Ibn-e-Safi, Indian-Pakistani author and poet (died 1980)

Ibn-e-Safi

Pakistani writer, poet and novelist (1928–1980)

Ibn-e-Safi, also spelt Ibne Safi, was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad, 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…