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Aag Ka Darya (Urdu: آگ کا دریا; River of Fire) is a landmark historical Urdu-language novel written by Qurratulain Hyder providing context to the partition of the Indian subcontinent into two nation-states. It has been described as "one of the Indian Subcontinent's best known novels". [1]
Kafiristan or Kafirstan is normally taken to mean "land [] of the kafirs" in the Persian language, where the name کافر kafir is derived from the Arabic كافر kāfir, literally meaning a person who refuses to accept a principle of any nature and figuratively as a person refusing to accept Islam as his faith; it is commonly translated into English as a "non-believer".
By extension of the basic meaning of the root, 'to cover', the term is used in the Quran in the senses of ignore/fail to acknowledge and to spurn/be ungrateful. [3] The meaning of 'disbelief', which has come to be regarded as primary, retains all of these connotations in the Quranic usage. [3]
The first attempt to write the social and cultural history of Mithila with a distinct identity was made by scholar Ayodhya Prasad Bahar in his 1968 Urdu language book 'Riyaz-e-Tirhut'. After this, Aina-I-Tirhut came out in the Urdu language by Bihari Lal Fitrat in 1883. Later in the second decade of 20th century, Parmeshwar Jha (1856–1924 ...
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Giaour (a Turkish adaptation of the Persian gâwr or gōr, an infidel), a word used by the Turks to describe all who are not Mohammedans, with especial reference to Christians. The word, first employed as a term of contempt and reproach, has become so general that in most cases no insult is intended in its use; for example in parts of China ...
Maulvi Nazir Ahmad Dehlvi, also known as Deputy Nazir Ahmad, was an Urdu novel writer, social and religious reformer, and orator. Even today, he is best known for his novels, he wrote over 30 books on subjects such as law, logic, ethics and linguistics. [1] His famous novels are Mirat-ul-Uroos, Tobat-un-Nasuh, and Ibn-ul-waqt.
The Class VI book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Islamic Studies says: "Though being a student, you cannot practically participate in jihad, but you may provide financial support for jihad." The Class IV (ages 8–9) book (Punjab Textbook Board) on Urdu says: "The better a Muslim we become, the better a citizen we prove to be."