Hejar or Abdurrahman Sharafkandi or Hazhar, (1920-1990), was a renowned Kurdish writer, poet, linguist and translator. He was born in the ciry of Mahabad in north-western Iran. He began religious studies in early childhood, but was forced to abandon it when he lost his father at the age of 17. He started writing poems in Kurdish around 1940. Through his readings, he came under the influence of famous Kurdish poets such as Malaye Jaziri, Ahmad Khani , Vafai and Haji Qadir Koi. He was involved in the Kurdish movement led by Qazi Muhammad and was appointed as one of the official poets of the Republic of Mahabad in 1947. After the fall of the republic, he was forced into exile. For about 30 years, he lived in different countries such as Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt. In Iraq, he became involved in the nationalist movement led by Mustafa Barzani, with whom he developed a close friendship. In 1975, after the defeat of the movement, he moved back to Iran, and settled in the city of Karaj, where he lived until his death in February 22nd, 1990. He is buried in his home town of Mahabad. The Kurds are inhabiting a mountainous area of the Middle-East that includes parts of Iraq, Turkey, Iran, Syria as well as smaller sections of Armenia and Lebanon. ... Mahabad (in Persian: مهاباد , in Kurdish: مه‌هاباد, Mehabad); (Old name: سابلاخ: Sablakh) (may be mongolian origin) is a city in northwestern Iran. ... The Kurdish languages (Kurdî ) belonging to the Indo-European languages family, are spoken in the region loosely called Kurdistan including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran (Persia), Iraq, Syria and Turkey. ... Malaye Jaziri (or Melayê Cizîrî),(1570-1640) was a Kurdish writer , poet and mystic. ... Ehmedê Xanî, (or Ahmad Khani), (1651-1707) was a Kurdish writer and poet. ... Qazi Muhammad was the legendary leader of the first modern Kurdish state in the Middle East. ... The first modern independent kurdish state, in 20th century, lead by Qazi Muhammad as the president and Mustafa Barzani as the defence minister. ... Mustafa Barzani (March 14, 1903–March 1, 1979) was a Kurdish nationalist leader and President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). ... Karaj city viewed from the Azimiye mountain. ... Mahabad (in Persian: مهاباد , in Kurdish: مه‌هاباد, Mehabad); (Old name: سابلاخ: Sablakh) (may be mongolian origin) is a city in northwestern Iran. ...

Works

Hejar was one of the most prolific Kurdish writers. he has written 24 books. He is credited for many works among them, editing and commentary of poems of Malaye Jaziri in Sorani Kurdish , translation of Khani's works into Sorani Kurdish, translation of Koran into Kurdish, the first Kurdish-Kurdish-Persian dictionary in Iran, translation of the poems of Khayyam into Kurdish, with the same rhythm. Malaye Jaziri (or Melayê Cizîrî),(1570-1640) was a Kurdish writer , poet and mystic. ... Sorani is a group of Central Kurdish dialects and as such is part of the Iranian languages. ... Ehmedê Xanî, (or Ahmad Khani), (1651-1707) was a Kurdish writer and poet. ... Sorani is a group of Central Kurdish dialects and as such is part of the Iranian languages. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... Kurdish may refer to: The Kurdish people The Kurdish language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Kurdish may refer to: The Kurdish people The Kurdish language This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, better known as Khayyam is an indian music composer whose career spanned across 4 decades (1953 - 1990). ... Rhythm (Greek ρυθμός = tempo) is the variation of the duration of sounds or other events over time. ...

Books

1. Alekok
2. Vergêra MemoZîn bi soranî ( Translation of Mem û Zîn into sorani Kurdish )
3. Translation of Sharafnama into Kurdish.
4. Dîwana helbesta Bu Kurdistan (Collection of Poems: For Kurdistan)
5. Çarînekanî Xeyam (Translation of Khayyam's Quatrains from Persian into Kurdish)
6. Henbane Borîne (Kurdish-Kurdish-Persian Dictionary)
7. Vergêra Quranê bi Kurdî ( Translation of Koran into Kurdish)
8. Translation of The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna from Arabic into Persian.
9. Şerha Dîwana Melayê Cizîrî (Editing and Commentary on the Poems of Malaye Jaziri)
10. Sifra bê biraneve (vergêra pirtûka Şerîetî ) (Translation of One and Zeroes without end by Ali Shariati from Persian into Kurdish)
11. Çêştî Micêvir( serbihorî ) (Autobiography)

Mohammed Zahur Khayyam, better known as Khayyam is an indian music composer whose career spanned across 4 decades (1953 - 1990). ... A quatrain is a poem or a stanza within a poem that consists of four lines. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... The Canon of Medicine (original title in Arabic: qanun fil tibb) is a book by the Persian scientist Ibn Sina (Avicenna). ... Avicenna was the greatest of the medieval Islamic physicians, whose work had a direct impact on the Renaissance. ... Dr Shariati Ali Shariati (Persian: علی شريعتی‎) (1933–1977) was an Iranian sociologist, well known and respected for his works in the field of sociology of religion. ...

Articles

1. Hazhar, Abdul Rahman, Le mer jiyan û beserhatî Hejar bwêjî Kurd (On the life and biography of Hazhar, the Kurdish poet), in Eiiubi & Smirnova, pp.142-85, 1968.
2. Hazhar, Abdul Rahman,Kurd û Serbexoî Ziman, Govarî Korî Zaniyarî Kurd (The Journal of the Kurdish Scientific Council), Vol 2., Part 1, pp. 280-320, 1974.

References

• Mamosta Hejar, by Seyid Feysel Moctevî in Kurdish