How to self publish a book in Urdu Language: Essential Guide

Looking to publish a book in Urdu Language? Urdu is a member of the Indo-Aryan language family. Urdu is spoken as a first language by approximately 70 million people and as a second language by more than 100 million people, primarily in Pakistan and India. Urdu is one of the most proficient languages. It is the language of poets, known as shayars in Urdu, and it defines beauty and grace. Urdu is both Pakistan’s official language and an identity symbol for Indian Muslims.

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Urdu is the official state language of Pakistan and is also formally recognised, or “scheduled,” under India’s constitution. Significant speech communities can also be found in the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Notably, Urdu and Hindi are mutually understandable.
Urdu evolved from the regional Apabhramsha of northern India in the 12th century CE, acting as a linguistic modus vivendi after the Muslim conquest. Amir Khosrow (1253-1325) was its first prominent poet, writing dohas (couplets), folk melodies, and riddles in the newly developed Hindvi language.
Except for minor differences in short vowel allophones, Urdu sounds are phonologically identical to Hindi sounds. Urdu also has a full set of aspirated stops (sounds emphasised with a quick release with an audible breath), a feature of Indo-Aryan, as well as retroflex stops.
The spirants have the most sounds retained, which are sounds spoken with the friction of breath against some part of the oral route, in this case,/f/, /z/, /zh/, /x/, and /g/. One stop sound, the glottal /q/, has also been kept from Perso-Arabic.
Urdu, like Hindi, is a Hindustani language. Some linguists believe that the earliest forms of Urdu emerged from the mediaeval (6th to 13th century) Apabhraa register of the preceding Shauraseni language, which is also the predecessor of several modern Indo-Aryan languages.
Historians claim that it emerged and flourished in Delhi during the ‘Delhi Sultanate’ period from the 12th to the 16th century, and then again during the ‘Mughal Empire’ period from the 16th to the 19th century, when various court poets employed this language in their famous poetry and literature. It was later developed in the Deccan states.

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Things to keep in mind before you publish a book in Urdu Language?

Urdu literature has been adored from past many centuries and so are their authors. Urdu books are one of the most popular pieces of literature – many self publishing houses also are welcoming towards the literature that is soothing, peaceful, and about raw human emotions.

However, selecting a decent publishing house is also difficult.
So, here are a few pointers to help you select the finest Urdu publishing house for you:

Make a list of possible publishing houses:
Find various sorts of self-publishing houses and submit a query to get a brief overview of what each publishing house offers and the pros and downsides of each publishing house.
Do study each offer and its pros and cons:
Now that you have all of the facts, you must compare which publishing houses are best for you. While they will undoubtedly assist you in creating the bundle, you must also be clear about what is best for your book. This will undoubtedly assist you and the self-publishing firm in determining which services are appropriate for your book.
The packages include editing, cover design, paper quality selection, online and offline promotion, and other activities related to book creation.
Trust the process:
Discuss everything with them, then sign a contract to start the process. Keep up with the process and enjoy the thrill of becoming a new self published author. Make sure you know what you need on your cover page, the genre of your book, and who your target audience is. Make an effort to be a good sport as a client or author, and keep your project team members motivated as well.

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Listed below are some of the Urdu Books self published by BlueRose Publishers:

Tawaaf e Aalam (Truth of the Life) by Shahzad Ali
Self Published Urdu Book by BlueRose Publishers

Tawaaf e Aalam (Truth of the Life) by Shahzad Ali

The draft of the book “Tawaaf-e-Aalam” is infront of me. These articles compiled under 44 different titles on different situations. This is the charactersitic of each and every article that they are decorated during and at the end with poems and poetries. Therefore the article which was initially presented in the prose later it was molded into poem to solidate the article.( there is no consideration of criticism on her poems at the point).
The research of the author is exhaustive with Qur’anic thought. For this reason, Quranic references are also found in her articles, Ahadith are the cognitive nucleus of all the articles of “Tawaf-e-Alam”. All articles are neutrons and protons of this nucleaus. But these articles divided into numerous topics. All the aspects of training which are essentials in the intellectual building of islamic life are stipulated numereous titles. Similarly dr. Arshiya Kausar decorated her articles with them .

Dawat Ittehad-e-Millat by Shahzad Ali
Self Published Urdu Book by BlueRose Publishers

Dawat Ittehad-e-Millat by Shahzad Ali

One more effort “Dawat Itteha e Millat” was in the hand of readers. This book is written by International institutions and Islamic personalities for the Muslim generation. I pray to Allah that the remembrance effort becomes a means of salvation for me. To all the gentlemen to whom this message (book) goes, I request all of you to pray for the good. Amen

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Alfaz e- Ishq by Imran Ahmad Sheikh
Self Published Urdu Book by BlueRose Publishers

Alfaz e- Ishq by Imran Ahmad Sheikh

This book is the first publication of Imran Ahmad Sheikh. This expresses the spectrum of emotions and feelings. The book is short but posses endless deep meaning in every word which probably needs serious readers to go through that having the great art of ingenuity. moreover, this book has been written in the simplest common words for a better understanding of common masses as well. We believe that this book, through its every single word will surely make a bridge for taking you to the world of love and jubilance. If you engross yourself only in one of its poems with far vision, it will mark indelible marks on your heart and mind. Hope you will love the book.

Alama Iqbal Aur Syed Nazir Nayazi by Dr. Ifshana Nazir
Self Published Urdu Book by BlueRose Publishers

Alama Iqbal Aur Syed Nazir Nayazi by Dr. Ifshana Nazir

Syed Nazeer Niazi was an eminent Muslim scholar, professor and journalist. He was one of the leading activists of the Pakistan movement. He was James Boswell of Allama Iqbal. His biography of Iqbal, Iqbal kay Hazoor, and Maktoobat-e-Iqbal Banaam Nazir Niazi are basic sources for the study of Iqbal.the author has brought forth every aspect of Syed nazir’s works on Iqbal.

Abdul Qawi Dasnavi Ek Iqbal Shinass by Dr. Ifshana Nazir
Self Published Urdu Book by BlueRose Publishers

Abdul Qawi Dasnavi Ek Iqbal Shinass by Dr. Ifshana Nazir

Àbdul Qawi Dasnavi was an Indian Urdu language writer, critic, bibliographer and linguist. He wrote many books on Urdu literature. His major works include his contribution to the field of iqbaliyat. Dasnavi as a great admirer of Iqbal’s, the author elaborated every aspect of Dasnavi’s Iqbal Shinasi through this book.

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