Dealing with Children Who do not Excel at Urdu

The children of Pakistan must be good at speaking reading and writing Urdu. This is required for several good reasons. The very first of all reasons is that the Urdu is the national language of Pakistan. Every Pakistani should be fluent tin speaking the national language. The national language is the source of integration in Pakistan. If the children do not know it then, the Pakistani nationalism will start to disintegrate gradually in the years to come.

The Urdu language is a compulsory subject from the 1^st grade in every school of the Pakistani. If a person has a Pakistani passport, he or she must learn Urdu. It is a surprising truth that despite that Urdu has to be learned from the first grade, the students are not very good at it.

The Revolution of 1857 and the Attitude of Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib is undoubtedly one of the great Urdu poets. His poetry is a great addition to the Urdu literature. However many people are interested in knowing that what was the attitude of mirza Ghalib during the revolt of soldiers in 1857.

It is but natural for the people to expect a good poet to write something on the revolt, which happened in front of his eyes. However, it is an unfortunate fact that Ghalib did not write any Urdu or Persian poetry about the revolution of 1857.

Review of BAAT UMAR BHAR KI HAY: Very Beautiful Urdu Story by Umaira Ahmed

Umaira Ahmed is a recent addition to the clan of Urdu popular fiction writers. Most of her pieces of Urdu writings whether they were short stories or novels gained immense popularity. The reason behind this is that Umaira knows her audience very well. She does not write the stories of a distant, lost land. In fact, her stories truly represent the culture and society we live in.

“Baat umar bhar ki hay” is one of Umaira’s Urdu stories that are a mirror of the behavior of people towards ugly people. It also represents what goes on in the heart and soul of an ugly fellow. “Baat umar bhar ki hay” is the story of an ugly girl Momina with good-looking parents and siblings.

Urdu Poetry and its Dimensions

The Urdu poetry is one of the richest poetry in the idea and expression all over the world. What have made it so popular are the different dimensions that it has kept throughout the history.

Just like the poetry of the most of other languages, Urdu poetry is enriched by the romantic verses. So many poets contributed to the romantic Urdu poetry. Mir Taqi Mir and Zauq are distinguished names from the past.

How to use internet to learn Urdu?

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The internet has created so much ease in our lives. These days it is possible to learn anything on the internet including all the languages of the world. The Urdu language too can easily be learned on the internet.

For learning written Urdu, it would be required to learn the Urdu alphabets first. For that, there are different resources on the internet. An extremely good free resource is the Omniglot website. It allows downloading of the alphabets, so that one is easily able to practice writing them.

What is Tasawuf in Urdu?

Taking the path of spirituality in Islam is called Sufism or Tasawuf. In terms that are more elaborate, the Tasawuf is a division of Islamic knowledge that is related to the divine concepts, selflessness, and spirituality.

Islam is not just a set of principles; it is a complete code of life. The best model of human being that Allah presented to us is our last Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W). The personality of the prophet, Muhammad (S.A.W) was complete in all respects of the meanings of the word.

Famous Urdu Poets

Many great names contributed to make Urdu diction and expression meaningful and beautiful in the form of poetry. This write-up aims to highlight the famous Urdu poets of different centuries.

13^th century

The poetry of Urdu language dates back to 13^th century. The most prominent poet of Urdu language of 13^th century was Amir Khusro. With his sweet meaningful verses, he became the pioneer of Urdu poetry.

Role of Urdu in National Integration

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“Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.” Benjamin Lee Whorf

A nation cannot stand united in absence of a single mode of communication. This single mode of communication is usually the national language. The national language of Pakistan is Urdu.

The Urdu language has played a great role in the national integration of Pakistan. Pakistan is a country with many distinct geographical regions. Each region has its own regional language. Other than the difference in the languages, each region has different customs, culture, mannerisms, and traditions.

Petition to Make Urdu as an Official Language of Pakistan Dismissed By LHC

Lahore High Court’s Chief Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif dismissed the petition to direct Islamabad government to make Urdu as official language of Pakistan.
The petition was filed by a raised by local resident named Sana Ullah. He stated that Founder of Pakistan and Father of the Nation Mohammad Ali Jinnah wanted to make Urdu as an Official Language of Pakistan.

The Urdu language

Spoken as the National Language of Pakistan, Urdu has a very rich, diverse and colorful past with an equally buoyant future, God be willing.

The birth of Urdu language took place about some 900 years ago when Muslim armies of Arab, Turkish and Persian descent gathered and marched all across the South East Asian region with the quest of spreading Islam in the region.

History of Urdu Literature

Literature, comprising of different styles of prose and poetry plays an important role in evolution of a particular language.

The word Urdu derived its roots from a Turkish word “ordu”, translated as “an army, “a camp” or “a legion”, came into existence and flourished initially as a medium of communication amongst Muslim Arab, Persian and Turkish armies marching through the regions of South Asia.

Historic evidences of Urdu writing can be traced back to as early as 13^th century to Muhammad Urfi (1228 A.D) and Ameer Khusro (1259-1325 A.D).

Urdu Poet Shaharyar Felicitated by Jamia Alumni in Riyadh

Dr. Akhlaque Mohammed Khan "Shaharyar" was facilitated by Jamia Amuni in Riyad on for being awarded 44^th Janapith award. Several Urdu poets also attended the felicitation ceremony.

The President of Alumni Association, Mr. Murshid Kamal said on the award given to Dr. Akhlaque Mohammed Khan "This award is an award for the whole Urdu fraternity". About the poetry of Mr. Akhlaque Mohammed Khan, Mr. Murshid Kamal said each couplet of his poetry is masterpiece and leaves a permanent impression on one's mind. He praised the present poets at the event by saying "Your presence on

Urdu Poet, Mir Taqi Mir’s Death Anniversary

Several poets, critics, writer, intellectuals and literati of Rawalpindi and Islamabad (twin cities of Pakistan) gather in National Language Authority (NLA) on last Thursday to observe the 200^th death anniversary of great Urdu poet Mir Taqi Mir, who is also termed as immortal poet of Urdu Literature.

Dr. Vazir Agha; Urdu Poet, Writer and Critic

Dr. Vazir Agha (May 18, 1922- September 7, 2010) writer, poet critic and essayist lived in Sargodah. Daily magazine named "Auraq" was run by him from decades. He introduce many different concepts in Urdu Literature, The most famous was Urdu Humor. He also wrote different book on modern Urdu poets, specifically on those who has written more nazms than ghazals. His poetry always contains some element of story.

Purpose of World Urdu Conference

The purpose of world Urdu conference was Urdu Language has a rich literature and appealing poetry is being edged out by the Language of Globalization (English). Efforts are required to protect the future of Urdu Language. The executive member of World Urdu Conference Azeezulla Baig said during the conference "Languages like Urdu are being edged out, thanks to effects of globalization. Urdu is not only a means of communication but also represents years of culture and civilization"

Tamil Nadu State Urdu Conference

The Governor of Tamil Nadu Surjit Singh Barnala asked delegates of Urdu Conference to take a pledge to save Urdu Language that was facing difficulties times.

While delivering the presidential address to Tamil Nadu State Urdu Conference 2010, he said "Only with public support, I believe, Urdu will have a rebirth."

Mr. Surjit Singh Barnala expressed his love for Urdu language by saying whenever he wrote a book, he used to makes sure that Book should also be published in Urdu Language. He used to think in Urdu Language and then writes it in English.

World Urdu Conference

The world Urdu conference was held on September 27^th to September 30^th in Bangalore to publicize the Urdu Language.

Azeezulla Baig, The executive member of organizing committee said before the World Urdu Conference said "Languages like Urdu are being edged out, thanks to effects of globalization. Urdu is not only a means of communication but also represents years of culture and civilization"

LHC Seeks Response from AGP and AG Punjab Regarding Urdu as an Official Language

Lahore (September 22^nd, 2010): Lahore high is seeking replies form Attorney General of Pakistan and Advocated General of Punjab regarding in an appeal to make Urdu as Official Language of Pakistan.

Marsia in Urdu Language

Marsia is sad poem written especially for the martyrdom Hussain and his comrades of Karbala. Marsia is typically on the Death of Hussain and Hassan and their families. Sometimes Marsia is also written on the Death of some relatives or friend. Marsia is consists for different stanzas each stanza has six lines typically. Usually the Marsia is heavily read by the people in the first ten days of Muharram.

Qasida in Urdu

Qasida is also known as chakameh in Persian Language. It is actually a form of Poetry of Pre - Islamic Arabia. Typically Qasida goes up to 50 to 100 lines. It was then later adopted by Persian and there length of Qasida extended to more than 100 lines and this extended version of Qasida was highly appreciated by natives of Persia.

Masnavi in Urdu Poetry

Masnavi was first introduced by Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, A renowned Persian Sufi saint and poet. In Sufism and Persian literature, Masnavi is the most influential work. Masnavi is series of 6 books of poetry having round about 25,000 verses or 50,000 lines. The purpose of writing Masnavi is to guide believers, that how can we refine soul spiritually and can maintain strong connection with GOD.