Honestly speaking, human feelings and observations primarily have no particular religion or sect, but presenting their expression from a certain point of view shows the effects of a specific thought or ideology, which has by and large influenced different genres of art and literature. Urdu poetry reflects respect and love for humanity. Peace and unity among all religions based on this, they not only extol the love for humanity of each other's religious dignitaries in their poetry but also use it as an example. In this regard, an extensive study of Urdu poetry shows that it is largely free from religious hatred. Apart from Muslims, Hindu and Sikh poets have a distinguished place among the prominent Urdu poets. The Hindu and Sikh poets who transcended religion and made Islamic subjects their topic in a fascinating way and proved that devotion to the truth is no one's legacy. In their verses, through Hamd (praise of Allah) and Naat). Praise of Holy Prophet) they propagated their love for humanity which is exemplary. Non-Muslim poets have also narrated the epics of the bravery and valor of Hazrat Ali (AS). The citation of Hussain's (AS) eternal victory in their poetry blows up the passion for standing with truth despite odds.

Footnotes

1.   Dr. Hukm Chand Nayyar, Suroor Jahanabadi: Hayat aur Shairi, (Banaras: Dept. of Urdu, Banaras Hindu University, 1968), p. 200-201

2.   Pandit Durga Sahai Suroor Jahanabadi, Khumkhana-e-Suroor, (Kanpur: Zamana Press, N. D.), p. 11

3.   Ibid, p. 1, 2

4.   Dr. Zeenatullah Javed, Tilok Chand Mehroom: Shakhsiat aur Fan, (New Delhi: Mehroom Memorial Library Society, 1992), p. 28

5.   Tilok Chand Mehroom, Nairang-e-Ma’ani, (Delhi: Maktaba-e-Jamia, 1960), p. 47-48

6.   Ibid, Rubaiyat-e-Mehroom, (Lahore: Maktaba-e-Danish, n. d.), p. 101

7.   Dr. Zeenatullah Javed, p. 153

8.   Tilok Chand Mehroom, Karwan-e-Watan, (Delhi: Maktaba-e-Jamia, 1960), p. 175

9.   Ibid, p. 177-178

10. Ibid, Nairang-e-Ma’ani, p. 29-31

11. Ibid, p. 37-39

12. Ibid, p. 40-41

13. Ibid, Ganj-e-Ma’ani, (Delhi: Delhi Kitab Ghar, 1957), p. 26

14. Moinuddin Aqeel (Ed. & Introduction), Tilok Chand Mehroom: Intekhab-e-Kalam, (Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2017), p. 7

15. Tilok Chand Mehroom, Nairang-e-Ma’ani, p. 44-45

16. Ibid, p. 42

17. Ibid, p. 43

18. Kunwar Mahendra Sindh Bedi, Yadon ka Jashn, (Karachi: Pak Oriental Publications, 1983), p. 190

19. Ibid, p. 203

20. K. L. Narang Saqi, Paigham-e-Muhabbat— Kunwar Mahendra Singh Bedi Sahar, (Delhi: Kunwar Mahendra Singh Bedi Literary Trust, 1983), p. 9

21. Ahmed Faraz (Selection & Summary), Kalam-e-Kunwar Mahendra Singh Bedi Sahar, (Islamabad: Word Mate, 1994), p. 219-221

22. Ibid, p. 222

23. Dillu Ram Kausari, Hindu ki Na’at, (Delhi: Halqa-e-Mashaikh Book Depot 1937), p. 9

24. Ibid, p. 15

25. Ibid, p. 24

26. Ibid, p. 27

27. Jagan Nath Azad, Naseem-e-Hijaz, (New Delhi: Mehroom Memorial Literary Trust, 1999), p. 57-58

28. Ibid, p. 87

29. Ibid, p. 91-92

30. Arsh Malsiani, Ahang-e-Hijaz, (Nakodar: Markaz-e-Tasneef-o-Taleef, n. p.), p. 9-10

31. Kalidas Gupta Raza, Ehteram, (Mumbai: Sakaar Publishers, n. d.), p. 20

32. Aijaz Seemabi (Ed.), Sha’ur-e-Gham, (Mumbai: Vimal Publications, 1979), p. 5

33. Ibid, p. 23

34. Ibid, p. 24

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