I was wondering why Urdu is such a popular ******** for Islamic material. I see many broadcasts in it online. Is it just that a large population of Urdu-speaking people Muslims? Are there historical reasons such as how Arabic is the ******** of the Qur'an?

I have an Urdu newspaper from England, and I thought it looked really interesting. Isn't Urdu similar to Hindustani?

Also, are there any other popular ********s? Arabic, Urdu, what about ********s such as Dari or Pashto? :statisfie

I might have to not only learn Arabic, but Urdu as well!

Thanks!