Urdu's Reality: Poet Javed Akhtar on Urdu

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Javed Akhtar is an Urdu poet, and is related to ancient Urdu poet named Majaz. In Jaipur Festival, he has a lot to say about Urdu language. He asserts that Urdu was always an atheist/agnostic language. Urdu ghazal has three villains, all three are religious identities: mullah, zaahid, sheikh.

Make up your mind, if you really want to speak a language whose pioneering fathers took jibes at Islamic symbols.

[video=vimeo;19107689]http://vimeo.com/19107689.[/video]
 
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Can't not listen to it atm.

If he is saying what I got from your short intro then he is show only one side of the picture. He needs to find riches Urdu has on Islam after Arabic and Persian.

I agree to the Villain part as they include, Mullah, zahid, Nasih, Sheikh but he needs to read Khawaja Mir Dard specially to see religious (Its actually Sufi) poetry.

I will try listening to him and then update this post, Inshallah.
 
CosmicPathos said:
Make up your mind, if you really want to speak a language whose pioneering fathers took jibes at Islamic symbols.

[video=vimeo;19107689]http://vimeo.com/19107689.[/video]
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I'll speak if I want, as I'm sure you'll carry on speaking English, the language whose native speakers take far more jibes at Islamic symbols.

Just because Pakistan has made it the national language, Urdu doesn't become the property of Muslims! Many Hindus in India, especially of the older generation can only speak Urdu! It was developed in Northern Hindustan, in cities like Delhi and Lucknow. I suggest you read up on the socio-linguistics of this beautifully rich language in a book called from Hindi to Urdu by Prof. Tariq Rahman.
 
well just because Quran came in Arabic, it doesnt mean it is the exclusive language of Muslims. Arab Jews and Christians speak it as well.
 
I beg your pardon brother CosmicPathos, but if a person does not know any other language than Urdu, what are they supposed to do?
 
Haafizah said:
I beg your pardon brother CosmicPathos, but if a person does not know any other language than Urdu, what are they supposed to do?
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I am here sis.I know only urdu language.They can join Ib ,and start writing anything irrespective of whether members understand your post or not.
 
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so sis snowflake, any thoughts?
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Only this verse bro...

“O mankind! We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know one another. Verily, the most honourable of you with Allaah is that (believer) who has taqwa (i.e. is one of the muttaqeen – the pious). Verily Allaah is All-Knowing, All-Aware.” (Sura Al-Hujuraat # 49, ayah #13)


There's many pious people whose mother tongue evolved from the languages spoken by the enemies of Islam. But piety's all that matters with Allah at the end of the day. So no other thoughts I guess.
 

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