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Why do Muslims speak Urdu in India?
Urdu is identified with Muslims of North India, as their mother tongue and lingua franca. They learn it in madarsas for religious teachings and common parlance. Urdu has borrowed heavily from Persian and Arabic and is written in Arabic script.
What language did the Muslims introduce to India?
During the process of creating a literary, standard form of Hindustani, Hindus introduced increasing numbers of Sanskrit words, and Muslims introduced increasing numbers of Persian and Arabic words.
Do Kerala muslims know Urdu?
In South India, 30\% of Muslims in Tamil Nadu may be Urdu-speaking. But in Kerala the fraction is almost zero, while in Gujarat and West Bengal less than 10\% of the Muslims are Urdu-speaking….Muslims and Urdu in India.
| State | Kerala |
|---|---|
| Hindu | 55\% |
| Muslim | 27\% |
| Urdu | 0\% |
| Ratio | 0\% |
Is Urdu a “Muslim language”?
As a result of this, Urdu was started to be taught in “Madrasas”, again strengthening the image of Urdu as a “Muslim language”. 4- Urdu is the official language of Pakistan. 5- Most of the famous writers and poets of this language are Muslims, even though there are many exceptions.
Which is the most influential language of Islam?
Urdu and Hindi are spoken by at least 400 millions Muslims. Arabic is spoken by 250 millions Arabs. Many good books of Islam are in Urdu. Thus Urdu is the most influential language of Islam.
How many people in India speak Urdu?
Only 8 percent speak Urdu. In Indian schools, Urdu was gradually phased out by vernacular languages and more recently by Sanskrit, which as per the 2001 Census was reported as the mother tongue of about 14,000 out of 1.2 billion people. (At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience.
When did Urdu become the official language of India?
Urdu, however continues to remain one of the twenty officially recognised languages of India. India took two years, but replaced Urdu with English as its official language in 1950. (Photo Courtesy: The Atlantic)