The importance of novel writing in Punjabi's literary genres has been both proven and accepted. Even though Punjabi novel does not have an ancient history, say approximately 140 years, however during ... Read More
Draft' or 'Literary Draft' is a literary term. It is used in Eastern craft of literary research and editing. It has various kinds, like 'First Draft', 'Second Draft', 'Third Draft', etc. In this artic ... Read More
Contrary to the thoughts and opinions of laymen, translation is not a straightforward process of picking up a text and converting it into another language. It was the linguistic, especially the struct ... Read More
In this article 55 unpublished letters of Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah, addressed to his close relatives, are being produced. These letters shed new light on the life and scholarly activities of Dr. Muhamm ... Read More
This article presents a selection of letters to Syed Rais Ahmad Jafri. These letters were written by different scholars. Syed Abu al-Hasan Ali Nadvi, Moinuddin Ahmad Nadvi, Saeed Ahamd Akbarabadi, Abd ... Read More
Plato was the pioneer to introduce us with the world of ideas in literature. According to him there is another world parallel to this world containing the ideas of things. Those ideas are original and ... Read More
Dr. Tabassum Kashmiri is known as critic, researcher and historian. The most important aspect of his personelity is his poetry. In this article we discussed his poetic and lingusitic thoughts. The cur ... Read More
Muhib Arifi was a polymath in the real sense. In his being there is a rare combination of intellect and passion. His personality and poetry gelled together and he created a masterpiece of literature. ... Read More
This article challenges Aziz Ahmad's analysis in a chapter of his book Iqbal, Nai Tashkeel of Iqbal's views on the role of women in a Muslim society. Aziz Ahmad proves Iqbal to be a forward looking, e ... Read More
Life in the universe is a great mystery. Human beings, from the epoch of their very beginning, are in search of their origin and aim. Through scientific research and spiritual experience, they are try ... Read More
Muhammad Muizzuddin Ibn Sam (1149-1206) was a prominent ruler of the Ghauri dynasty, who defeated Pirthwi Raj Chauhan near Panipat in 1192, owing to which India became a part of the Muslim Empire. Som ... Read More
The monthly Al-Aziz was launched in 1940 by Azizur Rahman Aziz, a retired district judge and a known literary figure of the state of Bahawalpur. The article highlights the importance of this journal i ... Read More
Metamorphosis is a process which is often discussed in the criticism of fiction all over the world. From the "Metamorphosis" by Ovid to "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka it is prominent technique of fict ... Read More
This article discusses the socio-imperialistic aspect and origin of words as they come to be used in a language. Language is influenced by the attitudes and behaviour of the dominant class of a societ ... Read More
The writer has ventured to measure out the textual validity of the two urdu lexicons focusing on the usage of dilect, idioms, proverb, adage and slangs. He has taken care to explore the relevant mater ... Read More
Delhi, Faizabad, and later Lucknow are very known centers of Urdu poetry in 18th century. Despite their importance regarding the linguistic and literary development of Urdu prose and poetry, it is als ... Read More
This article introduces a manuscript of the nineteenth century, hitherto unknown and unpublished, that lies in the Archives of the Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, UK. This manuscript is a coll ... Read More
Mansur al-Hallaj (857-922) was a great martyr-mystic of the history of Sufism who, irrespective of various controversial remarks about his personality and concepts, still has a profound influence on t ... Read More