short story

MUQAM-O-RUTBA

izzat aur mohabbat se ya daulat-o-sarwat se

Andaroon shehar ka aik qadeem mohalla , jahan gali se gali juri he aur dil se dil ,log aik dusre k bare me ehsas rkhte he aur kisi ko koi takleeef pesh aney pr us ka sath dia jata he .

subha 10 bje ka waqt ,gali me sabzi ki awaaz aik khas sur aur tarz me saf sunai deti hui , aik udaihr umar orat sabzi le rhi he ,sabzi wala chalaki dikhate hue maap tol me kami krta he magar sath hi sath azaafi hara dhania muft me daalta he taa k orat ki nazr me acha bn ske , baji nasreen k ghr me silai seekhne wali lrkian aa rahi he ,koi larki sui me dhaaga dal rhi aur koi masheen ko kpra pher rahi he ,do aur lrkian baji se ankh bcha kr srgoshian krte hue dabbi dabbi hansi hans rhi he, mohalle k aik aur ghr me bahu shohar ko kam aur bacho ko school bejne k baad safai me masroof he jb k saas paidan pr bethi sabzi bna rhi he ,gali me waqfe waqfe se pheri walon ki awaze ati rehti he ,kbi kbi kisi motorcycle ka horn b sunai deta he .

   Isi mohalle k aik aur ghr me master abdul-karim b rehta he,mohalle me sb se buzurg aur moazaz hone k natey sb inhe master ji kehte he, master ji us waqt 9 saal k they jb hindustan taqseem hua , maan baap ki ikloti olad they isi lye unho ne baqi sb punji ko bharat me chorte hue pakistan ka rukh kia magar badqismati se jis train me safar kr rhe they us pr marhatton ne hamla kr dia, sb mare gae ,9 saal k is kam-feham ne jb khoon ki nadian dekhi to whi behosh ho kr gir gya ,goya sab lashon k sath is ko b lash smja gya aur khoon se bhari khali train to nishan-e-ibrat k tor pr pakistan bhej dia gya . pak mitti pr qadam rkh kr jb hosh aya to imdadi camp k ilawa koi jga nazar na ayi so 2 hafte whi guzar gaye , jb rabton ka silsila shru hua aur khoon ki holi khatam hui to abdul karim apne mamu mamani k sath un k ghr a gya , bhai ko khuda ne aulad ki nemat se mehroom rkha tha ,to us ne behan ki nishani ko hi lakht-e-jigar bna lia ,usey maan baap ka pyar dia aur khoob prhaya ,waqt guzarta gya aur maamu aur mamani b is jahan-e-fani se kooch kr gae aur abdul-karim k pas bch gya aik 5 marle ka makaan . abdul-karim ne aik government school me prhana shuru kr dia aur naam me master k lafaz ka izafa ho gya . master ji ne kbi shadi nahi ki aur har koi is bare me aik alehda kahani suna sakta he,koi kehta he allah wale he is lye inhe shughal-e-dunya se koi dilchaspi ni,aur koi kehta he k master ji zaroor kisi ko psand krte hon ge jis k na milne pr  inho ne ye qadam uthaya ,magar bazahir is ki koi waja nzar nahi ati, mohalle ki kuch aurton ka ye manna he k zaroor master ji ne koi bri jma punji jor rakhi he jo kisi na kisi din ko samne ae gi.

master abdul-karim ko sarkari noki se retire hue 15 saal ka arsa guzar chuka he , ab aik mazoor bacho k school me fi-sabeel-allah parhate he,hulia se aik ba-resh ,daraz qamat buzurg ,hmesha saaf aur istari shuda libas pehne hue, har maheene lambi qitar me khre ho kr 5 hazar ki pension wasool krte he jis se khud kam aur mohalle k bacho ko ziada khilate he, yehi wja he k hr hafte ki sa-pehr master ji k ghr k sehan se bacho k khelne aur hansne ki awaze sare mohalle me sunai deti he .

    zindagi ka pahya chal rha he,itwaar ki suba qareeban 10 bje ka waqt , do buzurg admi gali me bethe chaye pee rhe he aur sath me ekhbaar parh rhe he,sabzi farosh ki awaze a rhi he,kabadia apni cycle pr toota phoota saman daley gali se bahir nikalta hua,aik burhi bhikaran musalsal master ji ka darwaza khatkhtate hue Allah rasool k wastey dete hue bheek mang rhi he ,magar dawaza band he ,bhikaran mayoos ho kr gali se ja chuki he ,sb apne kamon me pehle ki tarah msroof he ,aj suba se kisi ne master ji ko ni dekha ,fajar ki namaz k lye masjid b nhi gae ,sb smaj rhe he k shayd master ji so rhe he, master ji k ghr k bahir aik purani aur tezz awaz wali motorcycle ruki he ,dudh wala dastak de raha he magar jawab nidarad,kbi b aesa nhi hua k master ji ghr pr hon aur dastak ka jwab na de yehi wja he k ab gali me mojud logo k chehre pr tashweesh dekhi ja sakti he ,master ji k ghr k bahir ab rush barh rha he aur mazeed dastak dene pr jb kuch jwab ni milta to aik jawan agey barhta he aur apne zor-e-bazu se darwaze ki chatkhani torta he ,ghr k andar bilkul sanata he ,jb k sehan k dusri janib kamre me charpai pr pre master ji abdi nend soo chuke he . 

mohalle ki bahu betian ro rhi he jb k bacho aur baron k chehron se dukh aur afsurdagi ayaan he .

master ji ki tadfeen ki ja chuki he,ghr me mojud samaan me aik kapre latkane wali almaari ,aik purani lakri ki charpai ,store me mjud paeti jis me aik gadda aik razai aur 3 chadren,pas pari aik plastic ki chappal aur aik leather k boot jo shayd arsa pehle lye gaye hon ,kitchen me aik fridge jis me khane ki chand cheze aur aik chota chulha ,aur master ji k kmre me pra aik chota sandooqcha , us sandooqche me paye jane wale kaghzon me chand taleemi sanaden ,kuch sarkari kaghaz jo ab bekaar he,chand soo rupey aur aik wasiat numa kaghaz jis pr ye saaf  daraj he k mere marne k bad is ghr ko yateem bacho k falahi idare ko de dia jaye.

   ye thi master abdul-karim ki 73 sala zindagi ki qul poonji magr wo log jo smajte they k zrur master ji ne koi khazana chupa rkha he wo log galat nhi they q k wo khazana zahiri tor pr dekha to ni ja skta mgr mehsoos kia ja sakta he ,wo tha un k dil me insaniat k lye pyar aur insano k dil me un ki izzat aur muqam. 

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