1.0Zabaanhttps://dime01.com/zZabaanhttps://dime01.com/z/blog/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5aIGYN07r8"><a href="https://dime01.com/z/blog/a-historical-primer-on-urdu/">A Historical Primer on Urdu</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dime01.com/z/blog/a-historical-primer-on-urdu/embed/#?secret=5aIGYN07r8" width="600" height="338" title="“A Historical Primer on Urdu” — Zabaan" data-secret="5aIGYN07r8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dime01.com/z/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://dime01.com/z/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DSC_0003-e1442231214319.jpg1000664Urdu, spoken by approximately 180 million people worldwide, is often referred to as the sister language of Hindi. Like Hindi, Urdu is studied by those aiming to improve their ability to communicate in Pakistan, Northern India, and places with a significant South Asian Diaspora and those interested in immersing themselves in the rich and still vibrant tradition of Urdu prose and poetry.