Few writers have received the level of recognition and adulation from Urdu-reading masses in the subcontinent that was enjoyed by Ibne Safi. His works became the talk of the town as soon as they would hit the book stalls. And they were adored by all readers — young and old, men and women alike. Though he tried his mettle in different genres, it was his detective novels that left an indelible mark on the minds of people. (Dr. Noman Ahmed).

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Ibne Safi is truly the only real bestseller in Urdu. His novels have been translated into six languages and have sold more than any other novel. He built his own microcosm of fiction that readers willingly accepted. He introduced humour into the rather serious world of detective fiction. And, above all, he wrote an Urdu style rarely seen in popular fiction.