Qazi Abdul Sattar (born 8 February 1933 at Machreta - 29 October 2018 at New Delhi) was an Indian novelist and short story writer who wrote in Urdu.

He had penned several Urdu novels – mainly set in historical contexts – including Shab Gazida, Dara Shikoh, Salahuddin Ayyubi, Khalid Ibn-e-Waleed, and Ghalib.[1]

Early life and education

He was born in 1933 in Machreta near Sitapur. He completed his post graduation from Lucknow University. In 1954 he joined Aligarh Muslim University as a researcher. He served as a professor of Urdu in Aligarh Muslim University until his retirement in 1991.[2][3]

Books

Fiction

  • Shikast ki Awaaz (also published as Pehli Aur Akhiri Kitaab)
  • Shab-Ghazida (1966)[4]
  • Kaali Raat Ka Dasa Hua (2023, Rajmangal Prakashan)[5]
  • Baadal
  • Majju Bhaiya
  • Gubaar-e-Shab
  • Salahuddin Ayyubi (1968)[4]
  • Dara Shikoh (1968)[4]
  • Ghalib (1976)
  • Hazrat Jaan
  • Khalid Ibn-e-Waleed
  • Tajam Sultan
  • Aaen-e-Ayyam
  • Peetal ka Ghanta

Critics

  • Urdu Shaiyri Mein Qunutiat
  • Jamaliyaat Aur Hindustani Jamaliyaat

Awards received

In 1974 he won the Padma Shri[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Works of Qazi Abdus Sattar being translated". milligazette.com. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Noted fiction writer Professor Qazi Abdus Sattar passes away | Agra News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Siddiqui, Mohammad Asim (9 November 2018). "The glorious contradictions of Qazi Abdus Sattar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 The Glorious Contradictions of Qazi Abdus Sattar. The Hindu.
  5. ↑ Qazi Abdul, Sattar (2023). Kaali Raat Ka Dasa Hua (in Hindi) (1 ed.). India: Rajmangal Prakashan. p. 200. ISBN 978-8195978779.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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