Renowned Pakistani Novelist Asrar Ahmad, better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Safi, was born on July 25, 1928.

Ibn-e-Safi is best known for penning two highly acclaimed novel series, Jasoosi Ki Dunya and Imran Series.

His writings were enriched with elements of comedy, mystery, romance and adventure – all mixed together to leave the reader in a state of awe.

Ibn-e-Safi was born in Allahabad, India. He started producing works of literature at a relatively early age.

From satire to fiction, from politics to literature, ibn-e-Safi covered a wide range of categories in his writings, winning immense appraisal and acknowledgment.

He started his professional career as an editor at Nikhat Publications in India.

He started writing novels in the 1950s while working as a school teacher and also continued his studies at the same time as well. He migrated to Karachi in 1952 and became the founder of the Israr Publications.

His novels were also translated into other languages as well as his readership in South Asia soared.

His best-selling Imran Series came out after 1963. The lengthy novel series consists of 120 books whereas Jasoosi Dunya, his other best-seller novel series, came out in 1979 – a year before his death.

He died of Pancreatic Cancer on July 26, 1980 in Karachi, which was coincidentally his 52nd birthday.