Dr . Imam Din Shahbaz | Punjabi Zaboors

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Rev. Dr. Imam-ud-Deen Shahbaz, who is widely known as I.D. Shahbaz, was born in 1845 in Zafarwal, a small village near Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan. He was born in a non christian family but was attracted to Christianity from the tender age of about ten years. Later on, in his adulthood, he joined the Church Missionary Society (Anglican Church) School in Amratsar, India, as a teacher. It was in same school, that he was baptized by Padri Robert Clark in 1866.
Between 1866 and 1875 he taught in various schools and then worked as a Christian evangelist from 1875 till 1880. In 1880, the United Presbytarian (UP) Church announced a poetry competition in a magazine titled “Noor Afshan.” I.D. Shahbaz took part in this competition along with many Biblical scholars and linguists of that time, the judges chose him the winner and invited him to help the Church with the work of translating the Psalms into Punjabi language. This proved to be a milestone in his Christian life and this opportunity later developed into his lifelong passion. He turned this opportunity into a great blessing for countless Urdu and Punjabi speaking Christians. He was also trusted with the responsibility of looking after the UP Church in Gurdaspur.
Dr. I.D. Shahbaz’s enduring service for Christianity in the Sub-continent was his poetic interpretation of Psalms into Punjabi. However, in the older age, his eyesight slowly failed until around 1908 he became nearly blind. Nevertheless, his love for the Lord and his labours for His service did not end with the loss of his eyesight. He continued his ministry with the help of a fellow Christian minister, Babu Sadiq Masih, who used to read the Psalms to him while Rev. I.D. Shahbaz continued to interpret those into Punjabi language, along with making soul touching compositions. This was an epic service for Christianity in South-Asia and was greatly appreciated around the world. His Punjabi Psalms and their compositions are still sung during worship in Urdu/Punjabi &Hindi churches, all over the World for may generations.
As an acknowledgment of his great service to the Church, I.D. Shahbaz was presented with the prestigious award, Doctor of Divinity (DD) by an American University. Note worthily, I.D. Shahbaz was also one of the founders of the Sailkot Convention. He served as a Bible teacher and pastor for the Presbyterian Church. Dr. ID Shahbaz, the great man of God went to heavenly home with the Lord forever, in Bhalwal District Sargodha in 1921.

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