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Without thoroughly understanding the history of a language, it is impossible to truly comprehend the psychology and the civilization of its speakers.

— Hafiz Mehmood Khan Shirani

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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.

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.

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