chapter 13

Yeh sab kuch school mein ek waqia se shuru hua. Imama us waqt Matric class ki student thi; Tehreem uski achi doston mein se ek thi. Woh na sirf bohot saal se school mein sath thi, balke unke gharwale bhi ek dusre ko bohot achi tarah se jaante the. Apni sab doston mein se, Imama Tehreem aur Javeria ke bohot qareeb thi, lekin. usay yeh baat khatakti thi ke dosti ke bawajood, yeh dono uske ghar aane se katratein thi. Imama unhein apni birthday aur doosre events par dawat deti thi, lekin woh hamesha yehi bahana bana kar mana kar deti thi ke unhein bahar jane ki ijazat nahi hai. Kuch moqon par Imama ne khud unke walidain se baat ki, lekin phir bhi unhone apni betiyon ko Imama ke ghar janay nahi diya. Aakhirkar, usne apne walidain se is baat ki shikayat ki."Donon tumhari dost Syed hain. Aam tor par woh hamare firge ko pasand nahi karte aur isliye tumhari doston ke walidain unhein hamare ghar aane nahi dete," uski maan ne samjhaya."Iska matlab kya hai? Woh humein pasand kyun nahi karte?" Imama apni maan ki baat par hairan hui."Sirf woh hi bata sakte hain ke woh humein kyun nahi pasand karte. Woh humein ghair-Muslim bhi kehte hain.""Woh aisa kyun kehte hain? Kya hum Musalman nahi hain?" Imama ne jawab diya."Bilkul hum Musalman hain... lekin woh hamare nabi ko nahi maante," uski maan ne kaha."Kyoon?""Ab main is "kyoon' ka kya jawab doon? Woh apni soch mein bohot sakht hain.""Ammi, lekin woh kabhi mujhse mazhab par baat nahi karte, phir mazhab kyun masla ban jata hai? Isse kya farq padta hai aur iska ek dusre ke ghar janay se kya talluq?" Imama pareeshan thi."Koun in baton ko unhein samjha sakta hai? Woh humein jhoota kehte hain aur tang karte hain. Agar woh hamare bare mein zyada jaante aur hamare nabi ki taleemat ko samajhte, to aisa nahi karte. Khair, agar tumhari dost tumse milne nahi aati to pareshan hone ki zaroorat nahi-tumhein bhi unke ghar nahi jana chahiye.""Ammi, unki hamare bare mein ghalat fehmi door honi chahiye, Imama ne kaha."Tum yeh nahi kar sakti unki walidain unhein hamare khilaf bharakate rehte hain, unke dilon mein zehar bhar rahe hain.""Nahi, Ammi! Woh meri sab se achi doston hain-unhein mere bare mein aisa nahi sochna chahiye. Main unhein hamari kuch kitabein doon gi...shayad phir unke zehan aur dil se yeh ghalat fehmi door ho jaye," Imama umeed se boli. Uski maan khamosh ho gayi "Kya aapko mera khayal acha nahi laga?" Imama ne poocha.."Aisa nahi hai... unhein apni kitabein do lekin aise nahi ke unhein lage ke tum apna mazhab un par thop rahi ho. Bas unhein yeh kehna ke tum chahti ho ke woh hamare bare mein zyada jaan sakein aur humein behtar samajh sakein, uski maan ne kaha.Imama chup chap sar hila gayi.Kuch din baad, Imama kuch kitabein school le kar gayi. Jab woh break ke doran saath thi, to usne kitabein nikal li."Mere paas tumhare liye kuch hai.""Waqai? Dikhao kya hai," Javeria ne kaha,Imama ne bag se do sets nikal kar ek Javeria aur doosra Tehreem ki taraf barhaya.Donon ne chup chap kitabein dekhi. Javeria kuch na boli, lekin Tehreem ne react kiya."Yeh kya hai?" usne thande lehje mein kaha."Maine yeh kitabein tumhare liye laayi hain, Imama ne jawab diya. "Kyoon?""Taake tumhari kuch ghalat fehmiyaan door ho sakein," Imama ne samjhaya. "Kis qisam ki ghalat fehmiyaan?""Hamare firqe ke baare mein jo ghalat fehmiyaan hain," Imama ne wazeha kiya."Kisne tumhe kaha ke hamare paas tumhare 'mazhab' ya tumhare nabi ke baare mein koi ghalat fehmi hai?" Tehreem ne bohot sanjeedgi se poocha."Mujhe khud andaza hota hai: isi liye tum mere ghar nahi aati. Tumhe shayad lagta hai ke hum Quran nahi parte ya hum Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) ko nabi nahi maante, halanke aisa nahi hai-hum in sab cheezon ko maante hain. Bas hum kehte hain ke Nabi Muhammad (PBUH) ke baad, hamari community mein ek aur nabi hain jo hamare liye utne hi maqbool hain jitne ke Nabi Muhammad (PBUH)," Imama ne bohot sanjeedgi se samjhaya.Tehreem ne kitabein wapas kar di. "Hamein tumhare ya tumhare mazhab ke baare mein koi ghalat fehmi nahi hai. Hum tumhare mazhab ke baare mein bohot kuch jaante hain, aur hamein tumhare wazahat dene ki zaroorat nahi," usne sakhti se kaha.. "Aur jitni yeh kitabein hain, na to mere paas aur na hi Javeria ke paas in bekaar daawoon, fanciful ideas, aur gumrah kun aqeedon par waqt zaya karne ka waqt hai jo tum apni kitabein kehti ho. Tehreem ne Javeria ke haath se kitabein cheen kar Imama ko wapas kar di, jiska chehra sharam se laal ho gaya, Usne kabhi yeh umeed nahi ki thi ke Tehreem itni taizi se react karegi, warna woh kabhi yeh ghalti nahi karti ke kitabein laati ya unhe dikhati."Jahan tak tumhare us izzat ke daaway ka taluq hai, tumhein pata hona chahiye ke ek khuda ka mukarrar nabi aur ek apne aap ko nabi kehne wale mein bohot farq hota hai. Agar tum sach mein Quran ko maanti ho to uske har lafz ko bhi mano-ek cheez hoti hai nabi hona aur doosri hoti hai nabi ban jaana.""Tehreem, tum mujhe aur mere deen ko zaleel kar rahi ho!" Imama ki aankhon mein aansoo aa gaye."Main kisi ko zaleel nahi kar rahi-main sirf sach bol rahi hoon aur agar tumhe yeh zaleel lagta hai, to yeh tumhara masla hai. Main iske baare mein kuch nahi kar sakti." Tehreem ne sakhti se kaha"Magar hum Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) ki nabuwwat ko maante hain,"Imama ne zor diya."Hum bhi Hazrat Eesa ki nabuwwat ko maante hain aur yeh ke Bible ek asmani kitaab hai, to kya hum Christian ho gaye? Aur hum Hazrat Musa aur Hazrat Dawood ki nabuwwat ko bhi maante hain...to kya hum Yahudi hain?" Tehreem ne mazaq urane ke lehje mein kaha, "Hamari deen Islam hai aur hum Holy Prophet ke follower hain, aur jab hum doosre anbiyah aur unki taleemat ko izzat dete hain, hum phir bhi Islam ke follower hain. Hum unke mazhab ko follow nahi karte. Isi tarah, tum apne nabi ko follow karte ho isliye tum Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) ki nabuwwat ki finality ko maan-ne se inkar karti ho lekin phir bhi apne deen ko Islam ka ek firqa kehti ho. Tumhare nabi aur tumhare community ke leaders kehte hain ke jo Mirza ko nabi nahi maante, wo sachay Musalman nahi hain asal mein, tumne humein Islam se nikal diya hai." Tehreem ke is lambay qateelay bayan ke doran Javeria khamosh rahi. Tehreem ne mazid zor de kar kaha, "Yeh behtar hoga ke tum apne deen ya mere deen ke baare mein baat na karo. Hum kayi saalon se dost hain. Dosti ko waise hi chalne do.""Jahan tak tumhare ghar na aane ka taluq hai, tum theek keh rahi ho...mere walidain yeh manzoor nahi karte. School mein tumse dosti karna alag baat hai-insaan bohot logon se dost hota hai aur mazhab koi masla nahi hota, lekin ek dusre ke ghar jana alag baat hai. Mujhe nahi lagta ke mere walidain ko is par aitraaz hoga ke main apne Christian ya Hindu doston ke ghar jaoon kyunke wo apne beliefs follow karte hain aur apne aap ko Musalman nahi kehte. Lekin tumhare case mein unhe manzoor nahi hoga kyunke asal mein tumhare log naye deen mein tabdeel ho gaye hain-lekin tum pretend karte ho ke tum hamare hisse ho." Tehreem ne aakhirkar uthkar janay ka irada kiya.Uske janay par, Imama ne Javeria ki taraf dekha jo uske paas baithi thi. "Kya tum bhi mere baare mein aisa hi sochti ho?""Tehreem ne yeh sab ghusse mein kaha uski baaton se dil mat dukhao," Javeria ne usse tasalli dene ki koshish ki. "Bas inhe nazar andaz karo. Chalo wapas class mein chalte hain....break khatam hone wali hai."Imama uth kar Javeria ke sath chali gayi.Jab Imama us din ghar aayi, to usne apne kamre ko band kar liya aur dil khol kar royi. Tehreem ke alfaaz ne usay bohot chot pahunchayi thi. Hashim Mubeen us din mamool se jaldi kaam se wapas aaye aur unki biwi Salma ne bataya ke Imama tabiyat se theek nahi hai. Wo uske kamre mein dekhnay gaye. Uske sujhe hue aankhon ko dekh kar wo hairan ho gaye.Kya baat hai, Imama?" unhon ne kareeb aakar poocha. Imama bistar par baithi aur kuch kahe baghair phir se rone lagi. Hashim uske saath bistar par baith gaye."Kya hua, Imama?""Tehreem ne aaj school mein mujh se bohot bura sulook kiya," usne aansuon ke darmiyan kaha. Hashim thora mutma'in hue."To kya tumhara phir se jhagda ho gaya?""Baba, aap nahi jaante usne mujh se kya kaha," Imama boli. "Baba, usne..."Imama ne apne walid ko sara waqia sunaya jo uske aur Tehreem ke darmiyan hua tha. Hashim ka chehra rang badalne laga."Kisne tumhe kaha tha ke un kitabon ko school le kar jao taake unhe taleem do?" unhon ne use danta."Mujhe unki ghalat fehmiyan dur karni thi," usne kamzori se jawab diya."Tumhe kya zarurat thi ke logon ki ghalat fehmiyan dur karte phiro? Wo hamare ghar na aayein, wo hamare bare mein bura sochein tumhe kya farq parta hai? Unhein unki halat par chhor do: humein kya farq parta hai?" Hashim ne samjhaya. "Lekin mujhe hairat hai ke wo tumhare bare mein ab kya sochein gi... tumne unhein wo kitabein de kar kya karna chaha. Unka khandan bhi bohot naraz hoga. Imama, tumhein pata hona chahiye ke tumhein doosron ko apne bare mein ya apne community ke bare mein sab kuch batane ki zaroorat nahi. Agar koi tumhein bahas mein khinchta hai, to sirf tahzib se unki baat maan lo, warna wo zarurat se zyada aur bekaar ke tabsera karenge aur humare bare mein bekar shak karenge, unhon ne mashwara diya."Lekin, Baba, aap khud bhi to bohot logon ko taleem dete hain. Aap mujhe yeh kyun rok rahe hain?" Imama ne hairani se poocha."Mera mamla alag hai-main sirf un logon se mazhab par baat karta hoon jinse meri qareebi dosti hoti hai aur jab mujhe lagta hai ke wo meri baat sunne ke liye tayar hain. Main kitabein banat kar sirf dostana taalluqaat walon ko nahi deta," unhon ne wazahat ki."Baba, wo sirf dostana taalluqaat wale nahi hain-hum bohot saalon se dost hain," Imama ne etiraz kiya.               Continue ✍️✍️✍️