Qazi Abdul Sattar
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Qazi Abdul Sattar (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.{{Cite web |title = Works of Qazi Abdus Sattar being translated |work = milligazette.com |date = 25 May 2013 |access-date = 29 June 2014 |url = http://www.milligazette.com/news/6962-works-of-qazi-abdus-sattar-being-translated}}
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.{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Oct 30, 2018|title=Noted fiction writer Professor Qazi Abdus Sattar passes away {{!}} Agra News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/noted-fiction-writer-prof-qazi-abdus-sattar-passes-away/articleshow/66419848.cms|access-date=2020-12-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Siddiqui|first=Mohammad Asim|date=2018-11-09|title=The glorious contradictions of Qazi Abdus Sattar|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-glorious-contradictions-of-qazi-abdus-sattar/article25444176.ece|access-date=2020-12-16|issn=0971-751X}}
Books
Fiction
- Shikast ki Awaaz (also published as Pehli Aur Akhiri Kitaab)
- Shab-Ghazida (1966)[https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/the-glorious-contradictions-of-qazi-abdus-sattar/article25444176.ece The Glorious Contradictions of Qazi Abdus Sattar]. The Hindu.
- Kaali Raat Ka Dasa Hua (2023, Rajmangal Prakashan){{Cite book |last=Qazi Abdul |first=Sattar |title=Kaali Raat Ka Dasa Hua |publisher=Rajmangal Prakashan |year=2023 |isbn=978-8195978779 |edition=1 |location=India |pages=200 |language=Hindi}}
- Baadal
- Majju Bhaiya
- Gubaar-e-Shab
- Salahuddin Ayyubi (1968)
- Dara Shikoh (1968)
- 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.{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}
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