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  2. InPage - Wikipedia

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    InPage is a word processor and page layout software by Concept Software Pvt. Ltd., an Indian information technology company. It is used for languages such as Urdu , Arabic , Balti , Balochi , Burushaski , Pashto , Persian , Punjabi , Sindhi and Shina under Windows and macOS .

  3. Nastaliq - Wikipedia

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    History. The name Nastaliq "is a contraction of the Persian naskh-i ta'liq ( Persian: نَسْخِ تَعلیق ), meaning a hanging or suspended naskh. " [6] Virtually all Safavid authors (like Dust Muhammad or Qadi Ahmad) attributed the invention of nastaliq to Mir Ali Tabrizi, who lived at the end of the 14th and the beginning of the 15th ...

  4. Urdu - Wikipedia

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    InPage, a widely used desktop publishing tool for Urdu, has over 20,000 ligatures in its Nastaʿliq computer fonts. A highly Persianised and technical form of Urdu was the lingua franca of the law courts of the British administration in Bengal and the North-West Provinces & Oudh. Until the late 19th century, all proceedings and court ...

  5. Islamic honorifics - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Islam uses a number of conventionally complimentary phrases wishing-well or praising religiously-esteemed figures including God ( Allah ), Muhammad (Messenger of God), Muhammad's companions ( sahaba ), family ( Ahl al-Bayt ), other Islamic prophets and messengers, angels, and revered persons. In Twelver Shi'ism, honorifics are used with ...

  6. Adobe InDesign - Wikipedia

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    Adobe InDesign is a desktop publishing and page layout designing software application produced by Adobe and first released in 1999. It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, presentations, books and ebooks.

  7. Urdu alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu alphabet ( Urdu: اردو حروفِ تہجی, romanized : urdū ḥurūf-i tahajjī) is the right-to-left alphabet used for writing Urdu. It is a modification of the Persian alphabet, which itself is derived from the Arabic script. It has official status in the republics of Pakistan, India and South Africa.

  8. Caliphate - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A caliphate or khilāfah ( Arabic: خِلَافَةْ [xi'laːfah]) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph [1] [2] [3] ( / ˈkælɪf, ˈkeɪ -/; Arabic: خَلِيفَةْ [xæ'liːfæh], pronunciation ⓘ ), a person considered a political-religious successor to the Islamic ...

  9. Language - Wikipedia

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    Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and written forms, and may also be conveyed through sign languages. Human language is characterized by its cultural and historical diversity, with significant variations observed ...