Back مولوي عبد الحق Arabic Maulvi Abdul Haq Azerbaijani মৌলভী আবদুল হক Bengali/Bangla مولوی عبدالحق Persian मौलवी अब्दुल हक़ Hindi Maulvi Abdul Haq ID مولوی عبد الحق PNB Абдул-Хак (учёный) Russian عبدالحق (اردو عالم) Sindhi మౌల్వి అబ్దుల్ హఖ్ Tegulu
Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq | |
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| مولوی عبد الحق | |
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| Born | 20 April 1870[1] |
| Died | 16 August 1961 (aged 91)[1] |
| Resting place | Federal Urdu University (Abdul-Haq campus), Karachi[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Researcher, scholar and a literary critic |
| Era | 20th century |
| Organization | Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu |
| Known for | Compiling a Standard English-Urdu Dictionary and a lifetime dedication to the promotion of Urdu language |
| Title | Baba-e-Urdu (lit. 'Father of Urdu') |
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| Urdu literature ادبیاتِ اُردُو | |
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| Urdu literature | |
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| Amir Khusrau (father of Urdu literature) - Wali Dakhani (father of Urdu poetry) - Mir Taqi Mir - Ghalib - Abdul Haq (Baba-e-Urdu) - Muhammad Iqbal | |
| Urdu writers | |
| Writers – Novelists – Poets | |
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| Ghazal - Dastangoi - Nazm – Fiction | |
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Maulvi Abdul Haq (Urdu: مولوی عبد الحق) (20 April 1870 – 16 August 1961) was a scholar and a linguist, who some call Baba-e-Urdu (Urdu: بابائے اردو, Father of Urdu), was a scholar and linguist of the Urdu language. The main credit for the development and promotion of Urdu language in 20th century goes to him, because he devoted his entire life to Urdu, and also demanded for it to be made the national language of Pakistan.[3][1]
- ^ a b c "Profile and commemorative postage stamp of Baba-e-Urdu: Maulvi Abdul Haq". Pakistan Post website. 31 August 2004. Archived from the original on 8 May 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "FUUAST marks 57th death anniversary of Maulvi Abdul Haq". The News International newspaper. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
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