Maulana Abul Kalam Azad's book Ghubar-e- Khatir consists mainly of the letters in which he wrote "Habib-ur-Rehman Khan Sherwani" in order to express his feelings and emotions during his captivity. These letters can be divided into two parts. The first type of correspondence deals with the routines of daily life and the surrounding environment in detail, while the second type of correspondence includes scientific and literary discussions and philosophical colors. Several editions of this book have been published so far, from which the popularity of these letters can be gauged. The letters are usually short but most of the letters of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad are unique in the sense that unlike other literary works they No single genre of speech can be named; its position and status cannot be determined by comparing Ghubar-e- Khatir with any particular genre of literature. Thematically and technically, it can be considered as a unique book of its kind in all genres of speech.

Footnotes

1.   Abul Kalam Azad, Azad ki Kahani khud Azad ki Zabani, (New Delhi: Hali Publishing House, 1958), p. 212

2.   Dr. Wahab Qaiser, Ghubar-e-Khatir mein Sainsi Anasir in monthly Science, New Delhi, Nov. 2009, p. 39

3.   Abul Kalam Azad, Preface, Ghubar-e-Khatir, (Lahore: Data Publishers, 1979), p. 21

4.   Mumtaz Hussain, Ghubar-e-Khatir par ek Nazar in Qaumi Zaban, Karachi, 15^th Oct. 1949, p. 21

5.   Abdul Qavi Desnavi, Abul Kalam Azad Wadi-e-Sahiri mein in Ruh-e-Adab, Calcutta, April-June, 1990, Vol. 6, No. 25, p. 172

6.   Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi, Maulana Azad ki Shakhsiat: Ek Hasht Pehlu Heera in Ruh-e-Adab, Ibid, p. 9

7.   Abul Kalam Azad, Ghubar-e-Khatir, p. 197

8.   Ghulam Rasool Meher, Letter to Abul Kalam Azad in Ruh-e-Adab, p. 321

9.   Abul Kalam Azad, Ghubar-e-Khatir, p. 128

10. Abdullah But (Ed.), Abul Kalam Azad, (Lahore: Qaumi Kutub Khana, 2000), p. 99

11. Ghulam Rasool Meher, Naqsh-e-Azad, (Lahore: Amali Printing Press, 1968), p. 188

12. Abul Kalam Azad, Ghubar-e-Khatir, p. 225

13. Mahir-ul-Qaderi, Urdu Adab aur Abul Kalam Azad in Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Ek Mutala, Ed. Dr. Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri, (Karachi: Maktaba-e-Usloob, 1986), p. 123

Sources

1.   Al-Qaderi, Mahir, Urdu Adab aur Abul Kalam Azad in Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Ek Mutala, Ed. Dr. Abu Salman Shahjahanpuri, Karachi: Maktaba-e-Usloob, 1986

2.   Azad, Abul Kalam, Azad ki Kahani khud Azad ki Zabani, New Delhi: Hali Publishing House, 1958

3.   _____, Preface, Ghubar-e-Khatir, Lahore: Data Publishers, 1979

4.   _____, Ghubar-e-Khatir, _____, _____, _____

5.   But, Abdullah (Ed.), Abul Kalam Azad, Lahore: Qaumi Kutub Khana, 2000

6.   Meher, Ghulam Rasool, Naqsh-e-Azad, Lahore: Amali Printing Press, 1968

Journals & Magazines

1.   Science, (Monthly), New Delhi, Nov. 2009

2.   Qaumi Zaban, Karachi, 15^th Oct. 1949

3.   Ruh-e-Adab, Calcutta, April-June, 1990, Vol. 6, No. 25