‘Agee! Ruby's personality is prismatic. As the diferent colors dazzle the eve, the many-splendoured Aqesl Ruby reflects they possession and understanding of poetry, drama, citiism, teaching, music, shor story, novel and other branches of knowledge, He has the knack of resting a startling Impression through his briliant conversation. And now, 36 2 biographer of Nusrat Fateh Al Khan, he has ‘emerged in @ new fight. ‘Aqoel Ruby has presented Nusrat’s life into chapters dealing with is ancestors, his early Ke, great strugole, artiste evelopment, national and international fame, and tis personal ife. He hes skilfully divided these chapters Into Prologue, Dialogue, Loud Whispers, and Epilogue, thus o) {an orginal style and shapo to the art of biography. ‘Agee! Ruby's style is simple, effective and'imeresting. tis full of mythical and emovional content. He has. spread variegated aspects of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khen’s personality in ‘the book lke splashes of color on a canvas, ‘AS the reader connects these elements together, an anvactive, touching and complete picture emerges, There is & ‘magical impact to Ruby's style. Really its Ruby's touch of class. xd mutt pussoy Suaryy NVEMITY HLVa LVYSIN annoy away - A Living Legend AHMED AQUL RUBI SAJJAD HAIDER MALIK(C) Copyright 1992 by Ahmad Agee! Ruby ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED OR TRANSMITTED IN ANY FORM OR BY ANY MEANS, ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL, . INCLUDING PHOTOCOPYING, RECORDING, OR ANY INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM, WITHOUT PERMISSION IN WRITING FROM THE AUTHOR, PUBLISHED BY WORDS OF WISDOM DESIGNED BY = A.K. KHALID COMPOSED BY FABULOUS COMPUTER BOYS, LAHORE. PRINTED BY IMPRESS PRINT SHOP SHADMAN, LAHORE. THIS BOOK CAN ALSO BE HAD FROM PAKISTAN BOOKS AND LITERARY SOUNDS, 25, LOWER MALL, LAHORE PRICE : Rs. 300/ Yow] WORDS OF WISDOM 318-BADAR BLOCK, ALLAMA IQBAL TOWN, LAHORE. i To my mother who is no moreCONTENTS PREFACE PROLOGUE ANCESTORS DIALOGUE LOUD WHISPERS EPILOGUE