Ibn-e-Safi
Sign in to saveIbn-e-Safi, also spelt Ibne Safi, was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad (, 26 July 1928 – 26 July 1980), 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.”
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- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,326x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,795x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,710x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,085x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,083x
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- Writer.name
- Ibn-e-Safi
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- Writer.image_size
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- Writer.birth_name
- Asrar Ahmad
- Writer.birth_date
- 26 July 1928
- Writer.birth_place
- Nara, Allahabad, British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Writer.death_date
- 26 July 1980 (aged 52)
- Writer.death_place
- Karachi, Pakistan
- Writer.occupation
- Novelist, Poet
- Writer.period
- 1940 – 1980
- Writer.genre
- −Mystery −Fiction −Adventure
- Writer.notableworks
- Characters−Ahmad Kamal Faridi Sajid HameedAli Imran Book series−Jasoosi Dunya Imran Series
- Writer.awards
- Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan (2020)
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- date of death
- 1980-07-26
- date of birth
- 1928-07-26
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18 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early life and education
- Later life
- Death
- Literary career
- Early attempts
- ''Jasoosi Dunya'' and ''Imran Series''
- Other prose works
- Poetry
- Dhamaka – A film by Ibn-e-Safi
- Reception
- Influence in Bollywood
- Translations
- Bibliography
- Awards and recognition
- See also
- References
- External links
Ibn-e-Safi, also spelt Ibne Safi, was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad (, 26 July 1928 – 26 July 1980), 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.