Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar)
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: بابا اردو) (Father of Urdu). Abdul Haq was a champion of the Urdu language and he demanded for it to be made the national language of Pakistan.
Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq | |
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| مولوی عبد الحق | |
Maulvi Abdul Haq at the headquarters of Radio Pakistan | |
| Born | 20 April 1870 Hapur, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Died | 16 August 1961 (aged 91) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Federal Urdu University (Abdul-Haq campus), Karachi |
| 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 | |
| By category Urdu language | |
| Major figures | |
| Amir Khusrau (father of Urdu literature) - Wali Dakhani (father of Urdu poetry) - Mir Taqi Mir - Ghalib - Abdul Haq (Baba-e-Urdu) | |
| Urdu writers | |
| Writers – Novelists – Poets | |
| Forms | |
| Ghazal – Fiction | |
| Institutions | |
| Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu Urdu movement Literary Prizes | |
| Related Portals Literature Portal Pakistan Portal | |
| Part of a series on |
| Aligarh Movement |
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