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Why was Urdu Chosen as National Language? Strong link to religion: Quran was translated into Urdu by son of Shah Wali Ullah. Many religious books were written in Urdu. And it was widely spoken by Muslims. Rich literary background: o Poetry: Amir Khusrau/ Mir/ Dard/ Ghalib/ Sauda o Writers: Majaz/ Jazbi/ Hasrat Mohani o Early 18th century: Allama Iqbal/ Nasir Ahmed/ M. Hussain Azad/ Mulana Altaf Husain Hali  o Aligarh University: a Centre of Urdu study Writers support created unity among Muslims about Urdu Symbol of unity: Jinnah was keen to support Urdu and Sir Syed set up a society to support Urdu. Widely used: Not only it was widely used in Mughals Period, but also by the end of 13th century it became a common language amongst Muslim Armies. It soon became common in Muslim dominant provinces. Struggle to independence: In 1906, when League formed it aimed to protect Urdu… Especially after the ‘Urdu-Hindi controversy’. Another Problem was that after War of Independence British were no longer supporting Urdu.