Urdu- Lets Project Our National Ideology

Every country has its own language which certainly moves through different evolutions to meet diversified communication needs for users. These evolutions bring in new vocabularies and phrases to cater literary, cultural and traditional shifts.

According to many scholars language is more than just a way to communicate feelings and thoughts; it is also responsible for depicting national ideology and principles. Many linguists have believed language as light of mind and expression of soul.

Urdu language is famous for its unique style, diversified expression and soft phrases. It has clearly intimated world with the creativity and humbleness of its speakers. Urdu literature is full of artistic work poets; writers and story tellers have proved the flexibility of language to express their feelings using simple yet very deep and inspirational vocabulary

Today we are facing critical challenges, with limited Urdu publications we are failing to maintain the image of creative ancestral. This downfall is because of inclination towards the westernization. Parents send their children to English medium schools where text revolves around Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf and many others in such circumstances how we can induce our national ideology in our children.  It is not obnoxious to study foreign literature however; we have to make sure our children are equally well informed about Iqbal, Mir and Sir Syed Ahmed khan.

Urdu has provided complete expression for its users despite through a critical time; it has preserved its beauty and unique style. Now it’s our duty that we work for its development to project our ideology and creativity.

Urdu Literature: Literary and Religious Scriptures

Urdu language has the honor of having one of the largest collections of works on Islamic Literature and Sharia. It seconds Arabic in its Islamic Literature and Sharia. The collection includes the translations as well as the interpretations of Quran. It also includes the commentaries on Hadith, Fiqah, history of Islam, spiritualism, Sufism and metaphysics.

There are number of classical texts from Persian and Arabic which have been translated to Urdu. These translations have been made, keeping in view the popularity of the language amongst the Muslims of South Asia.  The economic publishing along with the popularity of Urdu in southern region had paved paths for this literary work.  There have been number of famous Islamic books written in Urdu.

Astrology has been an important genus and lots of books have been written on it. Pundit Roop Chand Joshi was the first person to conquer this genus in Urdu and penned astrology in Urdu for the first time, in eighteenth century. The book “Lal Kitab” still holds popularity amongst the astrologers, since it was written at a time when Urdu was common in Brahman families as well.

Urdu literature is one of the most rich literature which has material and literature written for all genera. The great literary personalities in Urdu have been Munshi Premchand, Saadat Hassan Manto, Rajinder Singh Bedi, Krishan Chander and Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi. Starting from afsana, while encompassing novel and dramas, these writers have enriched Urdu Literature. These are the gems of Urdu language who have contributed their best in Urdu Literature.