by Abdul Halim Sharar
abul hasnain
Yani Khaleefa-e-Rabe Asadullah al-Ghalib Hazrat Ali Bin Abi Talib Raziyallahu Anhu Ke Mukhtasar-o-Jame Halat-e-Zindagi
aaj ik aur baras biit gayā us ke baġhair
jis ke hote hue hote the zamāne mere
Yani Khaleefa-e-Rabe Asadullah al-Ghalib Hazrat Ali Bin Abi Talib Raziyallahu Anhu Ke Mukhtasar-o-Jame Halat-e-Zindagi
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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