What happens when thought mixed up & vision blurred?
It can be called a confused persona!
Did thoughts really made a person confused?
Or, it is some thing else contribute to this varied stage?
Lack of knowledge primarily leads to a shameful scenario, however good knowledge with lack of understanding on receptors’ end is catastrophic.
Not for those who receive always but sure for the one who tried to deliver.
Thought comes with knowledge & putting them in a right manner comes with experience to handle the same with utmost care & diligence.
Once deliver to recipients is then like a broken arrow that must have its effects, however, inability of receivers to understand or put into practice is a major cause of an inactive achievements.
When you love some one who denies understanding is the cause of your concern because you know that he knows but doesn’t want to understand will cause him more losses then what he anticipates.
However, if some one deny to what you say may have least impact on your senses.
It seems to be a common practice to deny rather accepting & practicing the same in absence of originator.
On face upon denial of what has been said correct may have a negative impact on originator but a slogan to laugh for receptor.
It may possible in certain cases to wrong prove the originator as a confused persona rather putting self knowingly or unknowingly on a devastating path.
Achievements/truth never comes with a vast majority to accept or recognize them, however dictators do.
Referring back to history to validate above is a right approach as it happened with all messenger of ALLAH, renowned inventors, laureates, philosophers who indeed speak the right with few exceptions & the world denied.
They have been denied with overwhelming acceptance in future.
The time when those people were ahead of time were criticized by majority due to inception of their vision fullness.
They were targeted & termed as fool & even moron by large majority & often by power governing individuals.
Once looking back, we found a guilt to reject for what should have been accepted & a period of darkness although a genuine light was available for adamant minds for denial.
The process is still on despite of repeated warnings, calamities & destruction of minds.
The present civilization criticize previous one for their cruelties against human race, non recognition of the services of greats & leaving many basic things behind to achieve desired success.
They simply do so because some one next is going to repeat the same.
The one has courage to speak or to accept either being suppressed or surpassed by the majority of so called civilized advance race.
Actually & literally, many time vision of these races, groups or individual is blurred & thoughts adversely mixed up with no fruitful outcome rather to those separated & left behind sarcastic individual or groups with a specific legitimate ideology.
Never to forget that people & races, even the strongest is prone to extinction but thoughts remain there forever.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
Maulana Mohammed Ali Jouhar
Name :Maulana Muhammad Ali , Poetical Name: Jouhar
One of the co founder of Jamia Millia Islamia in 1920.
Period :1878 - 1931
Biographical detail :
Politician and journalist. His brilliant, stormy and sad life commenced in the principality of Rampur, where he was born, which lay 150 miles to the east of Delhi. He founded Jamia Millia Islamia, �a flowering institution with its own individuality and usefulness.� He launched The Comrade, a weekly in English, from Calcutta, and outlined in the opening number of January 14, 1911 �the frank recognition of yawning differences that divide� Hindus and Muslims. Written and edited by one man and produced on expensive paper, The Comrade quickly gained circulation and influence. After twenty months the paper moved to Delhi, the Raj�s new capital. It acquired a sister, an Urdu-language daily Hamdard, in 1913. He played very important role during non co-operation and Khilafat movement. He was chosen President of Indian National Congress (1923 � 24). Speaking increasingly of Muslim fears and Muslim rights, Muhammad Ali felt that Hindu communalism was gaining ground in Congress. He, therefore, shared the dominant Muslim feeling that Swaraj (independence) would be a Hindu prize and Muslims would need to battle for their rightful share of the spoils of self-government. He declared at the first Round Table Conference in London (1930), that he would not return to India alive unless the country was set free. �I would prefer to die in a foreign country so long as it is a free country,� he addressed to the British, and went on, �and if you do not give us freedom in India you will have to give me a grave here.� He further went on. �The Hindu-Muslim problem is your creation. But not altogether. It is the old maxim of �divide and rule�. But there is a division of labour. We divide and you rule.� His words in London about the position of an Indian Muslim have gone into history. �I belong to two circles of equal size, but which are not concentric. One is India, and the other is the Muslim world�We as Indian Muslims belong to these two circles, each of more than 300 millions, and we can leave neither.� Muhammad Ali a great orator and a poet, Jauhar was his poetical name, died of a stroke in London and the grave in which he rests is neither in Britain nor in India. Muhammad Ali was buried in Jerusalem, the place from where the Prophet (PBU) ascended to heaven. The inscription written on his grave near the Dome of the Rock says: �Here lies al-Sayyid Muhammad Ali al-Hindi.�
Khilafat and Political Activities
Mohammed Ali had attended the founding meeting of the All India Muslim League in Dhaka in 1906, and served as its president in 1918. He remained active in the League till 1928.
Ali represented the Muslim delegation that travelled to England in 1919 in order to convince the British government to influence the Turkish nationalist Mustafa Kemal not to depose the Sultan of Turkey, who was the Caliph of Islam. British rejection of their demands resulted in the formation of the Khilafat committee which directed Muslims all over India to protest and boycott the government.
Now accorded the respectful title of Maulana, Ali formed in 1921, a broad coalition with Muslim nationalists like Maulana Shaukat Ali, Maulana Azad, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari and Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi, who enlisted the support of the Indian National Congress and many thousands of Hindus, who joined the Muslims in a demonstration of unity. Ali also wholeheartedly supported Gandhi's call for a national civil resistance movement, and inspired many hundreds of protests and strikes all over India. He was arrested by British authorities and imprisoned for two years.
Mohammed Ali had attended the founding meeting of the All India Muslim League in Dhaka in 1906, and served as its president in 1918. He remained active in the League till 1928.
Ali represented the Muslim delegation that travelled to England in 1919 in order to convince the British government to influence the Turkish nationalist Mustafa Kemal not to depose the Sultan of Turkey, who was the Caliph of Islam. British rejection of their demands resulted in the formation of the Khilafat committee which directed Muslims all over India to protest and boycott the government.
Now accorded the respectful title of Maulana, Ali formed in 1921, a broad coalition with Muslim nationalists like Maulana Shaukat Ali, Maulana Azad, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari and Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi, who enlisted the support of the Indian National Congress and many thousands of Hindus, who joined the Muslims in a demonstration of unity. Ali also wholeheartedly supported Gandhi's call for a national civil resistance movement, and inspired many hundreds of protests and strikes all over India. He was arrested by British authorities and imprisoned for two years.
Muslim separatism
Maulana Mohammad Ali was however, disillusioned by the failure of the Khilafat movement and Gandhi's suspension of civil disobedience in 1922, owing to the Chauri Chaura incident.
He re-started his weekly Hamdard, and left the Congress Party. He opposed the Nehru Report, which was a document proposing constitutional reforms and a dominion status of an independent nation within the British Empire, written by a committee of Hindu and Muslim members of the Congress Party headed by President Motilal Nehru. It was a major protest against the Simon Commission which had arrived in India to propose reforms but containing no Indian nor making any effort to listen to Indian voices.
Mohammad Ali opposed the Nehru Report's rejection of separate electorates for Muslims, and supported the Fourteen Points of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the League. He became a critic of Gandhi, breaking with fellow Muslim leaders like Maulana Azad, Hakim Ajmal Khan and Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, who continued to support Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
Ali attended the Round Table Conference to show that only the Muslim League spoke for India's Muslims. He died soon after the conference in London, on January 4, 1931 and was buried in Jerusalem according to his own wish.
Maulana Mohammad Ali was however, disillusioned by the failure of the Khilafat movement and Gandhi's suspension of civil disobedience in 1922, owing to the Chauri Chaura incident.
He re-started his weekly Hamdard, and left the Congress Party. He opposed the Nehru Report, which was a document proposing constitutional reforms and a dominion status of an independent nation within the British Empire, written by a committee of Hindu and Muslim members of the Congress Party headed by President Motilal Nehru. It was a major protest against the Simon Commission which had arrived in India to propose reforms but containing no Indian nor making any effort to listen to Indian voices.
Mohammad Ali opposed the Nehru Report's rejection of separate electorates for Muslims, and supported the Fourteen Points of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the League. He became a critic of Gandhi, breaking with fellow Muslim leaders like Maulana Azad, Hakim Ajmal Khan and Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, who continued to support Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
Ali attended the Round Table Conference to show that only the Muslim League spoke for India's Muslims. He died soon after the conference in London, on January 4, 1931 and was buried in Jerusalem according to his own wish.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Jerusalem (AL AQSA MOSQUE)
The importance of al Masjidul Aqsa Haram Sharif and Jerusalem have been central to those who submitted to the will of Allah (Muslims) from time immemorial. According to an authentic narration of Prophet Muhammad (saas), al Masjidul Aqsa was the second house of worship for the Lord on planet earth. Further, this was only built forty years after the first house, the Ka’ba in Makkah.
Allah (swt) through verses in the Holy Qur’an, Prophet Muhammad’s (Pbuh) teachings and his visiting al Masjidul Aqsa during his miraculous journey – al Isra wal Meiraj - to the heavens has connected al Masjidul Aqsa and Jerusalem to the believes and respect of present day Muslims.
Allah (swt) through verses in the Holy Qur’an, Prophet Muhammad’s (Pbuh) teachings and his visiting al Masjidul Aqsa during his miraculous journey – al Isra wal Meiraj - to the heavens has connected al Masjidul Aqsa and Jerusalem to the believes and respect of present day Muslims.
Site Plan:
Masjid al Aqsa:
A Mosque of timber was originally built here by Hazrat Umar (ra) in 638 AD. Abdul Malik ibn Marwan after the completion of the Dome of the Rock commissioned an extension to al Aqsa Mosque. His son Al Walid in 705 AD completed the work. The mosque at the time was large enough to accommodate five thousand worshippers. This building called al Aqsa must not be confused with the whole area also known as al Masjidual Aqsa Haram Sharif.
Directly beneath the eastern half of al Aqsa Mosque building is another subterranean area, leading from the courtyard in front of the Mosque to the Double Gate in the southern wall of the Sanctuary. Sealed for hundreds of years, this gate led to the Umayyad palaces which once lay to the south. This area has also been opened by Palestinians, against the wishes of Israelis, for worshipping.
The al Aqsa Mosque has been the centre of learning and worship throughout Islamic history. It has been modified several times to protect it from earthquakes, which sometimes occur in the area and to adopt to the changing needs of the local population.
The form of the present structure has remained essentially the same since it was reconstructed by the Khalifa Al Dhahir in 1033 AD. It is said he did not alter it from the previous architecture except to narrow it on each side.
The al Aqsa Mosque has been the centre of learning and worship throughout Islamic history. It has been modified several times to protect it from earthquakes, which sometimes occur in the area and to adopt to the changing needs of the local population.
The form of the present structure has remained essentially the same since it was reconstructed by the Khalifa Al Dhahir in 1033 AD. It is said he did not alter it from the previous architecture except to narrow it on each side.
Masjid Al Sakhra:
Dome of the Rock (Qubbat al sakhra)– Jerusalem became known as al Quds (The Holy). Many of Prophet’s Companions travelled to worship at the blessed precincts from which area the Prophet Muhammad (saas) was brought by night and from where he ascended through the seven heavens to his Lord.
In 690’s (72AH) the Umayyad Khalifa Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan commissioned the work to built the Dome over the rock. Essentially unchanged for more than fourteen centuries, the Dome of the Rock remains one of the world’s most beautiful enduring architectural treasures.
The gold Dome stretches 20m across the rock, rising to an apex of more than 35m above it.
In 690’s (72AH) the Umayyad Khalifa Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan commissioned the work to built the Dome over the rock. Essentially unchanged for more than fourteen centuries, the Dome of the Rock remains one of the world’s most beautiful enduring architectural treasures.
The gold Dome stretches 20m across the rock, rising to an apex of more than 35m above it.
Sura “Ya’sin” is inscribed across the top in the dazzling tile work commissioned in the 16th century by Suleiman the Magnificent.
The interior is exquisitely decorated, the two most important decorative elements are the glass mosaics and the carved marbles.
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Chichen Itza (wonder of the world)
In the forest of Mexico and Guatemala that extending into the limestone shelf of the Yucatan peninsula lie the mysterious temples and pyramids of the Maya. While Europe was still in the midst of the Dark Ages, these amazing people had mapped the heavens, evolved the only true writing system native to the Americas and were masters of mathematics.
They invented the calendars we use today.
The Maya are probably the best-known of the classical civilizations of Mesoamerica. Originating in the Yucatan around 2600 B.C., they rose to prominence around A.D. 250 in present-day southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras.
The Maya were noted as well for elaborate and highly decorated ceremonial architecture, including temple-pyramids, palaces and observatories, all built without metal tools. They were also skilled farmers, clearing large sections of tropical rain forest and, where groundwater was scarce, building sizable underground reservoirs for the storage of rainwater.
The Maya were equally skilled as weavers and potters, and cleared routes through jungles and swamps to foster extensive trade networks with distant peoples.
Around 300 B.C., the Maya adopted a hierarchical system of government with rule by nobles and kings. This civilization developed into highly structured kingdoms during the Classic period, A.D. 200-900.
Their society consisted of many independent states, each with a rural farming community and large urban sites built around ceremonial centers. It started to decline around A.D. 900 when - for reasons which are still largely a mystery - the southern Maya abandoned their cities. When the northern Maya were integrated into the Toltec society by A.D. 1200, the Maya dynasty finally came to a close, although some peripheral centers continued to thrive until the Spanish Conquest in the early sixteenth century.
Around 300 B.C., the Maya adopted a hierarchical system of government with rule by nobles and kings. This civilization developed into highly structured kingdoms during the Classic period, A.D. 200-900.
Their society consisted of many independent states, each with a rural farming community and large urban sites built around ceremonial centers. It started to decline around A.D. 900 when - for reasons which are still largely a mystery - the southern Maya abandoned their cities. When the northern Maya were integrated into the Toltec society by A.D. 1200, the Maya dynasty finally came to a close, although some peripheral centers continued to thrive until the Spanish Conquest in the early sixteenth century.
Great Wall of China (wonder of the world)
Great Wall of China: "No one can tell precisely when the building of the Great Wall was started but it is popularly believed that it originated as a military fortification against intrusion by tribes on the borders during the earlier Zhou Dynasty. Late in the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC - 476 BC), the ducal states extended the defence work and built 'great' structures to prevent the attacks from other states. It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the separate walls, constructed by the states of Qin, Yan and Zhao kingdoms, were connected to form a defensive system on the northern border of the country by Emperor Qin Shi Huang (also called Qin Shi Huangdi by westerners or the First Emperor). After the emperor unified the country in 214 BC, he ordered the construction of the wall. It took about ten years to finish and the wall stretched from Lintao (in the eastern part of today's Gansu Province) in the west to Liaodong (in today's Jilin Province) in the east. The wall not only served as a defence in the north but also symbolized the power of the emperor.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Machu Picchu in PERU
The ruins of Machu Picchu, rediscovered in 1911 by Yale archaeologist Hiram Bingham, are one of the most beautiful and enigmatic ancient sites in the world. While the Inca people certainly used the Andean mountain top (9060 feet elevation), erecting many hundreds of stone structures from the early 1400's, legends and myths indicate that Machu Picchu (meaning 'Old Peak' in the Quechua language) was revered as a sacred place from a far earlier time. Whatever its origins, the Inca turned the site into a small (5 square miles) but extraordinary city. Invisible from below and completely self-contained, surrounded by agricultural terraces sufficient to feed the population, and watered by natural springs, Machu Picchu seems to have been utilized by the Inca as a secret ceremonial city. Two thousand feet above the rumbling Urubamba river, the cloud shrouded ruins have palaces, baths, temples, storage rooms and some 150 houses, all in a remarkable state of preservation. These structures, carved from the gray granite of the mountain top are wonders of both architectural and aesthetic genius. Many of the building blocks weigh 50 tons or more yet are so precisely sculpted and fitted together with such exactitude that the mortarless joints will not permit the insertion of even a thin knife blade.
The Taj Mahal, India (wonder of the world)
Taj Mahal is regarded as one of the eight wonders of the world, and some Western historians have noted that its architectural beauty has never been surpassed. The Taj is the most beautiful monument built by the Mughals, the Muslim rulers of India. Taj Mahal is built entirely of white marble. Its stunning architectural beauty is beyond adequate description, particularly at dawn and sunset. The Taj seems to glow in the light of the full moon.
Taj Mahal was built by a Muslim, Emperor Shah Jahan (died 1666 C.E.) in the memory of his dear wife and queen Mumtaz Mahal at Agra, India. It is an 'elegy in marble' or some say an expression of a 'dream.' Taj Mahal (meaning Crown Palace) is a Mausoleum that houses the grave of queen Mumtaz Mahal at the lower chamber. The grave of Shah Jahan was added to it later. The queen’s real name was Arjumand Banu. In the tradition of the Mughals, important ladies of the royal family were given another name at their marriage or at some other significant event in their lives, and that new name was commonly used by the public. Shah Jahan's real name was Shahab-ud-din, and he was known as Prince Khurram before ascending to the throne in 1628.
Taj Mahal was constructed over a period of twenty-two years"
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Ibne Safi (IMRAN Series)
ALI IMRAN SERIES
1
KHaufnaak Imarat
(The Frightening Building)
10-55
2
ChaTTanoN maeN fA'ir
(Firing in the Rocks)
11-55
3
pur-asrar CHeeKHaeN
(The Mysterious Cries)
12-55
4
BHayanak Aadmi
(The Frightening Man)
1-56
5
jaHannam kee raqqasA
(The Dancer from Hell)
2-56
6
neelay parindey
(The Blue Birds)
3-56
7
saaNpoaN kay SHikari
(The Snake Hunters)
4-56
8
raat ka SheHzaada
(The Prince of Night)
05-56
9
dHuaeN kee teHreer
(The Scribbling in Smoke)
06-56
10
laRkiyoaN kaa jazeera
(The Island of Girls)
15-07-56
11
patTHar kaa KHoon
(The Blood of Rocks)
8-56
12
laSHoaN kaa baazaar
(The Corpse Market)
9-56
13
qab'r aur KHanjar
(The Grave and The Dagger)
10-56
14
Ahanee darwaazaa
(The Steel Door)
11-56
15
kaalay CharaaGH
(The Dark Lamps)
27-12-56
16
KHoon kay piyaasay
(The Blood Thirsty)
28-01-57
17
Alphansay
(Alphonse)
28-02-57
18
darandoaN kee bastee
(The Town of Beasts)
27-03-57
19
gumSHuda SHeHzaadi
(The Lost Princess)
17-05-57
20
hamaQat ka jaal
(The Trap of Folly)
15-06-57
21
SHafaQ kay pujaari
(The Worshipers of Dusk)
20-07-57
22
Qasid kee talaaSH
(The Hunt for the Messenger)
20-08-57
23
rA'ee kaa parbut
(The Mountain of a Mole Hill)
18-09-57
24
paagal kuttay
(The Mad Dogs)
10-57
25
piyaasaa samandar
(The Thirsty Ocean)
25-11-57
26
kaali tasweer
(The Black Painting)
16-12-57
27
sawaliya niSHaan
(The Question Mark)
29-01-58
28
KHatarnaak laaSHaeN
(The Dangerous Corpses)
3-58
29
gaend kee tabaaHkaari
(The Destruction Due to a Ball)
30-05-58
30
CHaar lakeeraeN
(The Four Lines)
7-58
31
CHallees-Aik-Baavan
(40-1-52)
10-08-58
32
AtiSHdaan kaa but
(The Statue on the Fireplace)
12-09-58
33
jaRoaN kee talaaSH
(The Quest for the Roots)
04-11-58
34
Imran ka aGHwaa
(Imran's Abduction)
1-59
35
jazeeroaN kee rooH
(The Spirit of the Islands)
21-02-59
36
CHeeKHtee rooHaeN
(The Shouting Spirits)
24-04-59
37
KHatarnaak juwAree
(The Dangerous Gambler)
24-06-59
38
zulmaat kaa devtaa
(The God of Darkness)
03-09-59
39
heeroaN kaa faraeb
(The Diamond Fraud)
04-11-59
40
dilCHasp hadisaa
(The Interesting Accident)
05-01-60
41
bay-Awaaz sayyarah
(The Silent Planetoid)
3-60
42
DaeRh matwaalay
(One and a Half Buddies)
21-10-63
43
billee CHeeKHtee hai
(The Cat Cries)
31-03-64
44
Loe-Boe Lee-Law
(Code Word: Loe-Boe Lee-Law)
06-12-65
45
Seh raNgaa SHolaa
(The Tri-colored Flame)
18-01-66
46
AatiShee baadal
(The Fiery Cloud)
14-03-66
47
geet aur KHoon
(The Song and The Blood)
09-08-66
48
doosree AaNkH
(The Second Eye)
01-12-66
49
AaNkH SHoala banee
(The Eye Turns into a Flame)
23-01-67
50
SHugar BaeNk
(Sugar Bank)
01-03-68
51
taboot maeN CHeeKH
(The Cry from the Casket)
68
52
FazA'ee haNgaamaa
(The Aerial Agitation)
19-04-68
53
tasweer kee uRaan
(The Flight of the Painting)
68
54
giyaarah navamber
(The Eleventh of November)
16-01-69
55
minaaroaN waaliyaaN
(The Ladies of Minarets)
69
56
sab'z laHoo
(The Green Blood)
02-07-69
57
beHree yateem KHaana
(The Marine Orphanage)
14-03-70
58
paagaloaN kee anjuman
(The Lunatics Association)
01-06-70
59
Halaakoo aeND Koe.
(Halaakoo & Co.)
17-10-70
60
paHaaRoaN kay peeCHhay
(Behind the Mountains)
18-03-71
61
buzdil soorma
(The Coward Knight)
21-10-71
62
dast-e Qazaa
(The Hand of Death)
01-01-72
63
Ashtray hA'uze
(Ashtray House)
12-03-72
64
uQQaboaN kay hamlay
(The Attacks of Eagles)
21-08-72
65
pHir woHee Awaaz
(... Again, The Same Voice)
26-10-72
66
KHooNraez tasaadum
(The Bloody Encounter)
12-12-72
67
tasweer kee maut
(Death of a Painting)
30-04-73
68
kiNg CHaaNg
(King Chang)
22-09-73
69
dHuaeN kaa hisaar
(The Circle of Smoke)
23-10-73
70
samandar kaa Shigaaf
(The Hole in the Sea)
01-12-73
71
zalzalay kaa safar
(The Travelling Earth Quake)
01-01-74
72
blaek aenD wHait
(Black & White)
25-02-74
73
naa deedah hamdard
(The Unseen Compatriot)
06-04-74
74
adHoora aadmi
(The Incomplete Man)
17-05-74
75
AapraeSHan Dabal kraas
(Operation double-cross)
25-07-74
76
KHaer andaeSH
(The Well Wisher)
23-08-74
77
poAinT number baaraa
(Point # 12)
19-09-74
78
AiDlaawa
(Ed Lava)
74
79
baemboo kaesil
(Bamboo Castle)
02-12-74
80
maasoom darandaa
(The Innocent Beast)
21-12-74
81
baegum X-2
(Mrs. X-2)
03-03-75
82
SheHbaaz ka basaerA
(The Dwelling of the Hawk)
16-04-75
83
raeSHoaN kee yalGHaar
(The Attacks of the Fibres)
20-05-75
84
KHatarnaak DHalaan
(The Dangerous Slope)
23-06-75
85
jaNgal maeN maNgal
( )
25-07-75
86
teen saNkee
(The Three Crazy Men)
10-09-75
87
AadHaa teetar
(Half Partridge)
17-10-75
88
AadHaa baTaer
(Half Quail)
22-11-75
89
allaamaa dehSHat'naak
(The Fearsome Scholar)
18-02-76
90
fariSHtay kaa duSHman
(The Enemy of the Angel)
20-03-76
91
bayChaarah SHeHzoar
(Poor Wrestler)
25-04-76
92
kaali keHkaShaaN
(The Dark Galaxy)
31-05-76
93
seH raNgee maut
(The Tri-colored Death)
21-06-76
94
muta-Harrik dHaariyaaN
(The Moving Stripes)
23-07-76
95
joaNk aur naagan
(The Leech and the Snake)
06-09-76
96
laaSH gaatee raHee
(... And the Corpse kept Singing)
20-11-76
97
KHuSHboo kA hamlaa
(The Attack of Fragrance)
09-12-76
98
Baba sug-parast
(The Old Dog-Worshiper)
22-01-77
99
meHektay muHaafiz
(The Fragrant Guards)
21-02-77
100
halaakat KHaez
(The Deadly)
04-05-77
101
zebra maen
(Zebra Man)
09-06-77
102
jaNgal kee SHeHeriyat
(Citizenship of Jungle)
30-07-77
103
Mona Leeza kee nawaasee
(Mona Lisa's Grand Daughter)
19-10-77
104
KHooni fankaar
(The Bloody Artiste)
17-12-77
105
maut kee AahaT
(The Sound of Death)
13-07-78
106
doosraa ruKH
(The Other Side)
27-08-78
107
CHaTaanoaN kaa raaz
(The Secret of the Rocks)
78
108
THanDaa sooraj
(The Cold Sun)
12-12-78
109
talaaSH-e gumShudah
(Looking for...)
24-01-79
110
Aag ka dA'irah
(The River of Fire)
17-03-79
111
laraztee lakeeraeN
(The Shaking Lines)
23-05-79
112
patThar kaa Aadmi
(The Stone Man)
25-09-79
113
doosra patTHar
(The Second Stone)
03-11-79
114
KHatarnaak uNgliyaaN
(The Dangerous Fingers)
09-12-79
115
raat ka bHikari
(The Nocturnal Beggar)
05-06-80
116
AaKHree Admi
(The Last Man)
11-10-80
117
Daaktar du'A-goe
(Dr. Du'A-goe)
2-64
118
joaNk kee wapsee
(The Return of the Leech)
08-06-62
119
zeHreeli tasweer
(The Poisonous Painting)
29-10-62
120
baebaakoN kee talaaSH
(The Search of Straightforwards)
28-05-65
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Works of Ibne safi (Jasoosi Duniya)
Jasoosi Duniya
1 dilaer mujrim
(The Brave Criminal)
3-52 (March 1952 Publish date)
2 KHaufnaak Jungle
(The Terrifying Jungle)
3-52
3 aurat faroSh ka Qatil
(The Killer of Women-Trader)
4-52
4 tijoaree ka raaz
(The Secret of the Safe)
5-52
5 Fareedi aur Leonard
(Fareedi and Leonard)
6-52
6 Pur-asraar kuNwaaN
(The Mysterious Well)
7-52
7 KHatarnaak booRhaa
(The Dangerous Old Man)
8-52
8 Masnoo'ee naak
(The Artificial Nose)
9-52
9 Pur-asrar ajnabee
(The Mysterious Stranger)
10-52
10 AHmaQoaN kaa Chakkar
(The Case of the Fools)
11-52
11 PaHaaRoaN kee malikaa
(The Queen of the Mountains)
12-52
12 Maut kee Aandhee
(The Death Storm)
1-53
13 Heeray kee kaan
(The Diamond Mine)
2-53
14 Tijoaree ka geet
(The Song of the Safe)
3-53
15 AatiSHee parinda
(The Fiery Bird)
4-53
16 KHoonee patTHar
(The Bloody Stone)
5-53
17 BHayanak Jazeera
(The Terrifying Island)
6-53
18 Ajeeb AawaazaeN
(The Strange Sounds)
7-53
19 RaQQasaa ka Qat'l
(The Murder of a Dancer)
8-53
20 SHahi naQQaarah
(The Royal Drum)
9-53
21 Neeli rauSHnee
(The Blue Light)
10-53
22 KHoon ka daryaa
(The River of Blood)
11-53
23 Qaatil saNgraezay
(The Killer Pebbles)
12-53
24 PatTHar kee CHeeKH
(The Cry of the Stone)
1-54
25 KHaufnaak HaNgaama
(The Terrifying Agitation)
2-54
26 duHraa Qat'l
(The Double Murder)
3-54
27 CHaar Shikaree
(The Four Hunters)
4-54
28 Bey gunaaH mujrim
(The Innocent Criminal)
5-54
29 laaSHoaN kaa AbShaar
(The Waterfall of Corpses)
15-06-54
30 MooNCHh moonDnay Waali
(The Moustache Shaver Lady)
15-07-54
31 GeetoN kay dHamaakay
(The Explosions of Songs)
15-08-54
32 SiyaaH poasH luTaerA
(The Black Clad Robber)
15-09-54
33 Bur'f kay bHoot
(The Snow Ghosts)
15-10-54
34 Pur-haul sannAaTa
(The Fearful Silence)
15-11-54
35 CHeeKHtay DareeCHay
(The Crying Doors)
15-12-54
36 KHatarnaak DuSHman
(The Dangerous Enemy)
15-01-55
37 Jungle kee Aag
(The Forest Fire)
15-02-55
38 kuChlee hu'ee LaaSH
(The Crushed Corpse)
15-03-55
39 AndHaeray ka ShehanSHah
(The Empror of the Dark)
15-04-55
40 Pur-asrar wasi'yat
(The Mysterious Will)
15-05-55
41 Maut kee ChaTTaan
(The Rock of Death)
15-06-55
42 Neeli lakeer
(The Blue Line)
15-07-55
43 Tareek sA'ay
(The Dark Shadows)
15-08-55
44 Saazish ka jaal
(The Conspiracy Trap)
15-09-55
45 KHooni bagoolay
(The Bloody Whirlwinds)
15-10-55
46 laSHoaN kaa saudagar
(The Corpse Merchant)
15-11-55
47 Haulnaak veeranay
(The Frightening Wilderness)
15-12-55
48 Leonard kee waapsee
(The Return of Leonard)
15-01-56
49 BHayanak Aadmi
(The Frightening Man)
15-02-56
50 Pagal KHanay kaa qaidee
(The Prisoner of the Mental Asylum)
15-03-56
51 SHoaloN kaa naaCH
(The Dance of the Flames)
15-04-56
52 GiyaarHwaaN zeenaa
(The Eleventh Step)
15-05-56
53 SurKH dA'irah
(The Red Circle)
15-06-56
54 KHooNKHwaar laRkiyaaN
(The Blood-thirsty Girls)
15-07-56
55 sA'ay kee laaSH
(The Corpse of Shadow)
15-08-56
56 pehla Shoalaa
(The First Flame)
15-09-56
57 doosra Shoalaa
(The Second Flame)
15-10-56
58 teesra Shoalaa
(The Third Flame)
15-11-56
59 jaHannam ka Shoalaa
(The Flame from Hell)
15-12-56
60 ZeHreelay teer
(The Poisonous Arrows)
15-01-57
61 Paanee ka dHuwAaN
(The Water Smoke)
15-02-57
6 laaSH ka qeHqaHaa
(The Laughter of the Corpse)
15-03-57
63 Daaktar DreD
(Dr. Dread)
15-04-57
64 Shaitaan kee meHbooba
(The Lover of the Devil)
15-05-57
65 AnoakHay raQQas
(The Novel Dancers)
15-06-57
66 Pur-asrar moajjid
(The Mysterious Inventor)
15-07-57
67 Toofaan ka aGHwaa
(The Abduction of Storm)
15-08-57
68 RA'ifal kaa naGHmaa
(The Song of the Rifle)
15-09-57
69 THanDee Aag
(The cold Fire)
15-10-57
70 Japaan ka Fitnaa
(The Trouble from Japan)
15-11-57
71 duSHmanoaN ka SHeh'r
(The city of Enemies)
16-12-57
72 laaSh ka bulaawaa
(The Invitation of a Corpse)
13-01-58
73 gaarD kaa aGHwaa
(The Abduction of Guard)
15-02-58
74 SHadi kaa haNgaamaa
(The Hustle Bustle of the Wedding)
18-03-58
75 zameen kay baadal
(The Clouds of the Earth)
16-04-58
76 wabA'ee haijaan
(The Epidemic Agitation)
25-06-58
77 ooNCHaa Shikaar
(The Prized Victim)
30-07-58
78 Aawaarah SheHzaada
(The loafer Prince)
30-08-58
79 Chandnee ka dHuA'N
(The Moonlight Smoke)
12-10-58
80 saeNkRoaN hamSHak'l
(The Hundreds of Look-alikes)
25-11-58
81 laRaakoaN kee bastee
(The Town of the Fighters)
03-02-59
82 ulTee tasweer
(The Upside Down Painting)
21-03-59
83 Chamkeela Ghubaar
(The Glittering Dust)
30-05-59
84 AnoakHee reHzanee
(The Novel Robbery)
26-07-59
85 dHu'AaN uTH raHaa tHaa
(... the Smoke was Rising)
05-10-59
86 farhaad unsaTHh
(Farhaad '59)
04-12-59
87 zeHreela Aadmi
(The Poisonous Man)
15-02-60
88 Prince VehSHee
(Prince Vehshi)
18-06-60
89 BayChara/ree
[ Poor (Wo)man ]
21-12-63
90 iSHaaroaN kay Shikaar
(The Victims of the Hints)
64
91 sitAaroaN kee maut
(The Death of Stars)
04-10-64
92 sitaroaN kee CheeKHaeN
(The Cries of Stars)
22-12-64
93 saatwaaaN jazeerah
(The Seventh Island)
20-01-65
94 SHaitaanee JHeel
(The Satanic Lake)
16-03-65
95 SuneHree ChingaariyaaN
(The Golden Sparks)
07-08-65
96 SeHmee hu'ee laRkee
(The Frightened Girl)
23-04-66
97 qAtil kaa haaTh
(The Hand of the Killer)
20-06-66
98 rulaanay waali
(The Lady who made them Weep)
11-10-66
99 tasweer ka duSHman
(The Enemy of the Picture)
02-04-67
100 Devpaekar Darandaa
(The Humougous Beast)
01-08-67
101 Tisdal kee baedari
(The Awakening of Tisdle)
16-12-67
102 KHaufnaak mansooba
(The Terrifying Plan)
13-07-68
103 tabaaHee kaa KHwaab
(The Nightmare of Destruction)
07-10-68
104 MuHlik ShanaasA'ee
(The Fatal Acquaintence)
27-11-68
105 dHu'AaN hu'ee deewaar
(... The Wall That Went Up In Smokes)
03-03-69
106 KHoonee raiSHay
(The Killer Fibres)
30-09-69
107 teesri naagan
(The Third Snake)
10-11-69
108 raegam baala
(Raegam Bala)
15-01-70
109 bHaRiyay kee awaaz
(The Howling of Wolf)
28-07-70
110 Ajnabee ka faraar
(The Escape of the Stranger)
04-01-71
111 RauSHan hayoola
(The Bright Aura)
01-06-71
112 Zard fitnaa
(The Yellow Trouble)
16-08-71
113 Raet kaa devtaa
(The Sand God)
24-06-72
114 SaaNpoN ka maseeHa
(The Heeler of Snakes)
19-02-73
115 THanDaa jaHannam
(The Cold Hell)
29-06-73
116 Azeem himaaQat
(The Great Folly)
01-07-74
117 ZeHreela sayyarah
(The Poisonous Planet)
01-02-75
118 Neelum kee waapsee
(The Return of Neelum)
17-01-76
119 Mauroosi havas
(The Inherited Lust)
07-10-76
120 deHshatr-gard
(The Terrorist)
03-09-77
121 Shikaaree parCHiyaaN
(The Killer Shadows)
25-01-78
122 ParCHiyoaN kay hamlay
(The Attack of Shadows)
26-02-78
123 sA'ayoaN kaa TakrAa'O
(The Showdown of Shadows)
09-04-78
124 Hamzaad ka maskan
(The Dwelling of the Other Self)
03-06-78
125 SehrA'ee deewaanah
(The Dessert Lunatic)
17-07-79
1 dilaer mujrim
(The Brave Criminal)
3-52 (March 1952 Publish date)
2 KHaufnaak Jungle
(The Terrifying Jungle)
3-52
3 aurat faroSh ka Qatil
(The Killer of Women-Trader)
4-52
4 tijoaree ka raaz
(The Secret of the Safe)
5-52
5 Fareedi aur Leonard
(Fareedi and Leonard)
6-52
6 Pur-asraar kuNwaaN
(The Mysterious Well)
7-52
7 KHatarnaak booRhaa
(The Dangerous Old Man)
8-52
8 Masnoo'ee naak
(The Artificial Nose)
9-52
9 Pur-asrar ajnabee
(The Mysterious Stranger)
10-52
10 AHmaQoaN kaa Chakkar
(The Case of the Fools)
11-52
11 PaHaaRoaN kee malikaa
(The Queen of the Mountains)
12-52
12 Maut kee Aandhee
(The Death Storm)
1-53
13 Heeray kee kaan
(The Diamond Mine)
2-53
14 Tijoaree ka geet
(The Song of the Safe)
3-53
15 AatiSHee parinda
(The Fiery Bird)
4-53
16 KHoonee patTHar
(The Bloody Stone)
5-53
17 BHayanak Jazeera
(The Terrifying Island)
6-53
18 Ajeeb AawaazaeN
(The Strange Sounds)
7-53
19 RaQQasaa ka Qat'l
(The Murder of a Dancer)
8-53
20 SHahi naQQaarah
(The Royal Drum)
9-53
21 Neeli rauSHnee
(The Blue Light)
10-53
22 KHoon ka daryaa
(The River of Blood)
11-53
23 Qaatil saNgraezay
(The Killer Pebbles)
12-53
24 PatTHar kee CHeeKH
(The Cry of the Stone)
1-54
25 KHaufnaak HaNgaama
(The Terrifying Agitation)
2-54
26 duHraa Qat'l
(The Double Murder)
3-54
27 CHaar Shikaree
(The Four Hunters)
4-54
28 Bey gunaaH mujrim
(The Innocent Criminal)
5-54
29 laaSHoaN kaa AbShaar
(The Waterfall of Corpses)
15-06-54
30 MooNCHh moonDnay Waali
(The Moustache Shaver Lady)
15-07-54
31 GeetoN kay dHamaakay
(The Explosions of Songs)
15-08-54
32 SiyaaH poasH luTaerA
(The Black Clad Robber)
15-09-54
33 Bur'f kay bHoot
(The Snow Ghosts)
15-10-54
34 Pur-haul sannAaTa
(The Fearful Silence)
15-11-54
35 CHeeKHtay DareeCHay
(The Crying Doors)
15-12-54
36 KHatarnaak DuSHman
(The Dangerous Enemy)
15-01-55
37 Jungle kee Aag
(The Forest Fire)
15-02-55
38 kuChlee hu'ee LaaSH
(The Crushed Corpse)
15-03-55
39 AndHaeray ka ShehanSHah
(The Empror of the Dark)
15-04-55
40 Pur-asrar wasi'yat
(The Mysterious Will)
15-05-55
41 Maut kee ChaTTaan
(The Rock of Death)
15-06-55
42 Neeli lakeer
(The Blue Line)
15-07-55
43 Tareek sA'ay
(The Dark Shadows)
15-08-55
44 Saazish ka jaal
(The Conspiracy Trap)
15-09-55
45 KHooni bagoolay
(The Bloody Whirlwinds)
15-10-55
46 laSHoaN kaa saudagar
(The Corpse Merchant)
15-11-55
47 Haulnaak veeranay
(The Frightening Wilderness)
15-12-55
48 Leonard kee waapsee
(The Return of Leonard)
15-01-56
49 BHayanak Aadmi
(The Frightening Man)
15-02-56
50 Pagal KHanay kaa qaidee
(The Prisoner of the Mental Asylum)
15-03-56
51 SHoaloN kaa naaCH
(The Dance of the Flames)
15-04-56
52 GiyaarHwaaN zeenaa
(The Eleventh Step)
15-05-56
53 SurKH dA'irah
(The Red Circle)
15-06-56
54 KHooNKHwaar laRkiyaaN
(The Blood-thirsty Girls)
15-07-56
55 sA'ay kee laaSH
(The Corpse of Shadow)
15-08-56
56 pehla Shoalaa
(The First Flame)
15-09-56
57 doosra Shoalaa
(The Second Flame)
15-10-56
58 teesra Shoalaa
(The Third Flame)
15-11-56
59 jaHannam ka Shoalaa
(The Flame from Hell)
15-12-56
60 ZeHreelay teer
(The Poisonous Arrows)
15-01-57
61 Paanee ka dHuwAaN
(The Water Smoke)
15-02-57
6 laaSH ka qeHqaHaa
(The Laughter of the Corpse)
15-03-57
63 Daaktar DreD
(Dr. Dread)
15-04-57
64 Shaitaan kee meHbooba
(The Lover of the Devil)
15-05-57
65 AnoakHay raQQas
(The Novel Dancers)
15-06-57
66 Pur-asrar moajjid
(The Mysterious Inventor)
15-07-57
67 Toofaan ka aGHwaa
(The Abduction of Storm)
15-08-57
68 RA'ifal kaa naGHmaa
(The Song of the Rifle)
15-09-57
69 THanDee Aag
(The cold Fire)
15-10-57
70 Japaan ka Fitnaa
(The Trouble from Japan)
15-11-57
71 duSHmanoaN ka SHeh'r
(The city of Enemies)
16-12-57
72 laaSh ka bulaawaa
(The Invitation of a Corpse)
13-01-58
73 gaarD kaa aGHwaa
(The Abduction of Guard)
15-02-58
74 SHadi kaa haNgaamaa
(The Hustle Bustle of the Wedding)
18-03-58
75 zameen kay baadal
(The Clouds of the Earth)
16-04-58
76 wabA'ee haijaan
(The Epidemic Agitation)
25-06-58
77 ooNCHaa Shikaar
(The Prized Victim)
30-07-58
78 Aawaarah SheHzaada
(The loafer Prince)
30-08-58
79 Chandnee ka dHuA'N
(The Moonlight Smoke)
12-10-58
80 saeNkRoaN hamSHak'l
(The Hundreds of Look-alikes)
25-11-58
81 laRaakoaN kee bastee
(The Town of the Fighters)
03-02-59
82 ulTee tasweer
(The Upside Down Painting)
21-03-59
83 Chamkeela Ghubaar
(The Glittering Dust)
30-05-59
84 AnoakHee reHzanee
(The Novel Robbery)
26-07-59
85 dHu'AaN uTH raHaa tHaa
(... the Smoke was Rising)
05-10-59
86 farhaad unsaTHh
(Farhaad '59)
04-12-59
87 zeHreela Aadmi
(The Poisonous Man)
15-02-60
88 Prince VehSHee
(Prince Vehshi)
18-06-60
89 BayChara/ree
[ Poor (Wo)man ]
21-12-63
90 iSHaaroaN kay Shikaar
(The Victims of the Hints)
64
91 sitAaroaN kee maut
(The Death of Stars)
04-10-64
92 sitaroaN kee CheeKHaeN
(The Cries of Stars)
22-12-64
93 saatwaaaN jazeerah
(The Seventh Island)
20-01-65
94 SHaitaanee JHeel
(The Satanic Lake)
16-03-65
95 SuneHree ChingaariyaaN
(The Golden Sparks)
07-08-65
96 SeHmee hu'ee laRkee
(The Frightened Girl)
23-04-66
97 qAtil kaa haaTh
(The Hand of the Killer)
20-06-66
98 rulaanay waali
(The Lady who made them Weep)
11-10-66
99 tasweer ka duSHman
(The Enemy of the Picture)
02-04-67
100 Devpaekar Darandaa
(The Humougous Beast)
01-08-67
101 Tisdal kee baedari
(The Awakening of Tisdle)
16-12-67
102 KHaufnaak mansooba
(The Terrifying Plan)
13-07-68
103 tabaaHee kaa KHwaab
(The Nightmare of Destruction)
07-10-68
104 MuHlik ShanaasA'ee
(The Fatal Acquaintence)
27-11-68
105 dHu'AaN hu'ee deewaar
(... The Wall That Went Up In Smokes)
03-03-69
106 KHoonee raiSHay
(The Killer Fibres)
30-09-69
107 teesri naagan
(The Third Snake)
10-11-69
108 raegam baala
(Raegam Bala)
15-01-70
109 bHaRiyay kee awaaz
(The Howling of Wolf)
28-07-70
110 Ajnabee ka faraar
(The Escape of the Stranger)
04-01-71
111 RauSHan hayoola
(The Bright Aura)
01-06-71
112 Zard fitnaa
(The Yellow Trouble)
16-08-71
113 Raet kaa devtaa
(The Sand God)
24-06-72
114 SaaNpoN ka maseeHa
(The Heeler of Snakes)
19-02-73
115 THanDaa jaHannam
(The Cold Hell)
29-06-73
116 Azeem himaaQat
(The Great Folly)
01-07-74
117 ZeHreela sayyarah
(The Poisonous Planet)
01-02-75
118 Neelum kee waapsee
(The Return of Neelum)
17-01-76
119 Mauroosi havas
(The Inherited Lust)
07-10-76
120 deHshatr-gard
(The Terrorist)
03-09-77
121 Shikaaree parCHiyaaN
(The Killer Shadows)
25-01-78
122 ParCHiyoaN kay hamlay
(The Attack of Shadows)
26-02-78
123 sA'ayoaN kaa TakrAa'O
(The Showdown of Shadows)
09-04-78
124 Hamzaad ka maskan
(The Dwelling of the Other Self)
03-06-78
125 SehrA'ee deewaanah
(The Dessert Lunatic)
17-07-79
Biography of IBNE SAFI
Ibne Safi (Asrar Ahmed)was born on July 26, 1928, in the village of Nara in Allahabad District, U.P., India.
Ibne Safi’s forefathers came from the village of Nara. Originally they were Hindus of Kaistth clan. Several generations back, their clan leader Raja Vasheshar Dayal Singh had embraced Islam and came to be known as Baba Abdun Nabi. His tomb still exists in what are now the ruins of the village Nara.
Ibne Safi’s parents both came from a family of landlords and learned men. His grandfather, Maulvi Abdul Fattah, was a schoolteacher in Ujjain, India before the partition of the Indian Subcontinent.
Ibne Safi’s father, Safiullah Saheb, initially moved from Nara to Allahabad; and then to what is now Pakistan. He used to work for “Syed A.M. Wazir Ali and Company,” a famous vending company contracting for the British Indian Army. During his service, he was stationed at places like Dehradun, Devlaali, Darjeeling, Quetta, etc.
Ibne Safi’s mother, Nuzaira Bibi, was a pious lady from a family of learned men. Her maternal relatives were known as “hakeemon ka khaandaan” (family of wise men). Her grand uncles included Hakim Ehsan Ali and Hakim Rehman Ali, both authors of books on traditional medicine. Tibb-e-Rehmaani and Tibb-e-Ehsaani – both written in Persian – were used on the curriculum of many traditional medical schools. Nuzaira Bibi was very watchful of her son Asrar, ensuring that he always had good company and good opportunities for education.
Ibne Safi had several siblings, including his brother Isar Ahmed and sister Ghufairah Khatoon, who died young. He only had one surviving sister Azra Rehana (Balaghat Khatoon), who was married to Lateef Ahmed Siddiqi and passed away 1n 2005..
Ibne Safi obtained his primary schooling in the village school at Nara. When he was only eight years old, he got an opportunity to read first volume of Talism-e-Hoshruba. Although he could not understand the language entirely, the story made a great impact on his creative mind. He then read all seven volumes several times.
Ibne Safi started writing at a young age. When he was in seventh grade, his first story appeared in the weekly Shahid, which was edited by Aadil Rasheed. Ibne Safi also started writing poetry in eighth grade. He was so impressed by the famous poet Jigar Murad Aabadi that his earlier poetry was on “khumriat” (poetry about the use and affects of alcohol).
Ibne Safi acquired his secondary school education in Allahabad, as his family had moved from Nara by this time. He completed Matriculation from D.A.V. School in Allahabad, India. For a short period during Matriculation, he got involved with baby communists and started writing poetry against social evils. Soon, however, he moved away from this group and its ideologies. During the independence movement and afterwards, he was also branded a progressive for his ideas, and warrants were issued in India for his arrest.
Ibne Safi completed Intermediate (High School Certificate) from Eving Christian College in Allahabad, India. This was a co-education college and his poetry flourished greatly in that environment. He would frequently participate in poetic sittings that were held at the college hostels. However, in his first year, he was reluctant to publicly read his poetry for the annual “mushaira.” In second year, he was elected President of The Literary Society. This required him to recite his poem Bansuri Ki Aawaz (Voice of the Flute). The Dean of the Urdu faculty, Maulana Anwar-ul-Haq, predicted that Ibne Safi would be a great poet in the future. The poem was also so deeply appreciated by his English professor Mr. Higgins, who had an avid interest in Urdu poetry, that he commented:
“Excluding Firaq’s Rubayyat and your poem, all the rest seemed to be merely echoes of poetry.”
In 1947, Ibne Safi enrolled in Allahabad University, where Dr. Syed Ejaz Hussain’s lectures further contributed to his literary and mental growth. However, this period was very short because independence riots had started and one incident had also occurred on university premises. Due to the critical nature of an already tense situation, he was asked to stay home.
After partition, when situation normalized in 1948, he did not re-enroll at the University because all his colleagues were now one year senior to him. Allahabad University did not have any room for private students. Only Agra University in UP allowed private students, with the condition that the candidate have two years teaching experience. Ibne Safi therefore obtained Bachelor of Arts degree from Agra University in Agra, India.
In 1948, Abbas Hussaini founded Nakhat Publications. Ibne Saeed was the Editor of the prose section, and Ibne Safi became Editor of poetry. At this time, Ibne Safi started experimenting with different literary genres on a regular basis, including short stories, humor, and satire. He used pseudonyms such as Sanki Soldier and Tughral Farghan. His first story for The Nakhat was Farar (The Escape), which was published in June 1948. Ibne Safi, however, was not satisfied with his work. The eight-year-old who had swallowed Talism-e-Hoshruba was persuading him to create something entirely different, especially in prose. Ibne Safi would soon follow the urgings of his inner child and be taken to Rider Haggard’s fictitious land of She, becoming even more frustrated.
In a literary sitting towards the end of 1951, a senior citizen commented that in Urdu only erotic stories are sold, and the rest are unmarketable. Ibne Safi disagreed with the gentleman, saying that nobody had tried to stop this flooding of porn literature. Another person added that this trend could not be stopped unless some replacement literature was created and put on the market. Ibne Safi thought long and hard about the predicament, about what literature would appeal to the market, and again the eight-year-old child appeared in front of him. He knew that even people in their eighties were glued to Talism-e-Hoshruba. Ibne Safi promised himself that he would try to create some replacement for Urdu porn literature.
With the advice of Ibne Safi, Abbas Hussaini made arrangements for publishing monthly detective novels. The name of the series was Jasoosi Duniya (The World of Espionage), and it was the first time Ibne Safi started writing with the infamous pen name of Ibne Safi. Containing his original characters, Inspector Faridi and Sergeant Hameed, the first novel Dilaer Mujrim (The Brave Criminal) was published in March 1952.
At this time (1949-1952), Ibne Safi was by profession a secondary school teacher at Islamia School Allahabad, and later at Yaadgaar-e-Hussaini School. He maintained the school jobs, and studied part time to finish his education.
Very few people know that Ibne Safi was also very fond of music and drawing. He had a good voice for singing, and used to draw sketches on his novel drafts.
After finishing his education, Ibne Safi migrated to Pakistan with his mother and sister in August 1952. They joined his father in Karachi, who had emigrated there in 1947. Ibne Safi’s first residence was in a locality called C-1 area, Lalukhet (now known as Liaqatabad). Ibne Safi then founded Asrar Publications and started publishing Jasoosi Duniya simultaneously from Pakistan and India. The political border between the two countries did not divide the relationship he had formed with his readers.
In 1953, Ibne Safi married Umme Salma Khatoon. She was born on April 12, 1938 to Muhammad Amin Ahsan and Riaz Fatima Begum. Her father was Deputy Superintendent of Police in Sultanpur, India. Salma had a family background of literary and religious personalities. Her grandfather, the poet Muhammad Ahsan Vehshi, was a disciple of Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki. Salma’s uncle, Maulana Najm Ahsan, was a vicegrant (Khalifa) of Hakimul Ummat Maulana Ashraf Al Thanvi
Quds Sirruhu. Salma’s brother, Makeen Ahsan Kaleem, was the Chief Editor of the daily Mashriq (Lahore, Pakistan) till his demise in 1976. Salma’s sister Safia Siddiqi is also a writer.
In 1955, Ibne Safi created a new character, Imran, and started publishing the Imran Series. In 1958, Ibne Safi moved to newly constructed house in Nazimabad No.2, which remained the family abode during the remainder of his life. Though he also moved offices to a new location in Firdous Colony, Karachi, he felt more at ease writing from home. With the addition of Imran Series to Jasoosi Duniya, his publishing raised to a record three to four novels monthly.
By June 1960, Ibne Safi had written the eighty-eighth novel of Jasoosi Duniya (Prince Vehshee) and the forty-first novel of Imran Series (Bay-Awaaz Sayyarah). During this period, he also experimented with the Jasoosi Duniya Magazine Edition. However, only four issues were ever published. The excessive thinking and writing eventually took a toll on his health, and the magazine edition was discontinued.
Ibne Safi suffered from schizophrenia during 1960 and 1963, not writing a single word in those three years. With the prayers of his family, friends, and fans, Ibne Safi finally recovered from the illness in 1963 under the treatment of Hakim Iqbal Hussain of Karachi.
The author made a great comeback on November 25, 1963 with the bestseller Imran Series novel Dairh Matwaalay, which inaugurated in India by the then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The demand for this novel was so high that within a week a second edition was published in India. This edition was inaugurated by the then Provincial Law Minister Ali Zaheer.
In 1968, Ibne Safi’s father, Safiullah Saheb, retired from his job and passed away the same year.
During the mid-seventies, Inter Services Intelligence of Pakistan informally utilized his services for lecturing new recruits on the methods of detection.
In 1975, a film producer, Muhammad Hussain Talpur (aka Maulana Hippie), experimented with a film Dhamaka based on the Imran Series novel Baibaakon Ki Talaash. Actor Javaid Sheikh (then Javaid Iqbal) was introduced for the first time as Zafarul Mulk, the main character. Maulana Hippie played Jameson, and the actress Shabnam played the role of Sabiha. Imran and X-2's team was not shown in the movie. Ibne Safi himself recorded the voice of X-2.
During the elections of March 1977, PTV produced a serial Dr. Duago based on the same novel of the Imran Series. Actor Muhammad Qavi Khan played Imran but the play was never aired due to political censorship.
In January 1977 Mushtaq Ahmed Qureshi started publishing Ibne Safi magazine which was later renamed to Nae Ufaq. Another magazine Naya Rukh was started after the death of Ibne Safi. Both magazines carried a novel of Jasoosi Duniya and Imran Series each, respectively. These magazines are still in publication today; however, Ibne Safi’s novels are not included anymore.
Ibne Safi’s mother Nuzaira Bibi passed away in the summer of 1979. Ibne Safi’s pain on her sad demise took the shape of heartfelt poem MaaN (Mother).
In September 1979, Ibne Safi suffered from abdominal pains. By December of that year, it was confirmed these were a result of cancer at the head of pancreas.
He was attended by the family physicians, Dr. Saeed Akhtar Zaidi and Dr. Qamaruddin Siddiqui. General Physician Dr. Rab and Cancer Specialist Dr. Syed Hasan Manzoor Zaidi also provided care and treatment in his last days.
Though his health deteriorated seriously and rapidly between December 1979 and July 1980, Ibne Safi did not quit writing.
On Saturday July 26, 1980 (Ramadhan 12, 1400 AH), at around Faj'r time, Ibne Safi passed away . His incomplete Imran Series novel Aakhri Aadmi was by his bedside.
Ibne Safi’s forefathers came from the village of Nara. Originally they were Hindus of Kaistth clan. Several generations back, their clan leader Raja Vasheshar Dayal Singh had embraced Islam and came to be known as Baba Abdun Nabi. His tomb still exists in what are now the ruins of the village Nara.
Ibne Safi’s parents both came from a family of landlords and learned men. His grandfather, Maulvi Abdul Fattah, was a schoolteacher in Ujjain, India before the partition of the Indian Subcontinent.
Ibne Safi’s father, Safiullah Saheb, initially moved from Nara to Allahabad; and then to what is now Pakistan. He used to work for “Syed A.M. Wazir Ali and Company,” a famous vending company contracting for the British Indian Army. During his service, he was stationed at places like Dehradun, Devlaali, Darjeeling, Quetta, etc.
Ibne Safi’s mother, Nuzaira Bibi, was a pious lady from a family of learned men. Her maternal relatives were known as “hakeemon ka khaandaan” (family of wise men). Her grand uncles included Hakim Ehsan Ali and Hakim Rehman Ali, both authors of books on traditional medicine. Tibb-e-Rehmaani and Tibb-e-Ehsaani – both written in Persian – were used on the curriculum of many traditional medical schools. Nuzaira Bibi was very watchful of her son Asrar, ensuring that he always had good company and good opportunities for education.
Ibne Safi had several siblings, including his brother Isar Ahmed and sister Ghufairah Khatoon, who died young. He only had one surviving sister Azra Rehana (Balaghat Khatoon), who was married to Lateef Ahmed Siddiqi and passed away 1n 2005..
Ibne Safi obtained his primary schooling in the village school at Nara. When he was only eight years old, he got an opportunity to read first volume of Talism-e-Hoshruba. Although he could not understand the language entirely, the story made a great impact on his creative mind. He then read all seven volumes several times.
Ibne Safi started writing at a young age. When he was in seventh grade, his first story appeared in the weekly Shahid, which was edited by Aadil Rasheed. Ibne Safi also started writing poetry in eighth grade. He was so impressed by the famous poet Jigar Murad Aabadi that his earlier poetry was on “khumriat” (poetry about the use and affects of alcohol).
Ibne Safi acquired his secondary school education in Allahabad, as his family had moved from Nara by this time. He completed Matriculation from D.A.V. School in Allahabad, India. For a short period during Matriculation, he got involved with baby communists and started writing poetry against social evils. Soon, however, he moved away from this group and its ideologies. During the independence movement and afterwards, he was also branded a progressive for his ideas, and warrants were issued in India for his arrest.
Ibne Safi completed Intermediate (High School Certificate) from Eving Christian College in Allahabad, India. This was a co-education college and his poetry flourished greatly in that environment. He would frequently participate in poetic sittings that were held at the college hostels. However, in his first year, he was reluctant to publicly read his poetry for the annual “mushaira.” In second year, he was elected President of The Literary Society. This required him to recite his poem Bansuri Ki Aawaz (Voice of the Flute). The Dean of the Urdu faculty, Maulana Anwar-ul-Haq, predicted that Ibne Safi would be a great poet in the future. The poem was also so deeply appreciated by his English professor Mr. Higgins, who had an avid interest in Urdu poetry, that he commented:
“Excluding Firaq’s Rubayyat and your poem, all the rest seemed to be merely echoes of poetry.”
In 1947, Ibne Safi enrolled in Allahabad University, where Dr. Syed Ejaz Hussain’s lectures further contributed to his literary and mental growth. However, this period was very short because independence riots had started and one incident had also occurred on university premises. Due to the critical nature of an already tense situation, he was asked to stay home.
After partition, when situation normalized in 1948, he did not re-enroll at the University because all his colleagues were now one year senior to him. Allahabad University did not have any room for private students. Only Agra University in UP allowed private students, with the condition that the candidate have two years teaching experience. Ibne Safi therefore obtained Bachelor of Arts degree from Agra University in Agra, India.
In 1948, Abbas Hussaini founded Nakhat Publications. Ibne Saeed was the Editor of the prose section, and Ibne Safi became Editor of poetry. At this time, Ibne Safi started experimenting with different literary genres on a regular basis, including short stories, humor, and satire. He used pseudonyms such as Sanki Soldier and Tughral Farghan. His first story for The Nakhat was Farar (The Escape), which was published in June 1948. Ibne Safi, however, was not satisfied with his work. The eight-year-old who had swallowed Talism-e-Hoshruba was persuading him to create something entirely different, especially in prose. Ibne Safi would soon follow the urgings of his inner child and be taken to Rider Haggard’s fictitious land of She, becoming even more frustrated.
In a literary sitting towards the end of 1951, a senior citizen commented that in Urdu only erotic stories are sold, and the rest are unmarketable. Ibne Safi disagreed with the gentleman, saying that nobody had tried to stop this flooding of porn literature. Another person added that this trend could not be stopped unless some replacement literature was created and put on the market. Ibne Safi thought long and hard about the predicament, about what literature would appeal to the market, and again the eight-year-old child appeared in front of him. He knew that even people in their eighties were glued to Talism-e-Hoshruba. Ibne Safi promised himself that he would try to create some replacement for Urdu porn literature.
With the advice of Ibne Safi, Abbas Hussaini made arrangements for publishing monthly detective novels. The name of the series was Jasoosi Duniya (The World of Espionage), and it was the first time Ibne Safi started writing with the infamous pen name of Ibne Safi. Containing his original characters, Inspector Faridi and Sergeant Hameed, the first novel Dilaer Mujrim (The Brave Criminal) was published in March 1952.
At this time (1949-1952), Ibne Safi was by profession a secondary school teacher at Islamia School Allahabad, and later at Yaadgaar-e-Hussaini School. He maintained the school jobs, and studied part time to finish his education.
Very few people know that Ibne Safi was also very fond of music and drawing. He had a good voice for singing, and used to draw sketches on his novel drafts.
After finishing his education, Ibne Safi migrated to Pakistan with his mother and sister in August 1952. They joined his father in Karachi, who had emigrated there in 1947. Ibne Safi’s first residence was in a locality called C-1 area, Lalukhet (now known as Liaqatabad). Ibne Safi then founded Asrar Publications and started publishing Jasoosi Duniya simultaneously from Pakistan and India. The political border between the two countries did not divide the relationship he had formed with his readers.
In 1953, Ibne Safi married Umme Salma Khatoon. She was born on April 12, 1938 to Muhammad Amin Ahsan and Riaz Fatima Begum. Her father was Deputy Superintendent of Police in Sultanpur, India. Salma had a family background of literary and religious personalities. Her grandfather, the poet Muhammad Ahsan Vehshi, was a disciple of Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki. Salma’s uncle, Maulana Najm Ahsan, was a vicegrant (Khalifa) of Hakimul Ummat Maulana Ashraf Al Thanvi
Quds Sirruhu. Salma’s brother, Makeen Ahsan Kaleem, was the Chief Editor of the daily Mashriq (Lahore, Pakistan) till his demise in 1976. Salma’s sister Safia Siddiqi is also a writer.
In 1955, Ibne Safi created a new character, Imran, and started publishing the Imran Series. In 1958, Ibne Safi moved to newly constructed house in Nazimabad No.2, which remained the family abode during the remainder of his life. Though he also moved offices to a new location in Firdous Colony, Karachi, he felt more at ease writing from home. With the addition of Imran Series to Jasoosi Duniya, his publishing raised to a record three to four novels monthly.
By June 1960, Ibne Safi had written the eighty-eighth novel of Jasoosi Duniya (Prince Vehshee) and the forty-first novel of Imran Series (Bay-Awaaz Sayyarah). During this period, he also experimented with the Jasoosi Duniya Magazine Edition. However, only four issues were ever published. The excessive thinking and writing eventually took a toll on his health, and the magazine edition was discontinued.
Ibne Safi suffered from schizophrenia during 1960 and 1963, not writing a single word in those three years. With the prayers of his family, friends, and fans, Ibne Safi finally recovered from the illness in 1963 under the treatment of Hakim Iqbal Hussain of Karachi.
The author made a great comeback on November 25, 1963 with the bestseller Imran Series novel Dairh Matwaalay, which inaugurated in India by the then Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The demand for this novel was so high that within a week a second edition was published in India. This edition was inaugurated by the then Provincial Law Minister Ali Zaheer.
In 1968, Ibne Safi’s father, Safiullah Saheb, retired from his job and passed away the same year.
During the mid-seventies, Inter Services Intelligence of Pakistan informally utilized his services for lecturing new recruits on the methods of detection.
In 1975, a film producer, Muhammad Hussain Talpur (aka Maulana Hippie), experimented with a film Dhamaka based on the Imran Series novel Baibaakon Ki Talaash. Actor Javaid Sheikh (then Javaid Iqbal) was introduced for the first time as Zafarul Mulk, the main character. Maulana Hippie played Jameson, and the actress Shabnam played the role of Sabiha. Imran and X-2's team was not shown in the movie. Ibne Safi himself recorded the voice of X-2.
During the elections of March 1977, PTV produced a serial Dr. Duago based on the same novel of the Imran Series. Actor Muhammad Qavi Khan played Imran but the play was never aired due to political censorship.
In January 1977 Mushtaq Ahmed Qureshi started publishing Ibne Safi magazine which was later renamed to Nae Ufaq. Another magazine Naya Rukh was started after the death of Ibne Safi. Both magazines carried a novel of Jasoosi Duniya and Imran Series each, respectively. These magazines are still in publication today; however, Ibne Safi’s novels are not included anymore.
Ibne Safi’s mother Nuzaira Bibi passed away in the summer of 1979. Ibne Safi’s pain on her sad demise took the shape of heartfelt poem MaaN (Mother).
In September 1979, Ibne Safi suffered from abdominal pains. By December of that year, it was confirmed these were a result of cancer at the head of pancreas.
He was attended by the family physicians, Dr. Saeed Akhtar Zaidi and Dr. Qamaruddin Siddiqui. General Physician Dr. Rab and Cancer Specialist Dr. Syed Hasan Manzoor Zaidi also provided care and treatment in his last days.
Though his health deteriorated seriously and rapidly between December 1979 and July 1980, Ibne Safi did not quit writing.
On Saturday July 26, 1980 (Ramadhan 12, 1400 AH), at around Faj'r time, Ibne Safi passed away . His incomplete Imran Series novel Aakhri Aadmi was by his bedside.
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Mangoes
Naama na koyi yaar ka paigham bhejiye
Is fasl meiN jo bhejiye tau aam bhejiye
What a fantastic fruit Allah has awarded us with.
If we look back at history the we found as follows,
history
Mangos originated in northeast India, north western Myanmar and Bangladesh. They later spread to the rest of Asia by themselves and with the help of humans. They have been cultivated, praised and revered since ancient times.
Origins
Scientists have been wondering for many years where mangos first came from. Their centre of origin was revealed to be northeast India, Myanmar and Bangladesh after fossil records were found there dating back 25 to 30 million years.
Several hundreds of years ago artists and botanists observed and recorded some of the many types of mango that existed in India.
Cultivation and domestication of mangos probably began in the Indian subcontinent, where they have been grown for more than 4000 years. Buddhist monks took mango plants on voyages to Malaya and eastern Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries BC. By the tenth century AD, Persian traders had taken mango to the Middle East and East Africa. With the arrival of the Portuguese in India in the 15th century, it was later spread to South America, the Philippines and to West Africa. Mangos are now cultivated commercially throughout tropics and subtropical areas.
In the early stages of domestication, fruits were probably very small and fibrous without much flesh. The Mughals and Portuguese selected and grew generations of mango plants. Centuries of development have produced varieties of mangos free of both fibres and unpleasant flavours. This eventually led to larger fruits with thick flesh that we are familiar with today.
Types
Bombay Yellow' ('Bombai')
Malda' ('Bombay Green')
'Pairi' ('Paheri', 'Pirie', 'Peter', 'Nadusalai', 'grape', 'Raspuri', 'Goha bunder')
'Safdar Pasand'
'Suvarnarekha' ('Sundri')
Early to Mid-Season:
'Langra'
'Rajapuri'
'Alampur Baneshan'
'Alphonso' ('Badami', 'gundu', 'appas', 'khader')
'Bangalora'('Totapuri', 'collection', 'kili-mukku', abu Samada' in the Sudan).
'Banganapally' ('Baneshan', 'chaptai', 'Safeda')–of high quality but shy bearer
'Dusehri' ('Dashehari aman', 'nirali aman', 'kamyab')
'Gulab Khas'
'Zardalu'
'K.O. 11'
Mid- to Late-Season:
'Rumani' (often bearing an off-season crop)
'Samarbehist' ('Chowsa', 'Chausa', 'Khajri')
'Vanraj'
'K.O. 7/5' ('Himayuddin' ´ 'Neelum')
'Fazli' ('Fazli malda')–high quality
'Safeda Lucknow'
'Mulgoa'
'Neelum' (sometimes twice a year)
Is fasl meiN jo bhejiye tau aam bhejiye
What a fantastic fruit Allah has awarded us with.
If we look back at history the we found as follows,
history
Mangos originated in northeast India, north western Myanmar and Bangladesh. They later spread to the rest of Asia by themselves and with the help of humans. They have been cultivated, praised and revered since ancient times.
Origins
Scientists have been wondering for many years where mangos first came from. Their centre of origin was revealed to be northeast India, Myanmar and Bangladesh after fossil records were found there dating back 25 to 30 million years.
Several hundreds of years ago artists and botanists observed and recorded some of the many types of mango that existed in India.
Cultivation and domestication of mangos probably began in the Indian subcontinent, where they have been grown for more than 4000 years. Buddhist monks took mango plants on voyages to Malaya and eastern Asia in the 4th and 5th centuries BC. By the tenth century AD, Persian traders had taken mango to the Middle East and East Africa. With the arrival of the Portuguese in India in the 15th century, it was later spread to South America, the Philippines and to West Africa. Mangos are now cultivated commercially throughout tropics and subtropical areas.
In the early stages of domestication, fruits were probably very small and fibrous without much flesh. The Mughals and Portuguese selected and grew generations of mango plants. Centuries of development have produced varieties of mangos free of both fibres and unpleasant flavours. This eventually led to larger fruits with thick flesh that we are familiar with today.
Types
Bombay Yellow' ('Bombai')
Malda' ('Bombay Green')
'Pairi' ('Paheri', 'Pirie', 'Peter', 'Nadusalai', 'grape', 'Raspuri', 'Goha bunder')
'Safdar Pasand'
'Suvarnarekha' ('Sundri')
Early to Mid-Season:
'Langra'
'Rajapuri'
'Alampur Baneshan'
'Alphonso' ('Badami', 'gundu', 'appas', 'khader')
'Bangalora'('Totapuri', 'collection', 'kili-mukku', abu Samada' in the Sudan).
'Banganapally' ('Baneshan', 'chaptai', 'Safeda')–of high quality but shy bearer
'Dusehri' ('Dashehari aman', 'nirali aman', 'kamyab')
'Gulab Khas'
'Zardalu'
'K.O. 11'
Mid- to Late-Season:
'Rumani' (often bearing an off-season crop)
'Samarbehist' ('Chowsa', 'Chausa', 'Khajri')
'Vanraj'
'K.O. 7/5' ('Himayuddin' ´ 'Neelum')
'Fazli' ('Fazli malda')–high quality
'Safeda Lucknow'
'Mulgoa'
'Neelum' (sometimes twice a year)
Sunday, April 8, 2007
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