Urdu Studies Vol 5, Issue 1, 2025
اردو اسٹڈیز، جلد 5، شمارہ 1، 2025
ISSN: 2583-8784 (Online)
Included in the List of UGC’s Consortium for Academic and Research Ethics (UGC-CARE)
Special Issue
Contribution of Western Women Scholars of Urdu / South Asian Islam
We dedicate this issue to the memory of
Professor Choudhri Mohammed Naim (1936–2025)
Editor
Dr. Fatima Rizvi
Professor, Department of English and Modern European Languages,
University of Lucknow, Lucknow (India)
Chief Editor
Dr. Arshad Masood Hashmi
Professor, Department of Urdu,
Jai Prakash University, Chapra (India)
Cover Page
Our Contributors
Table of Contents
English Section (314 pages)
| Editorial Read / Download | Fatima Rizvi | 1-5 | |
| In Commemoration Naim Sahab: The Impeccable Urdū-dāñ Read / Download | Mohd. Siddique Khan | 6-10 | |
| Research Papers | |||
| 1 | Transnational Mediations: Western Women Scholars and the Reimagining of Urdu Literature, Sufism, and Cultural Histories Read / Download | Md. Samiul Azim & Md. Akidul Hoque | 11-32 |
| 2 | Bridging Cultures through Text and Tradition: Anna Suvorova’s Contributions to Urdu Literary Studies and Indo-Islamic Scholarship Read / Download | Arifur Rahaman Mollah | 33-51 |
| 3 | Textual Insights and Islamic Reform: Barbara Metcalf’s Contributions to Urdu Studies and Twentieth Century South Asian Muslim Scholarship Read / Download | Imdad Husain | 52-68 |
| 4 | The Evolution of South Asian Muslim Tazkiras as Memorials of Places and Persons Read / Download | Marcia Hermansen | 69-93 |
| 5 | Gender Dynamics in the Mushā‘ira Culture of Amroha Read / Download | Anam Siddiqui | 94-113 |
| 6 | Islamic Feminism: An Overview Read / Download | Arshad Masood Hashmi & Noor Fatma | 114-128 |
| 7 | Angarey and its Aftermath Read / Download | Khalid Alvi & Tarika | 129-143 |
| 8 | Beyond His Last Trial: Reflections and Speculations on Sa’adat Hasan Manto’s “Aṣlī Jinn” Read/ Download | Haris Qadeer | 144-158 |
| 9 | Prophet or Renegade: An Assessment of Sa’adat Hasan Manto as a ‘Progressive’ Writer Read / Download | Girija Suri | 159-175 |
| 10 | Embodying Gender, Class, and Religion in 20th Century India: An Analysis of Rashid Jahan’s “Mera ek Safar” or “One of my Journeys” Read / Download | Rahma Ali | 176-189 |
| 11 | Un-Constitutionalism of the British Raj Read / Download | Ahmad Aqeel Sarwar | 190-202 |
| 12 | Angarey and ‘The Purpose of Literature’: Setting the Stage for Progressive Writing Read / Download | Tabinda Sadiq | 203-215 |
| 13 | Gender, Class and Religion: A Study of Sajjad Zaheer’s “Dulari” and “Heaven Assured!” Read / Download | Almee Raza | 216-225 |
| 14 | Negotiation, Intervention, and Representation: Understanding Rajinder Singh Bedi’s Cinetopia Read / Download | Fatima Siddiqui | 226-238 |
| 15 | Embers of Social Revolution in Rajinder Singh Bedi’s Short-Stories Read / Download | Ayesha Irfan | 239-254 |
| 16 | Mapping Identity: Qurratulain Hyder’s Return to Roots in Kār-e Jahān Darāz Hai (Vols. I and II) Read / Download | Naila Anjum | 255-275 |
| 17 | Contemporary Landscape of Urdu Journalism in India: Challenges, Influence, and Future Prospects Read / Download | Shah Alam & Saiba Khatoon | 276-288 |
| Translations | |||
| 18 | “Faisla” by Musharraf Alam Zauqi Read / Download | Introduced and translated by Vatsal Rohilla & Banibrata Mahanta | 289-295 |
| 19 | “Sāye” by Khalid Jawed Read/Download | Introduced and translated by Fathima M. | 296-314 |
Urdu section (179 pages)
| (Editorial) آئینہ کیوں نہ دوں کہ تماشا کہیں جسے Read / Download | Arshad Masood Hashmi ارشد مسعود ہاشمی | 1-14 | |
| پروفیسر چودھری محمد نعیم کی یاد میں | |||
| 1 | Choudhry Muhammad Naim چودھری محمد نعیم Read / Download | Sarwaul Hoda سرورالہدی | 15-20 |
| 2 | Choudhry Muhammad Naim چودھری محمد نعیم Read / Download | Shamim Hanafi شمیم حنفی | 21-29 |
| ایک نظریاتی بحث | |||
| 3 | Apni hi aag men main aap jala jata hun اپنی ہی آگ میں میں آپ جلا جاتا ہوں Read / Download | Sarwaul Hoda سرورالہدی | 30-42 |
| این میری شمل | |||
| 4 | Annemarie Schimmel این میری شمل Read / Download | Mohammed Ziauddin Ahmed Shakeb محمد ضیاء الدین احمد شکیب | 43-49 |
| 5 | Annemarie Schimmel Kī Yād meṇ این میری شمل کی یاد میں Read / Download | Syed Sirajuddin سید سراج الدین | 50-60 |
| 6 | Annemarie Schimmel Baḥasiyat Ghalibshinas: Chand M’arūzāt این میری شمل بحیثیت غالب شناس: چند معروضات Read / Download | Tahseen Firaqi تحسین فراقی | 61-99 |
| Translations ترجمے | |||
| 6 | Islāmī Tahzeeb, Sh’er-o Adab aur Äj kī Duniya اسلامی تہذیب، شعر و ادب اور آج کی دنیا Read / Download | Annemarie Schimmel Translated by Mehr Afshan Farooqi این میری شمل/ ترجمہ: مہر افشاں فاروقی | 100-114 |
| 7 | Pak-o Hind kī Shā’erī meṇ Nafs-e Niswānī پاک و ہند کی شاعری میں نفس نسوانی Read / Download | Annmarie Schimmel Translated by Nasir Abbas Nayyar این میری شمل / ترجمہ: ناصر عباس نیر | 115-139 |
| 8 | Fārsī Klāsīkī Shā’erī kā Dā’emī Saḥar فارسی کلاسیکی شاعری کا دائمی سحر Read / Download | Annmarie Schimmel Translated by Akhlaq Ahmad Ahan این میری شمل / ترجمہ: اخلاق احمد آہن | 140-145 |
| 9 | Huzoor kā Isrā aur M’erāj حضورﷺ کا اسریٰ اور معراج Read / Download | Annmarie Schimmel Translated by Naimullah Malik این میری شمل / ترجمہ: نعیم اللہ ملک | 146-179 |
Published on August 15, 2025
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Urdu Studies Vol 5, Issue 1, 2025
اردواسٹڈیز جلد 5، شمارہ 1، 2025Included in the List of UGC’s Consortium for Academic and Research Et
