About Ibn-e-Safi
Asrar Ahmad (Urdu: اسرار احمد; 26 July 1928 – 26 July 1980), known by the pen name Ibn-e-Safi (ابن صفی; also spelt Ibne Safi), was the of a Pakistani fiction writer, novelist, and poet who wrote in Urdu. The name Ibn-e-Safi is a Persian expression meaning "Son of Safi", with Safi translating to "chaste" or "righteous". He began his literary career in British India during the 1940s and continued writing in Pakistan after the country's independence in 1947. His main works were the 124-book series Jasoosi Dunya (The Spy World) and the 121-book Imran Series, with a small canon of satirical works and poetry. His novels were characterised by a blend of mystery, adventure, suspense, violence, romance and comedy, achieving massive popularity across a broad readership in South Asia. The first English translations of Ibne Safi's mystery novels began appearing in 2010, with The House of Fear from the Imraan Series, translated by Bilal Tanweer and published by Random House India.
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