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Ibn e Safi

Asrar Ahmad is a name that every Pakistani or the one having interest in literature must know. Ibn e Safi is the pen name of Asrar Ahmad. He is one the bestselling writers of Pakistan till date even after his death. The title Ibn e Safi is well suited for his personality as it means on of Safi, where the word Safi means chaste or righteous. He started writing in 1940s and continued until his soul left him alone in the world. His main works were the 125-book series Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World) and the 120-book Imran Series, with a small canon of satirical works and poetry. His novels were characterized by a blend of mystery, adventure, suspense, violence, romance and comedy, achieving massive popularity across a broad readership in South Asia.
Ibne Safi's prose work can be classified into two categories:
·         Mystery novels
·         Short stories and articles of humor and mockery
Ibn-e-Safi started writing poetry in his childhood and soon earned critical acclaim in whole South-Asian community. After completing his Bachelor of Arts, he started writing short stories, humor and satire under various names such as "Siniki (Cynic) Soldier" and "Tughral Farghan." In the Nakhat magazines, he published several satirical articles which commented on various topics ranging from politics to literature to journalism. His early works in the 1940s included short stories, humor and satire.
He also wrote some biographies which are as follows:
·         Aadmi ki Jarain (Urdu for The Roots of The Man) - Incomplete
·         baldaraan ki malikaa (Urdu for The Queen of Baldaraan)
·         Ab tak thee kahaan (Urdu for Where Had You Been?)
·         Diplomat murgh (Urdu for The Diplomat Rooster)
·         saarhe paanch baje (Urdu for Half Past Five)
·         tuzke do-piazi (Urdu for The autobiography of Do-Piaza) - Incomplete
·         shumaal ka fitna (Urdu for The Trouble From North)
·         mata-e Qalb-O-Nazar - Collection of Poetry (to be published)
Dhamaka - A film by Ibn-e-Safi
"Dhamaka" was produced by Muhammad Hussain Talpur, based on the Imran Series novel Baibaakon Ki Talaash (Urdu for In Search of the Outreageous). Actor Javaid Sheikh (then Javaid Iqbal) was introduced as Zafarul Mulk, the main character. Muhammad Hussain Talpur (film producer) played the role of Jameson and actress Shabnam played the role of Sabiha. Imran and X-2's team was not shown in the movie. The voice of X-2 was recorded by Ibne Safi himself. Actor Rahman played the role of a Villain for the first time. The film featured a rendition of a ghazal by Habib Wali Muhammad, "Rah-e-talab mein kaun kisi ka", which was written by Ibn-e-Safi. The movie was released on December 13, 1974.