WHO was Urdu’s first essay writer? This may be a tricky question. Dr Jameel Jalibi thinks it was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. In his Tareekh-i-adab-i-Urdu, or history of Urdu literature, Dr Jalibi has ...
URDU alphabet has 54 letters, including 15 letters denoting aspirated sounds. The statement is often considered contentious as the inclusion of 15 letters for aspirated sounds plus ‘hamza’ and ‘alif ...