Hossein Elahi Ghomshei

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Dr. Hossein Mohyeddin Elahi Ghomshei known as (Elahi Ghomshei) (In Persian حسین محی الدین الهی قمشه ای ), is an Iranian world renowned scholar, author and lecturer on Persian literature and Islamic mysticism. He is famous for his literal versatility, his in-depth understanding of his topic and his phenomenal power of memory. His ability to bring together both eastern and western literatures and mysticism is the reason behind his enchanting lectures and official seminars around the world. Because of his charming manner he is popular with people of all ages. In 1998-1999, he was chosen as Iran’s favorite TV character among all categories in Iran, with more than 86 percent popularity rating with viewers.

Elahi ghomshei, the fourth son of Ayatollah Mehdi Mohyeddin Elahi Ghomshei (well-known translator of the Qur'an into Persian language), was born in January 1940 in Tehran, Iran. He studied his primary, high and academic school in Danesh, Marvi schools, and the University of Tehran, respectively. He received his PhD. from the University of Tehran on the Islamic Theology and philosophy doing a thesis on Avicenna's philosophy.

Dr. Elahi Ghomshei is a researcher on the Persian, Arabic and English poetry. Due to the fact that he presents his findings in a sweet way to ordinary people, it is about ten years that almost every week his speeches are broadcast in the national TV of Iran, IRIB, with his lectures having many fans among the young and elder generations.

Some of Dr. Elahi Ghomshei's work experiences are:

• lecturer at Tehran University and other Universities and Institutes (1968- 2000)
• lecturer at Iranian Television (Weekly Program)
• international lecturer at:
  • Cambridge University,
  • Oxford University,
  • Temenos Academy, London
  • University of London (School of Oriental & African Studies)
  • Scotland
  • University of Glasgow
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Southern California (USC)
  • University of California, Long Beach

Some of his selected publications are:

• Selection from the Discourse of Rumi (Fihe-Ma-Fih)
• The Seven Stations of Love (Intro. to Attar’s life & work)
• Selection from the Conference of Birds (Mantiq-al-Tayr); by Attar
• “Divan Hafez” (A critical edition of Hafez’s collected poems)
• Essay on Persian mystical literatur, poetics & aesthetics
• “Kimia”; collected essays and poems (vol. 1-5)
• Introduction to “Golshane Raz” Shaikh Mahmoud Shabestari)
• A bi-lingual primer of English literary translations (university textbook)
• Shakespeare & his theater (translation)
• The Prophet (translation from Jebran Khalil)

[edit] Wiki pages

• Quotations of Elahi Ghomshei Wikiquote

[edit] External links

• Dr.Elahi Ghomshei's official website
• Non-official website of Dr. Elahi Ghomshei
• Pictures of Dr. Elahi Ghomshei
• Short Biography at Stanford University

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