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Daud Rahbar (1926 – 5 October 2013) was a Pakistani scholar of comparative religions, Arabic, Persian, Urdu literature and Indian classical music. Rahbar is regarded as an accomplished essayist, poet, composer, short story writer, translator, philosopher, contributor to inter-civilization dialogue, musicologist, drummer, singer and guitarist. He converted to Christianity in the later years of his life. He translated his own Urdu works to English, such as The Cup of Jamshid: A Collection of Ghazal Poetry and then translated the Urdu letters of Mirzā Asadu'lldh Khān Ghālib. After a teaching career in England, Canada, Turkey and the United States, he retired as Professor Emeritus of Comparative religions from Boston University in 1991. (en) Daud Rahbar (1926 - 5 de octubre de 2013) fue un estudioso de literaturas de religiones comparadas, árabe, persa, urdu y la música clásica de India. Rahbar es considerado como ensayista, poeta, compositor, cuentista, traductor, filósofo, colaborador de un diálogo entre las civilizaciones, musicólogo, baterista, cantante y guitarrista. Tradujo su propio trabajo urdu al inglés, tales como The Cup of Jamshid: A Collection of Ghazal Poetry y luego tradujo las letras de Urdu letters of Mirzā Asadu’lldh Khān Ghālib. Después de una carrera en la enseñanza en Inglaterra, Canadá, Turquía y Estados Unidos, se jubiló como Profesor Emérito de Religiones Comparadas de la Universidad de Boston en 1991. (es) |
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Daud Rahbar (1926 – 5 October 2013) was a Pakistani scholar of comparative religions, Arabic, Persian, Urdu literature and Indian classical music. Rahbar is regarded as an accomplished essayist, poet, composer, short story writer, translator, philosopher, contributor to inter-civilization dialogue, musicologist, drummer, singer and guitarist. He converted to Christianity in the later years of his life. He translated his own Urdu works to English, such as The Cup of Jamshid: A Collection of Ghazal Poetry and then translated the Urdu letters of Mirzā Asadu'lldh Khān Ghālib. (en) Daud Rahbar (1926 - 5 de octubre de 2013) fue un estudioso de literaturas de religiones comparadas, árabe, persa, urdu y la música clásica de India. Rahbar es considerado como ensayista, poeta, compositor, cuentista, traductor, filósofo, colaborador de un diálogo entre las civilizaciones, musicólogo, baterista, cantante y guitarrista. Tradujo su propio trabajo urdu al inglés, tales como The Cup of Jamshid: A Collection of Ghazal Poetry y luego tradujo las letras de Urdu letters of Mirzā Asadu’lldh Khān Ghālib. (es) |
