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Question
With reference to the impact of Islam, answer the following:
What was the impact on languages and literature?
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Solution
Urdu became the common language of people which affected Sufi philosophy. Many Sanskrit books were translated to Persian and Urdu. In Mughal period, various devotional literature was created under Bhakti and Sufi movements. In 16th century (1504) Malik Mohammad Jayasi wrote a Hindi epic called ‘Padmavaf on the queen of Mewar, Padmavati. Rahim wrote ‘Satsai’, other famous poets were Tulsidas and Surdas. Delhi and Lucknow became the centers of Urdu literary activity. The famous poet w’as Mirza Galib Urdu was the court language during the British. Still today, many Urdu words are used in settlement offices of the court.
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