Speech No: Ha-130
Place: Manchester, UK,
Dated: June 19, 2026
Category: Islam aur Asr-e-Hazir
Speech By: Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Description:
Shaykh ul Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri explains in this video why it is essential for the younger generation living in the English speaking world to learn and preserve the Urdu language. He highlights the scholarly fact that while Arabic is the original language of Islam, the second largest body of Islamic scholarship approximately 25% to 35% is preserved in Urdu, Persian, and Turkish. He further explains that the availability of Islamic literature in English and other European languages remains very limited, with only about 14% to 15% of Arabic Islamic literature having been translated into English. As a result, young people who are unfamiliar with Urdu are deprived of access to more than 85% of the rich intellectual heritage of Islam and its in-depth scholarly explanations. The video concludes by emphasizing that Urdu is not merely a language but a vital bridge to the vast treasures of Islamic knowledge. If the younger generation can at least understand Urdu, they will gain access to Shaykh ul Islam's 8,000 to 10,000 lectures a vast ocean of knowledge that is sufficient to strengthen their faith and satisfy their intellectual and spiritual needs, representing the essence of hundreds of thousands of books.
Shaykh ul Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul Qadri explains in this video why it is essential for the younger generation living in the English speaking world to learn and preserve the Urdu language. He highlights the scholarly fact that while Arabic is the original language of Islam, the second largest body of Islamic scholarship approximately 25% to 35% is preserved in Urdu, Persian, and Turkish. He further explains that the availability of Islamic literature in English and other European languages remains very limited, with only about 14% to 15% of Arabic Islamic literature having been translated into English. As a result, young people who are unfamiliar with Urdu are deprived of access to more than 85% of the rich intellectual heritage of Islam and its in-depth scholarly explanations. The video concludes by emphasizing that Urdu is not merely a language but a vital bridge to the vast treasures of Islamic knowledge. If the younger generation can at least understand Urdu, they will gain access to Shaykh ul Islam's 8,000 to 10,000 lectures a vast ocean of knowledge that is sufficient to strengthen their faith and satisfy their intellectual and spiritual needs, representing the essence of hundreds of thousands of books.
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