Abdul Haq (Urdu scholar)

Urdu literature
ادبیاتِ اُردُو
Urdu literature; ادبیاتِ اُردُو
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
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*Baba-e-Urdu*
Maulvi
Abdul Haq
Baba-e-Urdu; Maulvi Abdul Haq
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')
Signature

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.^[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.
^ Cite error: The named reference Dawn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[pakpost-1] "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.

[2] "FUUAST marks 57th death anniversary of Maulvi Abdul Haq". The News International newspaper. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[Dawn-3] Cite error: The named reference Dawn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Urdu literature ادبیاتِ اُردُو

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 India Portal Pakistan Portal
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