Qazi Abdul Sattar

Professor Qazi Abdul Sattar (born 1930) is an Urdu novelist and short story writer. He has penned multiple Urdu novels such as Shab Gazida, Dara Shikoh, Salahuddin Ayyubi, Khalid Bin Walid, and Ghalib. Most of his novels are written in historical perspective.

Career

Qazi Abdul Sattar received his M.A. and Ph.D at Aligarh Muslim University, where he currently serves as head of the Urdu Department. He has held a faculty position at the university since 1956. He has received multiple awards for his literary works, including the 1973 Ghalib Award, the 1974 Padma Sri Award, and the 1980 Imitaz-e-Mir.

Urdu literature

He is considered along with Mir Amman, Rajjab ali beg saroor, and Abul Kalaam Azad as one of the greatest stylists in Urdu language and literature .

Legend Qazi Abdul Sattar is something more than only being and individual writer. He is the only Urdu novelist and short story writer who can boast of being a guide and teacher to a number of most of the front ranking fiction writers of today some of whom are noted Paigham Afaqui, Ghazanfer, Tariq Chatari, Syed Mohd Ashraf and Ibne Kanwal. Further he is the only novelist who has made rulers as characters - Dara Shikoh, Salahuddin Ayyubi, Khalid Bin Walid etc. His mastery on depiction of characters of this class is just amazing. Another significant aspect of his writing is realistic depiction of battles and war-fields.Further his novel Darashikoh is most important novel in Urdu on the common culture of India and reflects the historical period of fermentation of this culture during Sultanat period and Mughal period which culminated into climax in the period the vovel Dara-Shikoh covers. The historical perspectives of Qazi Abdul Sattar's novels, which covers the Mesopotamian civilization as well as Indian gives the broadest view ever presented in Urdu fiction and is much wider and authentic than other writers of Urdu like Abdul Haleem Sharar or Aag Ka Darya of Quratul Ain Haider. The historical authenticity of this novelist has never been doubted or challenged.