Ahmed-i Hani (Ehmedê Xanî) is one of the most powerful figures in classical Kurdish poetry. Along with Melayê Cizîrî and Feqiyê Teyran, he forms the troika of Kurdish poetry. We could perhaps also add Melayê Bateyî, the author of the Kurdish mawlid, to this group. But Ahmed-i Hani holds a privileged place among them all. He is both the author of Mem û Zîn, the first masnavi written in the Kurdish language.
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Ahmed-i Hani (Ehmedê Xanî) is one of the most powerful figures in classical Kurdish poetry. Along with Melayê Cizîrî and Feqiyê Teyran, he forms the troika of Kurdish poetry. We could perhaps also add Melayê Bateyî, the author of the Kurdish mawlid, to this group. But Ahmed-i Hani holds a privileged place among them all. He is both the author of Mem û Zîn, the first masnavi written in the Kurdish language.