here we go (maybe a MOD could make this a sticky for "urdu resources"?
words and phrases:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other..._phrases.shtml
on line text book:
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/digbooks/di...983.N2_1999_V1
http://dsal.uchicago.edu/digbooks/di...983.N2_1999_V2
dictionary
http://urduword.com/
i like these because they are stories of kids and the language is a bit simpler:
http://humsubdost.org/index.asp
http://www.urdupoint.com/children/home/
http://www.urduclassic.com/childrens.htm
i recently found some books that are pretty good - it is best if you already know urdu from hearing it cuz they're all in urdu. it's a series of books for kids.
they're from pakistan - i bought them through
http://www.desistore.com/urduchild.html
it's a series called learn urdu ("ao bacho urdu sikhen") and goes from grade 1 through 8. this same store has more children's books too.
bbc also comes in urdu and sometimes you can find the same story in english and urdu. they're not usually direct translations, but helpful anyway
http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/
i like these sites because they are stories of kids and the language is a bit simpler.
http://humsubdost.org/index.asp
http://www.urdupoint.com/children/home/
http://www.urduclassic.com/childrens.htm
i recently discovered that the islam question and answer site has both english and urdu - so you can often find the english translation for a specific urdu question.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ln=eng
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ln=urd
this is a yahoo group. you can get qur'an verses and hadees in your e-mail or you can go to the site. i like it especially cuz it has the english translation too.
description below.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ALQURANIC/
Al-Qur'an
"And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand and remember,then is there any that will receive admonition?"
(Surah Al-Qamar : 17)
Hadith
Allah's Messenger (sal-allahu-alleihi-wasallam) said:"Pass on knowledge from me even if it is only one verse"
(Sahih Bukhari)
After joining this group, Insha'Allah you will receive periodic emails authenticated from Quran and Hadiths in English along with Urdu Translation
Downloadable Audio QuranRefer this Group to your friend/relative Refer
and here is another yahoo group you can get by e-mail. this one gives you urdu, english and transliteration!
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Only-Quran-Hadith/
here's their home page
Bismillah hirrahman nirrahim,
Assalato wasslamo alaika ya Rasoolallah
Wa'la aleka wa'ashabeka ya Habiballah
Asslamo aliqum warahmatullahey wabarqatahu,
( Mujhe Allah Taa'la aur Uskey Rasool
Sallallaho Alaihey Wasallam se Sabse Jyada Pyaar Hai)
Dear muslim brother or sister,
If you want to keep in touch with madni environment, and if you can
spent 5 to 10 minutes daily for deen-e-islam than pls do join this
group in this group inshallah you will get email containing
authenticated hadith and quraanic verses with refrence in urdu and
roman english.
Allah se dua hai ki allah hum sabko iman par maut naseeb farmaye aur
allah aapko iski jaza-e-khair ata farmaye.
Gunahon ki aadat chura mere maula,
Mujhe neik insaan bana mere maula
Aameen
Mat Ghabrao Musalmano Abhi Quraan Baqi hai,
Abhi ISlam Zinda hai Khuda ki shaan Baqi hai,
Wo Kafir kya samajhte hain, jo apne Dil mein hanste hain
Abhi to Mahshar ka aakhri maidan Baqi hai.
.............................. Allah will certainly help those who help
his religion- for verily Allah is full of Strength, Exalted in Might,
(able to enforce His Will).
"........Allah uski jaroor madad (help) karega jo uskey deen ki madad
(help) karega , aur beshaq allah quwwat wala aur galib hai"
Al-Qur'an, 022.040 (Al-Hajj [The Pilgrimage])
Jazaqalaho Khairan To be Joined with this group
Your muslim brother
there! i think i remembered everything.
i've been teaching myself urdu for several years now. i think it's a very beautiful language, but i have a hard time with it and it goes very slowly. i think that either i was smarter when i was younger, or i thought i was smarter than i really was! but i'm not giving up.
good luck!