Qamar Ajnalvi Explained

Qamar Ajnalvi
Native Name:قمر اجنالوی
Birth Name:Abdus Sattar
Birth Date:July 1919
Birth Place:Ajnala
Death Date:30 May 1993 (aged 73)
Death Place:Germany
Nationality:Pakistani
Resting Place:Rabwah, Pakistan
Notableworks:Qasidah banam khair ul naam, Chah babul, Dharti ka safar, Baghdad ki raat, Jahan-e-loh-o-qalam
Spouse:Amtul Hafeez
Children:Qamar Mamoon, Qamar Haroon
Relatives:Bashiran Begum (sister), Abdul Qadir (nephew), Nasra Zaheer (niece)

Qamar Ajnalvi (قمر اجنالوی), born Abdus Sattar (July 1919  - 30 May 1993), was a Pakistani novelist who wrote in the Urdu language.[1] [2] He was born in Ajnala, Amritsar district, British India. He was the only son of his father, Din Muhammad. He moved to Lahore in 1940. He wrote his first historical novel, Shaheed Pujaran, in 1938. Qamar Ajnalvi was married to Begum Amtul Hafeez on 31 December 1944. They had 3 sons together.

Works

He also wrote several Pakistani Urdu movie scripts[1] which include: Maan Baap, Laila Majnoo, Buzdil, Dillan wich Rab wasda, and Mein Ney Kia Jurm Kia. He also wrote dialogue for the movie Anarkali and several others. His famous historical novels include: Shaheed Pujaran, Maarka Panipat, Inqlab-e-Turki, Baghi Sardar,Parthal,Ghazala,Urkhan-ul-Ghazi,Sultan,Wali Ehad,Jang-e-Muqaddas,Pandarey,Muqaddas Moorti,Chah-e-Babul,Baghdad Ki Raat,Lala-Rukh, and Dharti Ka Safar.

He also wrote a novel on world politics, Jahan-e-loh-o-qalam.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thelibrarypk.com/qamar-ajnalvi/ Profile of novelist Qamar Ajnalvi on thelibrarypk.com website
  2. National Union Catalog: A Cumulative Author List Representing Library of Congress Printed Cards and Titles Reported by Other American Libraries 1970 "Qamar Ajnalvi, Abdus Sattar, i921iMA', .s,*t._.~,9 1.11.1.1 _,_i,u 053,1; “9w Qt. “i 735p. 190m. In Urdu. Text partially vocalized. 1. Orkhan, Sultan of the Turks. on. lm-ca. IND—Fiction. 'ruu tmolilemtel: or Khan al-Qhaal. S A 66-2255 PI."
  3. https://books.google.com/books/about/Sultan.html?id=3a-VnQEACAAJ Qamar Ajnalvi on GoogleBooks