Disclaimer
This book is transliteration of Umera Ahmed’s masterpiece Peer-e-Kaamil WITHOUT HER PERMISSION.
This is only for those readers who understand Urdu but can’t read it. On Goodreads, some people asked meabout Roman transliteration of Peer-e-Kamil. I couldn’t find it, so I made a mental note to try and make it available to others for free when I get time. Then I forgot about it because I never get time.
And this morning, I got this book. Some kind soul had enough time to transliterate, print, and spiral bind and bring it home.
Anyone interested in reading the roman version can borrow from me.
And those online can read it here.
P.S. This is NOT English translation. If you want that, it’s available on Amazon.
Dr. Sabt Ali ke paas jitne bhi log aate hain wo kisi na kisi hawaley se community work se waabasta hain. Kuch pehle hi is kaam mein involve hote hain aur jo nahin hote wo baad mein ho jaate hain.” Dr. Sabt Ali se pehli mulaqaat ke baad Furqan ne use bataya.
“Un ke paas aane wale zyada tar log bahot qualified hain. Bade bade adaaron se wabasta hain. Main bhi ittefaaqan hi unke paas jana shuru hua. London mein ek baar lecture sunne ka ittefaaq hua phir Pakistan aane par ek dost ke tawassut se unse milne ka mauqa mila aur uske baad se main unke paas ja raha hoon aur mujhe mehsoos hota hai ke zindagi ke barey mein mere nazariyaat pehle ki nisbat ab bahot saaf aur waazeh hain. Zehni taur parbhi main pehli ki nisbat ab zyada mazboot ho gaya hoon. Tum us project ke barey mein puch rahe the. Us project mein meri bahot zyada madad Dr. Sabt Ali ke paas aane wale logon ne bhi ki. Bahot saari sahuliyaat inhi logon ne faraham kin aur main yahan is qism ke project par kaam karne wala waahid nahin hoon aur ham ek dusre ki madad bhi karte hain. Is madad ki nauiyat mukhtalif hoti hai, magar maqsad ek hi hota hai. Ham is mulk ko tabdeel karna chahte hain.”
Salar ne uske aakhri jumley par ajeeb si nazron se use dekha. “Ye itna aasan to nahin hai.”
“Haan ham jaante hain ye aasan kaam nahin hai. Ham ye bhi jaante hain ye sab hamari zindagiyon mein nahin hoga magar ham wo buniyaad zarur faraham kar dena chahte hain jin par hamarey bachche aur unke baad wali nasl taamir karti rahe. Wo andhere mein taamak-toiyaan na maarti rahe. Kam az kam marte hue ham logon ko ye ehsaas to nahin hoga ke ham logon ne tamashaiyon jaisi zindagi guzaar di. Dusrey bahot se logon ki tarah ham bhi sirf tanqeed karte rahe. Kharaabiyon par ungliyaan uthaate rahe. Islam ko sirf masjid tak hi mehdood kar ke baithe rahe. Apne aur dusron ki zindagiyon mein ham ne koi tabdeeli lane ki koshish nahin ki.”
Wo hairaani se Furqan ka chehra dekhta raha. Imama Hashim, Jalaal Ansar, Saad ke baad wo ek aur musalmaan ko dekh raha tha. Ek practical musalmaan ko, wo muslmaanon ki ek aur qism se aagaah ho raha tha. Wo musalmaan jo deen aur duniya ko saath le kar chalna chahte the, jo donon intehaaon ke beech ke raastey ko pehchante the aur un par chalne ka tariqa jaante the. Wo buri tarah uljha.
“Tum ne meri offer ke barey mein kya socha hai?” usne Furqan se kaha.
“Main ne tumhein bataya tha ke main tum se kya chahta hoon. Tumhari zarurat hai is mulk ko. Yahan ke logon ko, yahan ke adaaron ko. Tumhein yahan aa kar kaam karna chahiye.”
Salar is baat par halke se hansa“Tum kabhi is topic ko nahin chhod sakte. Acha main is par sochunga. Phir tum meri offer ke barey mein kya kahoge?”
“Mere gaon ke qareeb ek aur gaon hai………. Usi haalat mein jis haalat mein 10-15 saal pehle mera gaon tha. Main aaj kal koshish kar raha tha ke koi wahan par school bana de. Primary school to government ka wahan hai magar aage kuch nahin hai. Agar tum wahan school shuru karo to ye zyada behtar hoga. Main aur meri family tumhari ghair maujoodgi mein use dekhenge. Ham use qayem karne mein bhi tumhari madad karenge magar phir tumhein khud hi use chalana hoga. Sirf rupya faraaham kar dena kaafi nahin hoga.” Furqan ne usse kaha.
“Kal chal sakte ho mere saath wahan?” Salar ne kuch sochte hue kaha.
“Tumhari to flight hai kal subah.”
“Nahin, main do din baad chala jaaunga. Ek baar main chala gaya to fauri taur par mere liye wapas aana mumkin nahin rahega aur main jaane se pehle ye kaam shuru kar dena chahta hoon.” Usne Furqan se kaha. Furqan ne sar hila diya.
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