Rasheeduddin ka khusion bhara gharana

Mere Pichle post main aap ne aik be-sukoon gharane ka haal parha, ab usse bilkul ulat kahani suniye. 

Asim se meri dosti kese hui, ye ab yaad nahi. Na to hum school college main saath parhe aur na hi woh hamare mohalle main rehta tha. Shayed doston ke doston se milte milate kahin dosti ho gai. Dosti koi bohut gehri to nahi thi magar aksar hum saath motorcycle pe beth ke lassi peene nikal jaate the aur gup shup lag jaati thi.

Aik sham, Asim bari ujlat main mere paas aaya bola - saath chalo ge? Main ne kaha - sub theek to hai? Qissa kuch yun tha ke, Asim ko apni walida aur bahen ko le ker kisi ke ghar jana tha aur maqsad larka larki ko shadi ki baat ki garz se milwana tha. Wese to larke wale larki ko dekhne aate hain magar Asim ki amma pehle se Taale gaye rishton se pareshan thi aur kehti thi baar baar 'bur dikhawwa' ho aur larki ki baat pakki na ho to mohalle wale tarah tarah ki batain kerte hain. To is baar Asim ki khala ne larke ke ghar hi chai paani ka bandobast ker diya. Asim dara dara sa tha, kher main 'moral support' ke liye saath ho liya.

Hum char log taxi main beth ke 'shah faisal colony' ki taraf rawana huwe. (Asim ke walid faut ho chuke the). Shah faisal colony karachi ki aik 'lower middle class' basti hai jo us zamane main punjabi-muhajir jhagron ke baais khub mashoor thi. Tang-o-tareek galion main se taxi guzarti rahi. Asim kagaz pe likhi directions taxi wale ko de raha tha. Koi ghante baad hum aik choti si gali ke sirahane paunche. Makan ka number check ker ke taxi wale ko rawana kiya. Neeche to dukanain thi, makan ooper tha. Main ne dil main kaha - kiya yahan larki bihain ge? Kher ooper paunche to larke ki amma ne darawaza khola. Bare tapak se milin. Makan kiya tha chota sa kamra tha jis main aik 'tube light' jul rahi thi. Aik sofa aur 2/3 chairs thi. Do konon pe 2 bister lage the aur aik pe kumbal orhe "larka" so raha tha ! Larke ki amma ne larke ko uthaya. Woh bhi mehman dekh ke harbara ke uttha. Aadhi neend main haat milaya. Larke ka naam tha Rasheed aur poora naam Rasheeduddin. Akela bachha tha aur us ke walid bhi faut ho chuke the. Larke ki shakal dekh ke main to bara satpataya. Koi 6 inch lambi daarhi thi

Larka mun haat dhone chala gaya. Asim ki aur rasheed ki amma batain ker rahi thin.

Asim ki amma: "Dekhain bahen, hamari aik hi beti hai. Koi ziyada dhan daulat nahi magar larki parhi likhi hai. Som-o-salat ki paband hai. Aap kahain gi to parda bhi ker le gi. Magar bus hamari larki khush rahe aur mekaa' hi bhool jaaye"

Rasheed ki amma: "Hume kuch nahi chahiye bus larki nek ho aur mere bete ka khayal rakhe. Ghar aap ne dekh hi liya hai. Sufed poshi ka bharam qaaim hai aur allah ke fazal se kisi ke aage haat nahi pehlate...." wagera wagera

Aur main idhar dil hi dil main sochta raha - ye koi pagal huwe hain jo larki ko is jhannum main dhakel rahe hain. Main apne aap ko bara 'modern' aur 'liberal' samjhta tha. Maulvion se ghin aati thi. Jub Rasheed kamre main wapas aaya to baal sanware huwe the aur bathroom se saaf suthra gehre kathai (dark brown) rang ka shalwar kameez pahen ke aaya tha. Main ne kaha; "Dekho Rasheed Bhai, achha hai larki aur larka khud aapas main baat ker lain. Koi baat aap inko kehna chahain ya shayed inko kuch kehna ho. Zindagi ka muamla hai". Rasheed ne jawab diya: "Dr. sahab (halanke main to abhi 4th year main tha magar asim ne raub maarne ki liye mujhe dr keh ker milwaya tha). Aap bilkul theek kehte hain. Mujhe koi aitraz nahi. Magar ghar aap ke saamne hai, yahan akele baat kerna mushkil hai. Neeche aik Khan shahab ka hotel hai. Achhi malai wali chai banata hai. Family ka alag intizam hain. App logon ko aitraz na ho to hum wahan beth ke shayed ziyada asani se baat ker sakain" (Sach poochain, ye baat sun ke mujhe hasi bhi aai aur bohut hairat hui - main daarhi waale maulvi se itni 'liberalization' expect nahi ker raha tha).

Asim ne apni bahen ki taraf dekha. Asim ki bahen ne dupatta orha tha. Us ne bhai ke kaan main kuch kaha. Asim ne uth ke amma ke kaan main kuch kaha. Aur phir amma ne jo kaha, mere pairon tale se zameen nikal gai. Amma ne kaha: "Aap logon ke baare main pehle se achha sun ke hi yahan aaye hain. Hamari beti ko kuch nahi poochna. Use larka pasand hai. Agar aap logon ko koi baath poochni hai ya kehni hai to keh lain aur munasib samjhain to baat aage barhain".

Rasheed ki amma ne use dekha to Rasheed ne bhi sir hila diya !!

Mian biwi raazi , kiya kare ga qazi

Asim ne mujhe dekha to meri aankhon main use poori taqreer nazar aayi ke - "gadhe aadmi ! ikloti bahen ko kahan dhakel rahe ho. Saari zindagi burqa pehnte nikal jaaye gi. Aur maulvi to wese hi biwion ki khub pitai kerte hain. Ooper se gurbat to dekho..... Bahen pe rahem karo.................."

Magar Rasheed aur asim ki bahen ka nikah ho gaya. Suhag raat us makan main kese hui, mujhe ilm nahi. Na mayon hui, na mehndi. Na jahez saja na waleema huwa. Thore se log aaye (ziyada tar daarhi waale) aur chupke se larki ki rhuksati ho gai. Main la hol hi parhta reh gaya.

Is shadi ke paanch baras tuk main Karachi main raha magar har baar yahi suna ke larki aur larka bohut khush hain. Asim ne kai baar kaha: "Rasheed khud maulvi zaroor hai magar meri bahen pe burqe ki pabandi nahi. Meri bahen susral main bohut khush hai". Yahi baat uski amma se suni ke "allah ne hamari laj rakh li. Beti khush hai". Unke haan beta huwa to main aur asim milne gaye. Usi chote se makan main cheezain nahi thi magar mujhe hur kone se khushi aur itminan jhalkta mehsoos huwa. Rasheed ne apne kirdar aur asim ki bahen ne apni burdbari se ghar ko jannat bana diya !!

Apni saari "modernity" aur "azad-khayali" ke bawajood main rasheed ki 6 inch ki daarhi ke aage maar kha gaya. Aaj jub parhe likhe logon main 'domestic unhappiness' ke qisse aur 'divorce' ki roz broz barhti sharah ko dekhta hun to Shah Faisal colony ke ikote kamre main rehne wala Rasheeduddin ka khusion bhara gharana bohut yaad aata hai. Hum ne jiddat-pasandi ke daastane to pahen liye magar kirdar aur halimi ki chadar utar di. Baqol Mustafa Zaidi

Bacha gai kai logon ko muttahid lehrain
Dubo diya hume payabiye tamanna ne
Main kis ke haat pe apna lahu talash karun
tamam shaher ne pehne huwe hain dastaane