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آنکھ اوجھل میراث کی بازیافت : مِیر امّن لُطفؔ کا اردو کلام
No full textMeer Amman is considered one of the best prose writers in the tradition of Dastan writing in Urdu. Most of the notable critics and researchers have done many valuable works about his stature in the Urdu literature. His works Bagh-o-Bahar, specially, and Ganj-e-Khubi, generally, contain his remarkable skills about prose writing. Along with this identity, there is much evidence that he was also a poet. His poetic work has not come out till now. Although a selection of his poetry exists as a part of a manuscript, which is kept in the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, UK. This article first time discovers the Meer Amman’s poetry in Urdu and presents its critical text. It also contains the introduction of that specific manuscript that protected this valuable asset. Along with, this article introduces life and works of John Romer as well
1984: یادداشت کے احتساب کا بیانیہ
No full textIn terms of creativity,George Orwell is one of the most prolific minds of the 20th century. His novel 1984is examplary because of it’s political theme and it’s artistic presentation.This novel can be discussed in many contexts regarding its meaning.What we have discussed in this article is the negative sources that divert memory,eliminate it, or suppress it.Political and social powers use every tactic to control the human mind.they want to capture the memory of everyone,young as well as childern and old,so that there is no possibility of resistance.In this novel,the novelist has skilfullymapped out all kind of mental and psychological resistances.The text of the novel contains many hints about the future that can be seen in today's post modernsociety.In the analysis of the novel,an attempt is made to reach the logical conclusion that the totalitarian powers are gradually gaining control over the mind of the common man and are able to do whatever they want from him
مولوی فیروز الدین فیروز ڈسکوی اور اُن کی لغات نگاری
No full textMaulvi Ferozuddin Daskavi (1864-1907) was an eminent scholar of Urdu, Persian and Islamic Studies. He wrote a number of books in Urdu on the different topics of Islamic Studies and Urdu grammar, but his dictionaries are the living reference of his scholarship. He compiled the dictionaries of Arabic, Persian and Urdu. He is one of the scholars who initiated the compilation of dictionary in the Punjab. His unilingual dictionary Urdu Lughat-i Ferozi has an importance in the early dictionaries of Urdu. That is why, He has earned an importance in the history of lexicography of Urdu. He also compiled dictionaries of Persian and Arabic. Urdu Lughat Ferozi has not only an importance in the history of lexicography, it is also an important scholarly work in this field, especially having legal and literary terms of daily use. It was written for the students, but it also shows light to the scholars of Urdu language and literature
غلام باغ -علامتوں کا ایک جہان
No full textMirza Athar Baig is a post-modern writer. Ghulam Bagh is his first post-modern novel. The trend of symbolism in fiction is a product of the dictatorship period. Ghulam Bagh explains the history with new symbolic elements. In this article, the intended meaning of these symbols has been clarified.The text of Ghulam Bagh has been carefully read regarding Derrida's Theory to see if it would be appropriate to call it a post-modern novel or not
طرفۃ الفقہا:جنوبی ایشیا میں فقہ ِحنفی کی ایک گم نام مثنوی
No full textAllama Rukan ud din Dehlvi is a spiritual disciple of famous Sufi Hazrat Naseer al-Din Charagh e Dehli who belongs to a mystic school i.e. Chishti Nizami. He wrote a voluminous Mathnavi “Turfatul Fukaha” on Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh) in Feroz Shah Tuglaqs reign. The book is directly related with Hanafi fiqh, but there are some disagreements on some fiqhi problem with other school of Islamic jurisprudence. The poet writes about his great teachers and his Sheikh Naseer ud Din. He also describes the ambience of his monastery. He calls his Mathnavi a book of advice. The book consists of 335 chapters and there are 15200 verses in this book. This significant source was completed in 1383. The present research paper aims to provide a detailed evaluation and analysis of this great and forgotten book
اوکسفرڈ انگلش اردو ڈکشنری: لغت یا ترجمہ؟
No full textShanul Haq Haqqee is a renowned Urdu linguist, translator, and lexicographer. His career spans over six decades. As a lexicographer, his work is regarded as the best service he has rendered for Urdu. The Oxford English Urdu Dictionary (OEUD) by him is one of the most famous single-volume English-Urdu dictionaries available in Pakistan. This dictionary was published two decades ago, and since then many of its reprints have come, but it was never revised. Similarly, this work has never been reviewed critically. This research article assesses the work and analyzes whether the OEUD is a dictionary or a translation work
قاضی محمود بحری اور عروسِ عرفان کی اہمیت
No full textQazi Maḥmūd Baḥri was a Sufi poet and prominent author of the Indo-Pak subcontinent. His knowledge of Arabic, Persian and Dakkani languages enabled him to employ exotic puns and stunning literary tricks. His collective works have been published many times. His ‘Arūs-i ‘Irfān is an important Persian text on Sufi thoughts and teachings. It is written in a very good style. Its language is simple but has scholarly taste. The contents of the book are very rich. It includes his views on divine love, pantheism, religious values and philosophy of human life, universe and death
درست املا کی ضرورت و اہمیت:ایک جائزہ
No full textThe structure of a word depends on its alphabetic letters. If letters are not formed in accordance with the rules of a specific language, irregularity and disharmony prevail. It affects the validity, effectiveness and beauty of its script. The primary scope of the script of a language is its correct dictation. Being the national language of Pakistan, Urdu must be written in a correct way following the set rules of its orthography in order to achieve national harmony and to promote Urdu language and literature. The article is an effort to highlight the importance of correct and valid orthography for Urdu