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Safar Dar Safar / سفر در سفر
Safar Der Safar by Ashfaq Ahmad
259 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1997
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Ashfaq Ahmed
107 books462 followersAshfaq 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.
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.
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July 24, 2013
This book was born as a result of Ashfaq Ahmed, his close friend Mumtaz Mufti and a few other people taking a trip up in the Northern areas of Pakistan.
This is not your typical travelogue. The author has a unique way of describing things and in perspective gets quite philosophical. He has a good command on connecting one event with the other. This may sound boring but in reality it is a fun read.
This is not your typical travelogue. The author has a unique way of describing things and in perspective gets quite philosophical. He has a good command on connecting one event with the other. This may sound boring but in reality it is a fun read.
January 8, 2023
Does something that can only be done through the medium of literature. Touches on a lot of topics and never really gives a complete conclusion on any of them kind of like life and our journey through it.
April 5, 2007
the book too much knowledge it is actually write as a thinker althogh it is a tour book the write and his friends visit to a highest hill station in the world in the northern areas of PAKISTAN
this book is written during that tour in that tour writer gives too much knowledge which u can't gain from anything else although this book hav sexual appeal at many palces but the writer just paly with the readers sexual appeal
for example on his starting he start guessing the his past life he said" when i was in berlin(GERMANY) one day i was travelling by a train i was stting in the train and infront of me suddeny she close to me her legs touches my leg and i feel too much hotness suddenly i stood up and i went towards other palce for smooking she also came to me and start telling me about herself suddenly she put her hand in my shirt........''
this is one example but knowledge is on its peak in this book but one should hav such eye to gain knowledge
this book is written during that tour in that tour writer gives too much knowledge which u can't gain from anything else although this book hav sexual appeal at many palces but the writer just paly with the readers sexual appeal
for example on his starting he start guessing the his past life he said" when i was in berlin(GERMANY) one day i was travelling by a train i was stting in the train and infront of me suddeny she close to me her legs touches my leg and i feel too much hotness suddenly i stood up and i went towards other palce for smooking she also came to me and start telling me about herself suddenly she put her hand in my shirt........''
this is one example but knowledge is on its peak in this book but one should hav such eye to gain knowledge
February 2, 2020
The title is misleading,it's not really a travelogue,even though he travels to a few places.
It's very disjointed,Ashfaq Ahmed talks about whatever takes his fancy. I skimmed through it,didn't interest me much. But a few lines were very funny,and made me laugh a great deal.
It's very disjointed,Ashfaq Ahmed talks about whatever takes his fancy. I skimmed through it,didn't interest me much. But a few lines were very funny,and made me laugh a great deal.
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February 10, 2020Assalam o Alaikum i never find words to share my feelings after reading any book of Ashfaq Ahmed. every book i read it leaves a question mark to discover yourself. who you are, how can you change yourselves, where you are in your life and every time i found that we need much effort to gain the level ashfaq ahmed mentioned in his books we are so backwards. backward in a sense of ethics, in a sense of practicality backward in a sense of respect. And the biggest example is of myself. As i said i'm not good at words so still i face this difficulty in expressing my words.
"ASHFAQ AHMED DIED BUT HIS WORDS REMAIN ALIVE"
Oh i'm sorry i havn't talked about Safar Dar Safar. well i dont have read the book yet. i know this is not a good way of giving review but what would i do i am as am
"ASHFAQ AHMED DIED BUT HIS WORDS REMAIN ALIVE"
Oh i'm sorry i havn't talked about Safar Dar Safar. well i dont have read the book yet. i know this is not a good way of giving review but what would i do i am as am
November 24, 2021
اس کتاب کی سب سے خاص بات بس ایک ہی ہے کہ اسکو اشفاق احمد صاحب نے لکھا ہے.
باقی اس میں موجود کچھ واقعات بہت دلچسپ ہیں. مجھے سب سے زیادہ وہ بات پسند آئی. جب اشفاق احمد صاحب روحانیت کی تلاش میں ایک بابا جی کے پاس گئے تھے.
مجموعی طور پر یہ ایک اچھی کتاب ہے.
باقی اس میں موجود کچھ واقعات بہت دلچسپ ہیں. مجھے سب سے زیادہ وہ بات پسند آئی. جب اشفاق احمد صاحب روحانیت کی تلاش میں ایک بابا جی کے پاس گئے تھے.
مجموعی طور پر یہ ایک اچھی کتاب ہے.
April 12, 2021
Excellent book and Ashfaq sb is a very good writer.
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October 23, 2021Awesome
February 17, 2023
wonderful writing of Ashfaq Ahmed.....
May 21, 2025
A complete waste of time.
April 12, 2012
Till now I had'nt read a book in urdu having such narration of a journey within a journey.Author switches into past but tries to keep up with his fellows(Mufti,Imad,Azmi and others).He is with them but at same time he's not.
Mufti mentioned something about gravitation and levitation in one of his short stories.I think gravitation is a small aspect of gravitation.
Mufti mentioned something about gravitation and levitation in one of his short stories.I think gravitation is a small aspect of gravitation.
September 14, 2015
Ashfaq Ahmad is definitely master of expressing things which are all around us and we experience them every day but either we do not realize them or we do not find a way to express them, he give words to feelings.
February 14, 2012
Amazing story teller....
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May 29, 2017just reading
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