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Aab-e-Hayat. Pir-e-Kamil or Peer-e-Kamil ( Urdu: پیر کامل صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ و سلم; meaning "The Perfect Mentor") is a novel written by Pakistani writer Umera Ahmad. [1] It was first published in Urdu in 2004 and later in English in 2011. The book deals with the turning points in intervening lives of two people: a ...
Umrao Jaan Ada (Urdu: اُمراؤ جان ادا) is an Urdu novel by Mirza Hadi Ruswa (1857–1931), first published in 1899. It is considered the first Urdu novel by many and tells the story of a tawaif and poet by the same name from 19th century Lucknow, as recounted by her to the author.
Sadqay Tumhare ( Urdu: صدقے تمہارے, lit. 'May My Years Be Added To Yours') is a Pakistani biographical drama serial based on the life of the series' own writer Khalil-Ur-Rehman Qamar. [1] It is directed by Mohammed Ehteshamuddin and co-produced by Momina Duraid, Samina Humayun Saeed and Tariq Ahmad Shah.
in Tashkent. v. t. e. Layla and Majnun ( Arabic: مجنون ليلى majnūn laylā "Layla's Mad Lover"; Persian: لیلی و مجنون, romanized : laylâ-o-majnun) [1] is an old story of Arab origin, [2] [3] about the 7th-century Arabic poet Qays ibn al-Mulawwah and his lover Layla bint Mahdi (later known as Layla al-Aamiriya). [4]
Heer Ranjha is part of the Qissa genre of tragic love stories, along with tales such as Laila Majnu and Sassui Punnhun. Because its plot involves a romance opposed by family members and ends with the two lovers dying, the story is often compared to the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. In popular culture
Bano ( Urdu: بانو) is an Urdu language novel by the Pakistani novelist, Razia Butt, which is considered one of her best literary works. [2] It is set in the days before and after the Partition of India in Ludhiana, Punjab Province and subsequently, Pakistan. The events of Partition play a central role in the story.
Adab-i-Latif. Publication type. Literary journal. Publication date. 1942. " Lihaaf " ("The Quilt") is an Urdu short story written by Ismat Chughtai which was published in the Urdu literary journal Adab-i-Latif in 1942. In the coming decades, it was widely anthologised and faced an obscenity trial. [1] It is one of Chughtai's well known works.
Urdu literature (Urdu: ادبیاتِ اُردُو, “Adbiyāt-i Urdū”) comprises the literary works, written in the Urdu language.While, It tends to be dominated by poetry, especially the verse forms of the ghazal (غزل) and nazm (نظم), it has expanded into other styles of writing, including that of the short story, or afsana (افسانہ).