Mehr Abdul Haq Explained
| Mehr Abdul Haq |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Layyah, British India (now Pakistan) |
| Death Date: | 23 February 1995 |
| Death Place: | Multan, Pakistan |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Occupation: | Philologist, Linguist, Research Scholar |
| Awards: | Pride of Performance (1994) |
Mehr Abdul Haq (Urdu:; 1 June 1915, Layyah, British India – Multan, Pakistan)[1] was a philologist from Pakistan.[2]
After completing his education, he joined the education department, where he worked in different posts. He retired in 1970. He got his Ph.D. degree from University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, in “Multani Zaban ka Urdu se talaq.” He was a Saraiki linguist, research scholar, critic, and historian. He was also an expert on Khwaja Ghulam Farid (Faridiat).[3] [4] [5]
He was awarded the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 1994.
Works
- Translation of Quran in Saraiki
- Multani Zaban ka Urdu se taaluq (Connecting relations between Urdu and Multani (Saraiki) language), Published in 1967[2]
- Mazeed lisani tahqiqan (More linguistic research)
- Lughat-I-Faridi (Dictionary of Khawaja Ghulam Farid) (A Saraiki folk poet)
- Vision of Khawaja Farid-Past and present
- Saraiki lok Geet (Saraiki folk songs)
- Lalarian (Poetry in Saraiki language)
- Hindu Sanmiat (Hindu mythology)
- Multan ke badshah, namwar governor aur hamla aawar (Kings, governors and invaders of Multan)
- Saraiki Zaban aur us ki hamsaya ilaqi zabaneen
- Saraiki zaban de qaeday, qanoon (Rules and regulations of Saraiki language)
Notes and References
- http://www.bio-bibliography.com/authors/view/5617 Bio-Bibliographies: مہر عبدالحق ،ڈاکٹر
- Web site: The jury is still out on when, where and how Urdu was born. Dawn (newspaper). Rauf Parekh. 16 September 2013. 29 May 2019.
- Web site: Linguistic In Pakistan. Academy of Punjab in North America (APNA) website. Tariq Rahman. 29 May 2019.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=nV71AwAAQBAJ&dq=linguist+mehr+abdul+haq&pg=PA123 Re-Thinking Punjab: The Construction of Saraiki Identity
- Web site: The Saraiki Movement in Pakistan. Tariq Rahman. John Benjamins Publishing Company. Spring 1995. 29 May 2019.
