اُردو زبان و ادب اور صوفیاے کرام: تحقیق وتجزیہ

Urdu Language & Literature and Sūfia e Kirām: Research and Analysis

Abstract

This research paper is an overview of the saints and Sufi scholars’ contribution for the growth of Urdu language and literature. These saints and Sufi scholars’ writings consisted of their sayings, pieces of advice and verdicts in the form of prose and poetry. They wrote in very heart-touching style. There writings were universal in nature. They were not restricted to some particular race, colour or creed. Islam emanated through the medium of Urdu language in the sub-continent. The Sufis, aulia, ulemas and the Sayyeds also played role for the dissemination of Islam through the vehicle of this Urdu language. These Sufis were the ambassadors of the muslim society and Urdu was their vehicle. They introduced their Islamic teachings through local dialects and regional languages, too. Urdu language was generous enough to absorb the words and phrases of Persian, Arabic, Punjabi, Hindi and Saraiki as well. The gathering points of the Sufis and Saints became the development and growth points of Urdu language and literature.