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Articles of Altaf Hussain Hali
Mirza Ke Akhlaq-o-aadaat-o-khayaalaat
Mirza possessed a remarkably generous disposition. He greeted everyone who came to visit him with immense warmth and open-heartedness. Anyone who met him even once would always long to see him again. He would be overjoyed at the sight of his friends,
Kamaal-e-shayari Ke Liye Zaroori Sharaaet
The essential conditions for achieving perfection in poetry are as follows. These are the specific prerequisites and traits that distinguish a poet from a non-poet. The first is *Takhayyul* (imagination), and the second is *Muhakat* (imitation)—that
Urdu Ka Waaez Shaair
By Abdul Majid Daryabadi It was some twenty-five years ago. The newspaper *Al-Hilal* had just dawned upon the horizon of Calcutta, and the entire country was echoing with the resonance of Abul Kalam Azad’s literary prose. One day, while reading one
Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan Aur Unke Kaam
This is the very first essay Maulana Hali wrote in support and endorsement of Sir Syed's work. It reveals that Maulana Hali had been by Sir Syed's side since before the latter formally launched his educational and reformist movement upon returning from
Bad-gumaani
By Altaf Hussain Hali Suspicion is a human vice that inevitably brings some degree of harm, not only to the one harboring it but often to the person being suspected as well. This is why the Word of God commands: *Ya ayyuhal-ladhina amanu ijtanibu
Hali-o-shibli Ki Mu'aaseraana Chashmak
The originality of this subject demanded that, regarding our final great literary gathering, no one should be left out. Unfortunately, a lack of source material prevented me from expanding the scope too far. Although the focus of this "banter" remains
