Ibn-e-Safi Was Not Born on July 26. So Why Do We Think He Was?
Ibn-e-Safi Was Not Born on July 26. So Why Do We Think He Was? The popular Urdu writer's death anniversary is widely celebrated as his birth anniversary thanks to a moment's mistake. Ibn-e-Safi. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/File History26/Jul/2021 Ask any fan or follower of Ibn-e-Safi what the date of birth of the legendary Urdu detective fiction writer is, and the answer you are most likely to get is that he was born on July 26. From Wikipedia to ibnesafi.info, considered to be the most authentic source of information on Ibn-e-Safi, his date of birth is July 26, 1928. Moreover, almost every yea...