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Psalms, Islam, and Salam:

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Psalms, Islam, and Salam:

[Thesis]

Sarwar, Eric

The Punjabi Psalter as Public Witness in Pakistan

King, Roberta

Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Intercultural Studies

2021

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D.I.S.

Fuller Theological Seminary, School of Intercultural Studies

2021

During the past four decades, increased Islamization in Pakistan has led to blasphemy laws, nationalization of Christian institutions, a state policy of religious and political profiling, and discrimination against Christians. Today in Pakistan, Psalms have currently used for Christian-Muslim combined artistic expressions as a worship resource for dialogical engagement. The Zabor-Desi Raga Wich (Punjabi Psalter 1908) was translated into Punjabi lyrical poetry and musically composed in Pakistani cultural music more than a century ago. Significantly, the poetic/musical cantillation of sacred text promotes peacemaking and fosters interfaith harmony amidst conflict. The research examines religious music culture as lived traditions in Pakistan. Discussion around the role of music paves the path to explore the status of Psalms in Muslim thought. The findings are derived from the musical data collected during field research in Pakistan. The research questions unite the musical imagination with the text of the Psalms and indigenous tunes as a means to engage the Muslim world with creative and cultural approaches to mission in the twenty-first century. The missiological import of the Psalms has been overlooked in Pakistan as well as in broader Christian engagement with the Muslim world. This study examines contextual musical expressions and related poetic content of the Zabor as a bridge in meaningful interfaith dialogue between Muslims and Christians in Pakistan. The resulting blend, or sur-sangam, provides a recognition of the value both traditions bring to the dialogue. The research findings suggest the need to understand the role of the biblical Psalms and the need to identify common connections to the Qur'an in terms of both text and musical expression of the Psalms in the Pakistani context.

Islamic studies

Music

Theology

King, Roberta

Sarwar, Eric

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