Arif Waqar, BBC Urdu Service (December
24, 2007)
Dear Hanif,
You've really done a marvelous job.
My very first exposure to any kind of
literature was Ibn-e-Safi, when I was in 6th grade. By the time I
did my Middle School, (1962) I had read all the novels he had
written by 1960.
My urge for his new stories was so strong
that, to fill the waiting periods, I started reading Akram
Allahbadi and made friends with Khan and Balay. They were no match
for Hameed and Fareedi but I had to pass time somehow.
In 8th Grade, I moved on to Dutt Bharti
and in 9th I was introduced to Manto. In my Inter College I was
fascinated by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky and in the University,
Alberto Moravia became my favourite. But Ibn-e-Safi was my first
love and I still feel thrilled when I remember the days of my
6th.grade: a 12-year old boy, walking in his imagination on the
road to Taar Jaam, thinking of Juliana.F.Waters...how would she
really look like ?
By the way, I had the honour of seeing
Agatha Christie in person at the age of 14 and still have her
autographs. You have given her quote about Ibn-e-Safi, can you
please tell me what the source is, can we somehow get to the
original writing or interview where Ibn-e-Safi is mentioned.
Your Website is obviously at an early
stage and a lot of work is yet to be done. You must give a
detailed account of the ja'li (fake) Ibn-e-Safis that suddenly
mushroomed in the 1970's (Abban-Safi, En-Safi etc.) If I get all
the required material, I can write a detailed article for BBC, on
his 80th. birthday in July 2008.
I'm once again thankful to you for
sending me the link and hope this contact will continue.
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Fakhar-e–Alam Siddiqi, Kuwait
(December 13, 2007)
Dear Hanif,
For a long long time I have been wanting
to send you this feed back regarding your excellent work.......but
I could not find words to fully express my thoughts......I know
you are a man who always keeps on doing wonderful things....but in
creating the Ibne-Safi site you have even outdone
yourself......great work.
In my humble opinion the heading on the
home page " Paish ras" should be " Pasihras/ Paish Lafz, because
in some of the books particularly the second edition the word "
Paish lafz is used. .
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Waseem M., Canada (November 1, 2007)
Salam-o-Alaikum
I'm a die-hard fan of Ibn-e-Safi and his
work. Recently I had the chance to get my hands on complete sets
of Jasoosi Dunya and Imran series. Currently I’m in the middle of
reading both the series. By profession, I’m an IT professional and
am interested in setting up a website to shed more light on Ibne
Safi's work including summaries of all the novels in English. I
also want to set up a virtual reading room where people can listen
to Safi's novels read by different members and so on. For this
purpose I would like to seek your permission to go ahead with this
project. Everything and everything will be done within the
boundaries of copyrights. Can you please go over my request and
give me your feedback as well as your take on this project.
I’m hoping for a positive & constructive
response.
Thank you for your cooperation and
understanding.
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Adeel, India (October 14, 2007)
Assalam alaikum,
I visited your web site and quite frankly
impressed with the information you have presented. I would like to
buy all the 'Jassosi Novels' from Ibn-e-Safi but don't know where
to find it in INDIA. I am a reader of Ibn-e-Safi works since my
childhood and i have read almost every novel he wrote. I have a
great passion for his work and have always thought of possessing
his entire collection. It is some kind of weird but i don't like
to buy the new published books. I need the old ones from 'Jasoosi
Duniya'. Just want to feel the way like old days. I thought may be
you could help me. I will highly appreciate if you could provide
some contacts in this regard.
Waiting for your reply.
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Khurram Baqa, Lahore Pakistan
(September 25, 2007)
Dear Mr. Hanif,
I appreciate your effort for bringing
our beloved writer Ibn-e-Safi to the Internet world. I am a
great admirer of Ibn-e-Safi and has read all his books. Being an
admirer, I want to offer my services for the improvement and
betterment of your site about Ibn-e-Safi. I have visited it and
found a lot of scope of work in it. I myself is a web programmer
and developer and love to work for Ibn-e-Safi voluntarily
I can be of help to you in obtaining
the videos from PTV as I have some contacts in PTV.
Please note that I am offering you my
services Free of Cost just to pay tribute to the best "Jasoosi"
writer, I have ever read.
Please let me know if I will be of any
help to you. I am already working on a site (www.sajjanlahore.org)
to pay tribute to some of our literary legends.
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Tafheem Khan, India (September 25,
2007)
Assalamoalekum
janaab mera naam tafheem quader khan hai,,
main hindustaan se hun,, mujhe jasoosi novel , qisse , kahaniyan
padne ka bahot shauq hai, ibne safi ke bare main maine apne cousin
se suna hai , isliye maine safi sahab k bare main search kiya aur
aapki site mujhe haazir mili , bahot hi khubsurat site hai aur
mujhe bahot mazaa aaya use dekhkar , padkar aur sunkar , , ab
janaab baat bahot paicheeda hai ki ... mujhe urdu padna nahi aati
,, ye mujhe lagta hai meri paidaish kafi baad hui jab english ka
bolbala ho gaya tha aur mulq bhi badal gaya , kher maine bahot
baar koshish ki urdu seekhne ki apni ammi se par zyada dhyan nahi
de paaya , ab aapse ye chaahta hun ki kya unka tarjuma kahin mil
sakta hai aur kin kin zubanon main mil sakta hai , aapse jawaab
zarur chahunga.
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Zia Qureshi, Australia (September
24, 2007)
Today my dream has come true, when I
saw your website about the Ibne Safi.
Well done! Also I was wondering that if
you could provide me a total price list including postage fee
for Imran Series & Jasoosi Duniya to Canberra Australia.
I am a great fan of Ibne Safi and I was
very sad on his death, sometimes I wonder why he had to die so
young & early.
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Jawad Ahmad, Lahore Pakistan
(October 25, 2007)
I am a 35 Year old male whose early
educational life was glorified by the presence of Ibne Safi Sb's
literature at home. Being from Peshawar, reading was the major
pass time we had in those days, and most of the elders were also
engrossed in these classics. I still truly believe that Mr.
Safi's writings were well ahead of his time. It is such a pity
that like all other fields of life, there is no true recognition
of the literature Mr. Safi left for his followers. Had he been
in USA or UK, he would have been a bigger phenomenon than
Stephen King or John Grisham etc....
I like to thank you so much for brining
such fond memories of child hood alive.
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Anwar Khan, Islamabad Pakistan
(August 31, 2007)
Friends,
This is an excellent website dedicated
to a legendry character like IBNE SAFI, who always was my guide
in my childhood and youth through his heroic idols like Faridi
and Hameed & Imran. I am delighted that through this website you
are highlighting the personality of Ibne Safi and believe that u
will make it an excellent website among all other sites. When I
was a youth I used to extensively read all publications of Ibne
Safi and take pride in the lives of his heroes. I took their
lives as idol and tried to be as upright as his characters were.
I would like to request his successive sons and daughters
wherever they are to come forward and provide as much assistance
to make this website the best one on their father, who for
decades enlightened the hearts and minds of millions of people
across sub-continent. I wish Ibne Safi had lived longer to make
us always wait for his new publications and the way his heroes
used to fight the evils and highlight rule of law, for the
previous and present generations.
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Tanveer Ahmed, Ottawa, Canada
(August 13, 2007)
Ibne Safi was a friend of my father.
While leaving for Canada in 1971, I paid a visit to him with my
dad. I still remember his office, behind the galvanized overhead
door at Chourangi, something like a garage we have here.
He was very pleased, that I was
accepted at the University, blessed me, and gave me his complete
set of Hamidi-Faridi and Imran series, which I still have, 'a
rare treasure'.
Although I knew at the time, that he
was a very famous writer, but had no idea that I was meeting a
legend for the last time.
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Dr. Arshad Saeed, Canada (August 13,
2007)
Ibne Safiwas indeed a great writer.
What a multi talented person. I am sure if he was born in the
USA, a number of his novels would have been made into Hollywood
movies.
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Salman Latif, USA (August 8, 2007)
Hanif Sahab ASA,
Hope this email finds you in best of
your health. I have been part of this forum and have been
familiar with you by your emails.
First of all I should say "Thank You"
to the efforts made by you for a complete, comprehensive and
informative website. I still remember the old website and
through which I had contacted Abrar Safi for Ibn-e-safi novels
in USA. He was so cooperative and nice and I remember, for some
reason the old website went offline. I tried very hard to
contact him to start the website again but couldn't get any link
and then last year you have started this website. I have been
visiting your website since you have launched it and believe me
you have really done a wonderful effort and May Allah SWT reward
you for this. Amen! I can understand the issues you could have
faced to make this website but it's remarkable.
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