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Abdul Halim Sharar

1860 - 1926 | Lucknow, India

A prominent scholar, author, translator, and novelist of twentieth century. Had a keen eye on the socio-cultural life of Lucknow.

A prominent scholar, author, translator, and novelist of twentieth century. Had a keen eye on the socio-cultural life of Lucknow.

Profile of Abdul Halim Sharar

Pen Name : 'Sharar'

Real Name : Molvi Abdul Halim

Born : 14 Jan 1860 | Lucknow, Uttar pradesh

Died : 01 Jul 1926 | Lucknow, Uttar pradesh

LCCN :n86008337

Born in Lucknow on January 14, 1860, Maulavi Abdul Halim Sharar, was a prolific Urdu short-story writer and novelist. An ace writer, historian and author, Sharar, is unanimously credited for introducing Islamic historical novels in Urdu and enriching the language’s literature with some incomparable works. In his earlier days, he worked with the Awadh newspaper, Lucknow and from there he went on to work for many newspapers, magazine and journal houses, eventually, publishing his own chronicles amongst which ‘Dil-Gudaz’ attained singular fame and recognition from readers of all sorts alike. Abdul Halim took his last breath on December 24, 1926, besides being an accomplished writer and novelist, he also wrote poetry under his pen-name ‘Sharar’.

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