Daud Rahbar

Daud Rahbar (1926 – 5 October 2013)^[1] was a Pakistani scholar of comparative religions, Arabic, Persian, Urdu literature and Indian classical music. Rahbar is regarded as an accomplished essayist, poet,^[2] composer, short story writer, translator, philosopher, contributor to inter-civilization dialogue, musicologist, drummer, singer and guitarist.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.^[3]

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.

^ "Scholar, writer Daud Rahbar passes away in US". Dawn.Com. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^ Husain, Intizar. "Point of View: Dawood Rahbar as a poet" in Dawn Magazine. December 2001
^ Ahmed, Khaled. "Tracking Down Daud Rahbar," in The Friday Times vol 12, no. 18, 30 June – 6 July 2000

[1] "Scholar, writer Daud Rahbar passes away in US". Dawn.Com. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.

[2] Husain, Intizar. "Point of View: Dawood Rahbar as a poet" in Dawn Magazine. December 2001

[3] Ahmed, Khaled. "Tracking Down Daud Rahbar," in The Friday Times vol 12, no. 18, 30 June – 6 July 2000

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