Urdu is one of the most beautiful languages amongst the languages spoken around the world. It lies amongst the few ancient verbal communication of the world. History of Urdu language goes back to 17th century when this language originated from central Asia. The word Urdu is derived from Turkish language, which simply means “army” or “camp.”
Urdu language was originated to strengthen the course of communication between the Muslim soldiers during their conquest of India. The soldiers in the Muslim army were from different backgrounds, mainly Persian, Arabic, and Turkish. To make the communication between these soldiers smooth and understandable, a new language was developed which was then named “Urdu.”
This was the time when Persian was the official language of India, which then got changed to Urdu. Urdu language mainly contains the words of Persian language because at that time, majority was Persian speaking in the Muslim army. Developed during that time, Urdu holds its importance till now. It has survived through many times and successfully managed to keep its sanctity and glory.
The popularity of the language and its usage even continued after the Britishers took over the whole India. English was made the official language of the sub-continent, but the popularity of Urdu language and its affiliation with Muslim culture did not let it diminish from the minds of Muslims in subcontinent. It was this kinship of Muslims that Urdu has survived with such troughs and reached us becoming the national language of a Muslim country Pakistan. Currently Urdu is being spoken in different parts of the world including Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan.
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