chapter 24

Bina kuch kahe, Nasira ne phone utha liya. Salar ne usay phir se chetavani di. Jab woh jaane lagi, to usne usay roka. Apne wallet se kuch paise nikal kar usay diye, aur usne thodi muskurahat ke sath le liye.Yeh ameer logon ke gharon mein ek mamooli surat-e-haal thi-woh unke bachon ke raaz jaanti thi aur unhein chupana ek acha tareeqa tha extra paisay kamane ka. Usne yeh nateeja nikala ke Salar aur Imama ke darmiyan kuch chal raha hai aur yeh cell phone ek tohfa hai. Woh khud par hairan thi-yeh usne pehle kyun nahi dekha, aur phir Imama... kya woh shadi nahi kar rahi thi? To phir yeh shararat kyun?"Aur mujhe lagta tha ke woh kitni achi ladki hai!" Nasira apni is nafrat par hairan thi"Abbu, mujhe aapse kuch baat karni hai." Us raat Jalal apne walid ke kamre mein gaya."Haan, andar aao. Kya baat hai?" Unhone files se nazar uthayi.Jalal ne ek kursi kheench kar baitha, lekin kuch kaha nahi. Ansar Javaid, apne bete ke pareshan chehre ko dekh kar, samajh gaye ke kuch ghalat hai."Mujhe shadi karni hai." Jalal ne baat bina kisi tamheed ke keh di."Tumhe kya karni hai?" Yeh baat sunkar unka betaab hona lajmi tha.Jalal ne apni baat dohrayi."Yeh achanak faisla kaise le liya? Kal tak to tum specialization ke liye bahar jana.chahte thay," unhon ne muskurate hue kaha."Well... halat aise hain ke mujhe aap se baat karni padi." Unke walid sanjeeda ho gaye; Jalal ne kuch hichkichahat ke sath thodi der ke baad baat aage badhai."Kya aapne Zainab ki dost Imama ko dekha hai?""Haan. Kya tum usme dilchaspi rakhte ho?" Unke walid ne poocha aur Jalal ne haan mein sar hilaya."Lekin woh log bohot ameer hain. Aur waise bhi, woh Musalman nahi hain." Ansar Javaid ka lehja badal gaya."Abbu, woh Qadiani hain, lekin usne Islam qabool kar liya hai," Jalal ne samjhaya."Kya uske walidain ko pata hai?" unhon ne poocha, aur jab Jalal ka jawab na mein tha, to unhon ne sakhti se use dant diya Kya tumhe lagta hai ke woh yeh rishta maan lenge?""Uske walidain ki ijazat ki zaroorat nahi hai-hum bina unke aage badhna chahte hain, Ansar Javaid ne ghusse se kaha."Kya tumhara dimaag kharab ho gaya hai? Main kisi bhi surat mein yeh ijazat nahi de sakta."Jalal dilshikasta tha, lekin usne zidd ki. "Maine ikrar kar liya hai...""Kya tumne yeh meri ijazat se kiya? Is umar mein log bohot se ikrar karte hain, bohot se shauq hote hain, lekin iska yeh matlab nahi ke tum apni zindagi barbaad kar lo. Main jaanta hoon ke us family ke rishte bohot mazboot hain-woh humein tabah kar denge agar unhein pata chal gaya."Jalal ne apne walid se iltija ki lekin Ansar Javaid is baat par musir thay ke woh apne bete ke liye shadi ke plans tab tak nahi sochenge jab tak woh apni specialization mukammal nahi kar leta. Jab Jalal ne saaf saaf keh diya ke Imama uski akeli choice. hai, to unhon ne mashwara diya ke usay apne walidain se is bare mein baat karni chahiye: agar woh maan jayein, to Ansar Javaid bhi apni dua denge."Abbu, please uski problem samajhne ki koshish karein-woh bohot achi ladki hai aur woh Musalman se shadi karna chahti hai, lekin uske walidain uske faisle ko nahi maanenge. Use hamari madad chahiye." Jalal ne jaan bujh kar uski Asjad se mangni ka zikr nahi kiya."Mujhe doosron ke masail mein dilchaspi nahi aur na tumhe honi chahiye. Tumhe apne mustaqbil ke bare mein sochna chahiye. Bohot logon ke masail hote hain aur unhe madad chahiye hoti hai-kya tum sabki madad kar sakte ho? Aur waise bhi, unka aur hamara status bohot mukhtalif hai. Main unki dushmani mol nahi lunga aur na apne logon mein apni izzat kho dunga ek gair-Musalman ko apne khandan mein la kar.""Maine kaha na ke usne Islam qabool kar liya hai. Jalal ke lehje mein chirchira pan tha. "Yeh humse milne se pehle ki baat hai.""Kya tum gawah thay?" unke walid mutma'in nahi thay. "Agar yeh sach bhi hai, to usay apne masail hal karne chahiyein; woh tumhe kyun involve karna chahti hai? Sirf tab agar woh apne walidain ko itminan dilati hai aur woh maan jate hain, to tumhari walida aur main tumhari Imama se shadi par ghour karenge. Hum ek bhaag kar anay wali bahu nahi chahte." Kisi bhi qisam ki guzarish ya mazhabi jazbe ka hawala Jalal ke walid ko munqati nahi kar saka."Mazhab ko is mein na ghaseeto! Tum akelay Musalman nahi ho jo hal nikaalna zaroori hai. Haqiqat pasand bano. Ye theek hai ke apni akhlaqi zimmedari ka ehsaas hai lekin tumhara farz hai ke apne walidain ki khwahishat ka ehtram karo. Tum par lazim hai ke tum humein maana karo.""Farz karo tum usse shadi kar lete ho, phir kya? Tum chhay mahinon ya us se kam mein bahar chale jaoge aur woh ghar par reh jayegi. Main tumhare behan bhaiyon ki taleem, tumhari bahar ki taleem aur uski taleem ka kharcha bardasht nahi kar sakta," unhon ne baat jari rakhi. "Woh kitni dair tak ghar par baithegi? Aur phir, agar uske ghar walay hum par case kar dein to? Humein saza mil sakti hai aur hum jail bhi ja sakte hain. Tumhari behan ka kya hoga phir?"Jalal ke paas apne walid ke jawab nahi thay. "Thanda socho, aqalmandi se, jazbati hone ke bajaye," unke walid ne dohraya. "Agar uske walidain tumhe nahi mante, to usay kisi aur se shadi karne do. Tumhein pata chalega ke uske haq mein tumhara faisla kitna nuqsan deh ho sakta hai.                           .....♡....."Baji, kya main aapka kamra saaf karoon?" naukrani ne darwaze par dastak dete hue Imama se poocha."Nahi! Chali jao," Imama ne use hatha diya. Naukrani, wahan se jaane ke bajaye, darwaza band kar ke Imama ke samne khadi ho gayi."Kya maine tumhe nahi kaha tha ke..?" Imama ne shuru kiya, lekin uske alfaz galay mein atak gaye. Naukrani ne apni chader se ek cell phone nikaala. Imama hairan reh gayi."Baji, yeh meri maan ne mujhe diya hai. Usne kaha ke aapke parosi, Salar saab, ne yeh aapke liye bheja hai." Usne jaldi se phone Imama ko diya, jo usne jhat se le liya. Uska dil tez dharakne laga.   Continue ✍️✍️✍️