To What Extent Did Sir Syed Contribute To The Literature Of Subcontinent?

Sir Syed was a reformer, a scholar and a man of learning. He is acknowledged as one of the pioneers of Urdu prose. He possessed a lucid style devoid of all decorative ornamentations. He preferred matter over form. He was the first to write business like prose which was later adopted by all succeeding writers such as Hali, Shibli, and Nazir Ahmad and others.

He was mainly an essayist and wrote a large number of essays for the AliBagh institute, Gazette and magazine Tahzeeb-ul-Akhlaq. His style was simple because he wrote for the benefit of common men. He chose moral, cultural, social and ethical topics which concerned the daily life of people. His essays aimed at guiding, educating and uplifting the morals of Muslim public.

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan never indulged in personal dialogue, argument and counter argument against any person. He was very much interested in history. He wrote books on history of medieval India specially the Muslim rulers. His first most important work was Asar-us-Sanadid in which he gave detailed account of historical monuments of Delhi. Sis Syed wrote about 25 books. He wrote about 25 books. His contribution to Urdu literature cannot be forgotten overlooked.

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