Ashfaq Ahmad ka Zavia / اشفاق احمد کا زاویہ

by Ashfaq Ahmed

Zavia (Angle) is collection of programs from very famous series on PTV. Publishing this book was a big project and was never easy as Zavia had already been published by another publisher (which even filed a case on the T & T Publishers for this book), but it was disclosed in the court that sole copyright of the work lied with PTV and "Ashfaq Ahmad's Zavia" was published under the patronage of the producer (Late Shaukat Zain-ul-Abideen) of the Zavia show and hence court dismissed the case and since then Zavia has published in excess of 0.1 Million in 10 years, including a special 4500 copies edition for the Pakistan Navy in 2013.

228 pages, Hardcover

Published September 7, 2005

About the author

Ashfaq Ahmed (Urdu: اشفاق احمد‎) was a writer, playwright and broadcaster from Pakistan. He authored several books in Urdu. His works included novels, short stories and plays for television and radio. He was awarded President's Pride of Performance and Sitara-i-Imtiaz for meritorious services in the field of literature and broadcasting.

After Partition, when Ahmed arrived at the Walton refugee camp with millions of other migrants, he used to make announcements on a megaphone around the clock. Later, he got a job in Radio Azad Kashmir, which was established on a truck that used to drive around in various parts of Kashmir. He then got lectureship at Dayal Singh College, Lahore for two years. Whereafter, he went to Rome to join Radio Rome as an Urdu newscaster. He also used to teach Urdu at Rome university. During his stay in Europe, he received diplomas in the Italian and French languages from the University of Rome and University of Grenoble, France. He also earned a special training diploma in radio broadcasting from New York University.

He started writing stories in his childhood, which were published in Phool [Flower] magazine. After returning to Pakistan from Europe, he took out his own monthly literary magazine, Dastaango [Story Teller], and joined Radio Pakistan as a script writer. He was made editor of the popular Urdu weekly, Lail-o-Nahar [Day and Night], in place of famous poet Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum by the Government of Pakistan.

In 1962, Ahmed started his popular radio program, Talqeen Shah [The Preacher] which made him immensely popular among the people in towns and villages.[13] He was appointed director of the Markazi Urdu Board in 1966, which was later renamed as Urdu Science Board, a post he held for 29 years. He remained with the board until 1979.

Ahmed, in his later years of life, was greatly inclined towards Sufism. His close association with Qudrat Ullah Shahab and Mumtaz Mufti was also attributed to this tendency. He used to appear in a get together with his fans in PTV program Baittakh (The Guest Room) and Zaviya (The Dimension) where he gave swift but satisfying responses to each and every question posed by the youth audience.
On 7 September 2004, Ashfaq Ahmed died of pancreatic cancer. He was laid to rest in a Model Town, Lahore.

Reviews

[Fakhar · Rating 5 out of 5]

میری سب سے پسندیدہ کتاب اور پسندیدہ رائٹر.زاویہ دراصل اشفاق احمد صاحب کے PTV کے شوز کو کتاب کی شکل دی گئی ہے.میرے خیال میں یہ شکل زیادہ بہتر ہے. اس کی وجہ یہ کے آن لائن دیکھ کے ویسا مزاہ نہی آتا جیسا پڑھنے میں ہے اور کوئی بھی شو پورا ملتا بھی نہیں.میں جادو پر یقین نہیں کرتا لیکن اس کتاب میں کسی طرح کی کشش موجود ہے .نہایت عمدہ کتاب ایسا لگتا ہی نہیں کے یہ کسی شو کی ٹرانسلیشن ہے .آپکو یوں محسوس ہو گا کے اشفاق صاحب آپ سے مخاطب ہیں. ہر ایک باب(chapter ) پڑھنے کے بعد آپکے اندر سے اک برائی یا کمی کی آپکو نشاندہی ہو جائے گی. دنیا کی اگر چند بہترین کتابوں کی لسٹ بنائی جاۓ تو وہ اس کتاب کے بغیر ادھوری ہو گی.

[Samia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thought provoking. Ishfaq Ahemad triggers the human mind to think about the cruel realities and the evils hidden inside the noble and self pitying selves in a very fictional way. The story he tells seems to have no rational link with the central idea of the topic being discussed, yet this particular story will lead you to the final answer. I can understand that when this show went on air he was quite old, the stories and the references were of the same age too but you can still relate to them even in year 2022. Happy to read it 😊

[Younas Nayyab · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

[Muneeb 🇵🇸 · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is one of the best and my favorite books I've read. I can't express how much I have learned through this book.

[Momal MT · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! There are such heart touching stories in this book that connects you with Almighty and the nature. Ashfaq Ahmed had done such a splendid job by keeping his book simple yet impactful.

[TheSr Voice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book ever 😍

[Mozamel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worthy

[Abid Khan Yousufzai · Rating 5 out of 5]

The books are written shape of one of the great shows of PTV Zavia, where Baba Ashfaq would share his brilliant life stories.. You can learn really amazing lessons from them. Must read books

[Mohsin]

good experience

[Maheen Ghani]

The book zavia is a philosophical or spiritual guide for people who are inclined to these subjects .Its all about the perspective . Ashfaque sahab picked living examples from his surroundings and mentioned their attributes that exalted the power and prestige of that particular human .He connects everything with spirituality . He gives the definition of a "great person " that how can someone becomes great when sky is the limit for them . they show gratitude in all circumstances they trust their sustainer .their creator no matter what appens in their life they are always in the mode of being thankful .