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ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت

  • Muhammad Aamir Sohail/
  • December 31, 2020
Thematic importance of letters in literary research
Keywords
Letters, Research, Biography, Literary Research, Personal emotions, Mirza Ghalib, Iqbal, Shibli, Political, Prison letters, Literary researcher.
Abstract

Letters are the main source for literary research, biography and social history, The importance of letters is attributed to the well-known personality. Celebrity letters have a distinct social and historical status. The letters cover the correspondent's individual problems as well as the collective psychology of the period. Letters are very important literary research, social research and political research. The letters are of equal importance to a literary research and social researcher. Mirza Ghalib, Rajab Ali Sarwer, Maulvi Nazir Ahmad, Sir Sayyed, Abul Kalam Azad, Prem Chand, Allama Iqbal, Hasrat Mohani, Muhammad Ali Johar, Abdulhaq and other literary figures in Urdu literature have literary, political, socioeconomic and religious importance. The letters of the aforementioned are the main source of literature in literary research. The letter has many facets. Literary researcher can get material from them with his research point of view. The author's biography, habits, manners, attitudes and lifestyle can be viewed in private letters. From the political lines one can know his political life, political ideology, political situation and events and the political scenario of the same era,such as Hasrat Mohani and Zafar Ali Khan's letters. For example, Ghalib's letters are a political and social statement of this era. Prison letters revea the prisoner aspect of the author's life, like the letters of Faiz Ahmad Faiz. Letters written to woman (like girlfriend, wife) highlight some aspects of her romantic life, such as Shibli and Iqbal's letters. Religious letters can shed light on the author's religious beliefs and ideas,such as those of Abdul Majid Daryabadi, Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi and Ashraf Ali Thananwi. The letters describe the author's financial situation. So this article will highlight the importance of letters differnet facets. This article will provide thematic explanation of letters in literary research.

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Sohail, M. A. (2021). ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت. اردو, 96(2), 208–221. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5fec5eb89a9ec/page

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[1]Sohail, M.A. 2021. ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت. اردو. 96, 2 (Jan. 2021), 208–221.
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SOHAIL, Muhammad Aamir. ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت. اردو, v. 96, n. 2, p. 208–221, 2 Jan.2021.
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Sohail, M.A. (2021) “ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت”, اردو, 96(2), pp. 208–221. Available at: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5fec5eb89a9ec/page (Accessed: 13 May 2026).

            

                    
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[1]M. A. Sohail, “ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت”, اردو, vol. 96, no. 2, pp. 208–221, Jan. 2021, Accessed: May 13, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5fec5eb89a9ec/page

            

                    
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Sohail, Muhammad Aamir. “ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت”. اردو, vols. 96, nos. 2, Jan. 2021, pp. 208–221, https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5fec5eb89a9ec/page.

            

                    
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Sohail, Muhammad Aamir. “ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت”. اردو 96, no. 2 (January 2, 2021): 208–221. Accessed May 13, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5fec5eb89a9ec/page.

            

                    
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1.Sohail MA. ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت. اردو [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 2 [cited 2026 May 13];96(2):208–221. Available from: https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5fec5eb89a9ec/page

            

                    
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1.Sohail MA. ادبی تحقیق میں مکتوبات کی موضوعاتی اہمیت. اردو. 2021;96(2):208–221. Accessed May 13, 2026. https://urdu.atup.org.pk/website/journal/article/5fec5eb89a9ec/page

            

            






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