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KAHLIL GIBRAN

Poet, Painter, Novelist, Essayist and PhilosopherBecharre, Lebanon (1883) - N.Y. (1931)

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Presenters: Syed Muhammad Zeejah Hashmi Sufian Ahmad Khan Babar Siddique Ahmad Hassan Sana Amjad

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Khalil Gibran a Lebanese philosopher , poet, writer and painter, was born on January

6, 1883 in the northern Lebanon.

At the age of 11,he with his family Migrated

to the United states insearch of new opportunities

His fame and influence spreads throughout the

world.

His reflections and poetry have been translated into

over twenty languages and his drawings and paintings

have been exhibited in major world capitals.


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•Gibran was an accomplished artisit.

He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet.Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Laozi.


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•The prophet, Almustafa, has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years and is about to board a ship which will carry him home.•He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses topics such as life and the human condition.•The book is divided into chapters dealing with:LoveMarriage ChildrenGiving Eating LawsFreedomTalkingTime•And many other facts .

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I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven By the gods. Nature then takes me, to adorn Her fields and valleys.

I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn To embellish the gardens.

When I cry the hills laugh; When I humble myself the flowers rejoice; When I bow, all things are elated.

Few lines from the poem “ Song of Rain”.


QUOTATIONS OF KAHLIL GIBRAN


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" God made Truth with many doors to

welcome every believer who knocks

on them.. "


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HONOURS OF KAHLIL GIBRAN


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•Lebanese Ministry of Post and Telecommunications published a stamp in his honor in 1971.


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Kahlil Gibran Museum


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LEGACY OF KAHLIL GIBRAN


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According to his will:

•Gibran’s contents of the studio went to Mary Elizabeth, where she also found her previously written letters.•Realizing the historical value of the letters, she gave them to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library.•Nearly one hundred original works of art by Gibran to the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia.•His hometown of Bsharri was willed to•receive the American royalties of his books.


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DEATH OF KAHLIL GIBRAN


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Gibran died in New York City on April 10, 1931: the cause was determined to be cirrhosis of the liver and tuberculosis.

Before his death, Gibran expressed the wish that he be buried in Lebanon. This wish was fulfilled in 1932.


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The words written next to Gibran's grave are: "a word I want to see written on my grave: I am alive like you, and I am standing beside you. Close your eyes and look around, you will see me in front of you ...."


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