Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "عربی کو پاکستان کی سرکاری زبان بنانے کی تجویز" in Urdu language version.
While Fazlur Rahman (1905-1966), a Central Minister from East Bengal, proposed that Bengali be written in Arabic script for the sake of Islamization of the language, Dr Muhammad Shahidullah (1884-1969), renowned Bengali scholar and a linguist, believed that Bengalis could learn Urdu as they learnt English, but he also believed that: "The day Arabic becomes the state language of Pakistan, the creation of the state of Pakistan becomes justified." 84. (Badruddin Umar, Purbo Banglar Bhasha Andolon o Tatkalin Rajniti (Language Movement & Contemporary Politics in East Bengal), Vol 1, Maula Brothers, Dhaka 1970, pp. 180, 256-9, 272.)
