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1880–1946 India
Hafiz Mehmood Khan Shirani (5 October 1880 – 15 February 1946) was a South Asian historian, researcher, and linguist. His seminal work, Punjab Mein Urdu, laid the foundation for a new theory in the world of linguistics regarding the origin and structural evolution of the Urdu language.
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The duty of institutions of higher education is not merely to repeat old information, but to raise new questions and foster a spirit of academic curiosity among students.
Without thoroughly understanding the history of a language, it is impossible to truly comprehend the psychology and the civilization of its speakers.
The first principle of genuine research is that a researcher must clear their mind of pre-conceived notions and emotional attachments, following solely the concrete evidence that lies before them.
In the primary formation of the Urdu language, the region of Punjab and its surrounding territories played the exact same role that a solid foundation plays for a towering structure.
Languages are not manufactured by decrees. Instead, they take birth and flourish within market squares, military cantonments, and the daily transactions of the common populace.
The Urdu language is not the product of any imperial court or official bureau; rather, it is the natural and historical consequence of the grassroots social interaction between different nations and cultures.
The evolution of languages does not happen in a single day or at one specific place; rather, it is a long and imperceptible historical process driven by the mutual interaction of different civilizations, armies, and trade caravans.
Official and government documents, ancient manuscripts, and spoken vernaculars are far more authentic sources for understanding the linguistic evolution of a language than any history written solely by imperial courts.
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