Bagh o Bahar Urdu By Mir Amman Dehlvi Pdf Free Download
Bagh-o-Bihar is a classic tale of four Darweshes written by Mir Amman Dehlvi at Fort William College on the request of John Gilchrist. Fort William college was established to acquaint the British with the local languages. Mir Amman was done such a magic in this classic tale, that as long as Urdu language is alive, it will remain popular and its value will not diminish with the passage of time.
The popularity of “Bagh-o-Bihar” in Urdu prose has not been matched by any other Urdu story. And thus this story is a milestone in Urdu prose, because for the first time in Urdu prose, simple and easy phrases was used which was made possible due to this story.
Later on, Ghalib took it to the peak of perfection. Bagh-o-Bahar is one of the few books of Urdu prose that will live on forever and will be read with interest.
Bagh-o-Bihar was translated from the Persian into Urdu and was published in 1804 under the supervision of John Gilchrist. But when it was printed, it had a lot of errors, a list of which was published at the end of the book. Rashid Hassan Khan then edited the text in 1992, which was much appreciated and he gave importance to the London manuscript.
But in 2012, Dr. Feroz Ahmed got a manuscript available in Jaipur which was better than all the other manuscripts. That is why he has tried so hard to republish it. The manuscript which has been declared as basic was written on March 13, 1832 according to 10 Shawal 1247 AH, and its errors were corrected. It is therefore important to study this text in order to compare it with other printed editions and to know which edition is more accurate.
Urdu classic story book “Bagh o Bahar” is now available on Pakistan virtual library in high quality Pdf document for the study of our visitors. Check out the following links to read online or download the complete book in Pdf format and enjoy offline reading in your computer and smartphone.
