Arthur John Arberry (1905–1969) was a respected scholar of Arabic, Persian, and Islamic studies. Formerly Head of the Department of Classics at Cairo University in Egypt. He was also the Sir Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic at Cambridge University from 1947 until his death in 1969. His translation of the Qur'an is widely held to be the best written by non-Muslim scholars.

Arthur John Arberry introduced Rumi's works, edited by Badiozzaman Forouzanfar, to the west by translating a selection of the works. He also translated couple of works of Muhammad Iqbal, the poet-philosopher of Indian Subcontinent.

See article on Arberry in Encyclopædia Iranica, vol. 1., 1982. Availabe online at www.iranica.com

Works

• The Mysteries Of Selflessness
• Javid Nama

1905 births | 1969 deaths | Iqbal scholars