Someone claimed in a private meeting that the only content that can become popular in Urdu is pornography. Poet and writer Asrar Ahmed disagreed, claiming that no writer has made an effort to use his work to stem the flood of pornography. In addition, he wanted to produce works of literature that would grab the interest of millions of people. And so, under the pen name of Ibn Safi, the detective novel series featuring the characters of Faridi, Hameed, and Ali Imran got underway. Shakeel Siddiqui has provided a detailed account of the history of Ibn Safi's detective tales in this book.