focused on training young students and writing literary works and poems. He was a follower of the Naqshbandi sufi order. He was in close contact with other Kurdish poets and also Ardalan and Baban rulers such as Ahmad Pasha and Reza Quli Khan.

Works