Hasan Askari (writer)
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This article is about the Pakistani scholar and writer, Muhammad Hasan Askari. For the Pakistani defence analyst, see Hasan Askari Rizvi.
Muhammad Hasan Askari (Urdu: محمد حسَن عسکری) (1919 – 18 January 1978) was a Pakistani scholar, literary critic, writer and linguist of modern Urdu language. Initially "Westernized", he translated western literary, philosophical and metaphysical work into Urdu, notably classics of American, English, French and Russian literature.[1] But in his later years, through personal experiences, geopolitical changes and the influence of authors like René Guénon, and traditional scholars of India towards more latter part of his life, like Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi,[2] he became a notable critic of the West and proponent of Islamic culture and ideology.[3][4]
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Born | 5 November 1919 |
Died | 18 January 1978(1978-01-18) (aged 58) |
Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Occupation(s) | Scholar, literary critic writer, linguist |
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