gurU df Gor aprfDI

- ikrpfl isMG pMnUM torFto

“mfr idE musilaF nUM. sfÜy suwky nf jfx.” jdoN mYN kfPI nyVy phuMc igaf qF myry kMnIN nPrq Bry ieh Ëflmfnf bol pey. ieh suxidaF hI srihMd kYnfl dI, biTMzf brFc dy swjy iknfry juVI lokF dI BIV vwl nUM myry kdm hor kfhÜy ho gey. ieh Gtnf agsq 1947 dy ipCly awD dI ho skdI hY. Aus vyÜy qIkr mulk df btvfrf ho cuwikaf sI.
Aus nfÜoN vI sfl iCmfhI pihlF ihMdUaF aqy muslmfnF dy idlF aMdr nPrq dy bIj burI qrHF nfÜ bIjy jf cuwky sn. ihMdosqfn, pfiksqfn, ihMdU, iswK, muslmfn dI soc dIaF Gr Gr ivcfrF hox lwg peIaF sn. hux ieh nPrq svfrQI afgUaF qoN qurky vwizaF rfhIN huMdI hoeI bwicaF qIkr vI phuMc cuwkI sI.
ipMzF ivwc bwcy hux kyvl afpxI hAuN ipwCy hI iewk dUjy nfÜ afZy nhIN sn ivwZdy. sgoN AunHF dy mnF ivwc afpo afpxy dIn Drm dy vkfr df svfl pihly nMbr AuWqy af cuwkf sI. sfzy ipMz dI ktfhrf pwqI vwl, hr roË afQx nUM, ds bfrF sflF dI Aumr dy bwcy do tolIaF ivwc vMzy jFdy. iewk pfsy pfiksqfn pwKI aqy dUsry pfsy ihMdosqfn pwKI. AunHF ivwc pihloN aÉbfrF isrjy kMn pfVvyN nfary lgdy, qy iPr jMm ky lVfeI huMdI. vzyrI muMzIhr rqf ku dUr bYT ky ho rhI ies zfg PfeIt ivwcoN mujrmfnf suafd lYNdI.
hux btvfrf ho cuwikaf sI qy ieh sfrI lVfeI iewk pfsV ho ky hI rih geI sI. Auh vI vzyrI Aumr dy joiDaF dI. afm hI suxINdf sI ik pfiksqfn ivwc iswK ihMdU nOjuafn iesqrIaF dI iewËq Èryafm luwtI jf rhI sI. keI QfvF qy nOjuafn iesqrIaF dIaF, bwicaF nUM jIvn prdfn krn vfÜIaF CfqIaF kwt idwqIaF geIaF sn. QF QF Qok ivwc ihMdU iswKF df kqlyafm kIqf jf irhf sI. Aus vyÜy qF mYN ies sB kuwJ nUM swc hI smJdf sF. pr awj dy hflfq dyKdy aqy smJdy hoey hux myry mn ivwc ieh dUsrI soc vI afAuNdI hY ik Èfied ihMdosqfn vwl dy lutyiraF bdmfÈF vwloN siQqI nUM afpxI hmdrdI ivwc kr lYx leI ieh iewk socI smJI cfl hI cwlI geI hovy. aqy jo afpxy iGnfAuxy kfry ivwc pUrI qrHF sPl vI hoeI hovy.
duKFq ieh vI sI ik jo pfiksqfn dI inMdf krn leI ihMdosqfn ivwc prcfiraf jf irhf sI Auho sfrf kuwJ iewQy vI afm duhrfieaf jf irhf sI. BfvyN ik iksy muslmfn lVkI dIaF CfqIaF kwtx dI koeI Gtnf pUrbI pMjfb ivwc dyKx suxn ivwc nhIN sI afeI. pr muslmfn iesqrIaF dI bypqI QF QF kIqI jf rhI sI. hor luwtmfr aqy kqlogfrq df qF kihxf hI kI. ienHF iGnfAuxIaF GtnfvF nUM lok imrc msfly lf lf ky suafd lYNdy qy iewk dUjy nUM afpxIaF vizafeIaF vFg suxfAuNdy. Aus ivwcoN Drm dI jnUMnI hwzI df suafd cUsdy.
iewk idn kI hoieaf ik myry ipMz ivwc vI acfnk DrmI XoiDaF df iewk jwQf af viVaf. Auh acfnk muslmfnF dy GrF AuWqy ibjlI vFg tuwt ky pY igaf. pfiksqfn pwKI bfl-lVfeIaF df ds bfrF sflF df bfl nfiek cfr pMj XoiDaF dy Dwky cVH igaf. Auh XoDy Aus AuWqy ies qrHF tuwt ky pY gey ijvyN koeI iewlH kukVI dy iekwly cUcy AuWqy pYNdI hY. qylIaF df nUrf afpxI jfn bcfAux leI CyqI nfÜ iewk koTy qy cVH igaf. XoiDaF ny koTy cVHx df ikhVf vIËf lYxf sI? dgV dgV krdy llkfry mfrdy ipwCy hI Auh vI jf cVHy. nUrf koiTEN koTIN dOVdf dUsrI gÜI vwl phuMc igaf. awgy nf koeI Qwly Auqrn nUM pOVI aqy nF hI awgy jfx leI koeI rsqf. ipwCy jYkfry Cwzdy XoDy, lhU ipafsIaF nMgIaF ikrpfnF, qy rwq pIxIaF Puwt Puwt lMbIaF jIBF kwZdy jnUMnI brCy.
mrdf kI nf krdf nUry ny koTy qoN gÜI ivwc Cfl mfr idwqI. Aus df koeI aMg tuwitaf ik nhIN pqf nhIN pr Auh iPr vI awgy sUtF vwt igaf. XoDy koTy AuWqy kcIcIaF vwtdy rih gey. BfvyN nUry dI AuWG suwG muV ky awj qIkr koeI nhIN suxIN pr myrIaF socF ivwc Auh Gtnf awj qIkr vI EvyN dI EvyN aVI hoeI hY, qy Èfied myry aKIrly dm qIkr Auh iewdF hI iensfnIaq nUM PtkfrF pfAuNdI rhy.
dUjI vfrdfq ieh hY ik sfzy ipMz df iewk afrI ijhf bMdf ibrD avsQf dy nyVy qyVy phuMicaf, gurduafry dI KUhI joVky, afQx svyr ipMz dy mfl (ipMz dy lokF vwloN afpo afpxy pÈUaF nUM iewk guwjr dI ingrfnI ivwc crn leI Cwzxf) nUM pfxI ipafieaf krdf sI. Aus dy srIr dI bxqr hI kuwJ ieho ijhI sI ik Aus df ivafh qF kI hoxf sI Aus dI iksy BfbI BrjfeI ny vI Èfied Aus nUM kdI hws ky pfxI df glfs nf PVfieaf hovy. Auh gAUaF nUM pfxI ipaf ky afpxy afp leI suvrgF ivwc QF (Èfied iksy prI nfÜ ivafh) dy supny ilaf krdf sI qy afm hI suxfieaf krdf sI.
“suixaYN ik lMigaF dy kmfd ivwc qYN vI iewk buwZI iesqrI nfÜ Drm krm df … “mYN aBol hI afpxy prfeImrI tIcr dy mUMhoN ieh bol suxy. qy nfÜ hI iewk KcrI ijhI muskfn Aus afrI ijhy bMdy dy buwlHF AuWqy mYnUM idKfeI idwqI.
iesy qrHF df iewk hor ikwsf vI Xfd afieaf. 1962 ivwc zyrHf bfbf nfnk Qfxy dy iewk ipMz dy KyqF ivwc pulIs ny nfËfiej Èrfb kwZx dy ivruwD ryz kIqf. iewk AujfV bIafbfn ivwc 50 ku sflF df iewk arD isafxf ijhf afdmI imÜ igaf. jo AuWQy do ku KxF dy kmry ivwc rihMdf sI. gwlF gwlF ivwc myry sfQI hrpfl ny Aus nUM puwC ilaf ik kI kdI koeI ivafh vI kIqf hY jF bws iesy qrHF hI kuafry df kuafrf hI rwb nUM ipafrf ho jfieMgf? muV-muV kfPI pVqfÜ krn qy Aus ny kuwJ ieho ijhI jfxkfrI idwqI, “ivafh df myrf hor qF koeI jugfV nhIN bixaF. hwilaF vyÜy iewk muslmfn iesqrI df myry nfÜ jrUr ivafh hoieaf sI. rfq nUM mYN Aus nfÜ kbIldfrI dI gwl qorI qF Auh kihMdI ik qYnUM pqY myry Gr dy keI jIa ies vZFgy ivwc nuksfny gey ny. ajy myrf idl TIk nhIN. do ku idn atk jf. mYN ikhf ik ijvyN qUM khyN. Aus dy do idnF qoN pihloN hI pfiksqfn dI POj af geI qy Aus nUM lY geI. mYN iPr kory df korf hI rih igaf.”
vZFigaF vyÜy ijwQy keI isdkI, sUJvfn qy mfnvvfdI ivakqI afpxIaF jfnF hUl ky afpxy guaFZIaF jF ipMz dy muslmfnF nUM kYSpF ivwc surwiKaq phuMcf rhy sn AuWQy guMzy, bdmfÈ, aKOqI DrmI XoDy KrgosF df iÈkfr Kyzx vFg AuWcIaF KVHIaF PslF ivwcoN lwB lwB ky mUsIbq mfiraF muslmfnF df iÈkfr Kyizaf krdy sn. muslmfnI ipMzF AuWqy sMgTq ho ky atYk kIqy jFdy. AunHF nUM pUrI qrHF luwitaf puwitaf jFdf. izAUtI AuWqy lwgI dys dI puils POj dI qF gwl hI hor sI. Aus dy aiDkfrI ajyhI luwt Koh ivwc guMizaF nUM rfh vI dwsdy sn aqy Aus ivwcoN afpxf qkVf Kfsf ihwsf vI vMzfAuNdy sn. QF QF AuWqy DrmI XoiDaF dy toly sfAux dIaF KuMBF vFg AuWg afey sn. lfa aYNz afrzr df koeI nF Qyh nhIN sI. lutyiraF ny mnF ivwc afpo afpxIaF irafsqF dIaF iewCfvF AusfrnIaF ÈurU kr idwqIaF sn. pMjfb ivwc kyvl iewk mlyr kotlf irafsq hI ies mfr DfV qoN bcI rhI. Auh vI ies krky nhIN ik AuWQy mfnvqf BfrU sI jF AuWQoN df hfkm iewk muslmfn sI jF AuWQy dI srkfrI mÈInrI cusq drusq sI. AuWQy muslmfnF dI kwt vwZ kyvl ies krky nhIN sI hoeI ik AuWQoN dy hfkm ny iksy vyÜy gurU goibMd isMG dy bwicaF dy hwk ivwc srihMd ivwc hfa df nfarf mfiraf sI qy Aus df iswK mfniskqf ny vMzfry vyÜy krj Auqfiraf sI.
ieDr qF dorfhy dy nyVy srihMd nihr dy puÜ AuWqy pfiksqfn nUM muslmfnF dI BrI hoeI hr gwzI rok leI jFdI sI qy muslmfnF dI jIvn-joq AuWqy, surgF dy lflc dy mfry, BuwKy biGafV tuwt ky pY jFdy sn. qy bfl, buwizaF qy nOjuafnF nUM vwZ tuwk ky nihr ivwc roVH idwqf jFdf sI.
Aus vyÜy mYN ajy cOQI jmfq hI pfs kIqI sI. iPr vI mY ieh socdf sF ik iensfnIaq nfÜ ijqny Ëulm ho rhy sn, ienHF df lyKf kOx Bugqygf? bhuqI duKdfiek gwl ieh sI ik ieh sfrf Ëulm Drm krm dy JMzy Qwly kIqf igaf sI.
iewk idn koeI awT nON vjy svyr dI gwl hY ik mYN afpxy KyqI krn vfÜy prvfrk mYSbrF df Cfh vyÜf lY ky Kyq igaf. sbwbIN sfzf ieh Kyq nihr qoN do ku sO mItr Aury sI. mYN Cfh vylf afpxy vwzI vIr surjIq nUM PVfieaf. myry guzfeI kr rhy iqMnF vIrF nUM afpxy kMm nfÜ hI kMm sI. AunHF ivwcoN iksy nUM koeI idlcÈpI nhIN sI ik nihr AuWqy kI ho irhf sI. pr mYN AuqÈukqf vs nihr dy swjy kMZy AuWqy iekwTI hoeI BIV nUM dyKx clf igaf.
mYN AuWQy jf ky iewk bVI hI ajIb siQqI dyKI. ds pMdrF nihr dy Kwby kMZy vwl aqy lwg pwg ieqny hI nihr dy swjy kMZy vwl hiQafrbMd ivaqkqI pUry joÈ ivwc cwl rhy sn. nihr ivwc cfr pMj Puwt pfxI vih irhf sI. do muslmfn nihr dy ivckfr ijhy jf rhy sn. AunHF dohF muslmfnF nUM mfrn leI pMj Cy briCaF vfÜy vI AunHF df ipwCf kr rhy sn. mOq dy mUMh ivwc afey hoey Auh dovyN ivakqI hwQ joV lylHVIaF kwZdy hoey jrvfixaF koÜoN afpxy jIvn dI BIK mMg rhy sn. pr … mFgy imÜy nf mOq. krm Drm df kMm krn vfiÜaF AuWqy AunHF arjoeIaF df koeI asr nhIN sI ho irhf. AunHF nUM AunHF dIaF lylHVIaF nfÜoN afpxy surgF ivcly afrfm suwK, prmuwK jfpdy sn. AunHF dy iKafl anusfr, AunHF dohF nUM pfr bulf ky hI Auh afpxy gurU dIaF KuÈIaF prfpq kr skdy sn.
iewk bhuqy, qwqy jrvfxy ny dfa bcf ky mjbUq muslmfn AuWqy brCy df qkVf vfr kIqf. pr awgoN Auh vI sqrk sI. Aus ny brCy nUM afpxI dohF hwQF ivwc PV vI ilaf aqy iKwc DUa krky Koh vI ilaf. brCf muslmfn dy hwQ ivwc afAux dI dyr sI ik pfxI ivcly DrmI XoDy ipwCy nUM ies qrHF Bwjy ijvyN awgoN iksy bVI vwzI qop df Pfier hox vfÜf hovy. surwiKaq Pfsly AuWqy phuMc ky AunHF ny Aus muslmfn nUM brCf moV dyx leI ikhf qy kuwJ dyr dI ihckcfht ipwCoN Aus ny moVn leI brCf AunHF vwl suwt idwqf.
mYN socdf hF ik Aus ny brCf ikEN moiVaf? Aus dy jfnI duÈmx vI sfhmxy sn. Auh dy hwQ hiQafr vI af igaf sI. Auh srIroN nroaf vI sI. qwqy Gfa ivwc Auh moVvF hmlf vI kr skdf sI. ajyhf kr ky Èfied iewk awD hmlfvr nUM Auh lY hI bYTdf. kI iewk pfsV aqy pwlf BfrI dyK ky Auh idloN ibwlkuwl hI hiQafr suwt bYTf sI?
‘jo lVy dIn ky hyq sUrf soeI … ‘Èfied AunHF ny soicaf hovy. hmlfvrF ny dovfrf XuwD nIqI apnfeI qy iPr hmlf krn leI Auh awgy vDy.
ies vyÜy qIkr dohF mjlUmF ny vI soc ilaf sI. AunHF dohF inhwiQaF ny afpxy dovyN hwQ joV ky bynqI kIqI ik AunHF nUM hux hor nf qVpfieaf jfvy, sgoN iewko hI vfr nfÜ Kqm kr idwqf jfvy. qy Auh dovyN nihr dy Kwby kMZy AuWqy bxy iewk nfKy (ijs QF qoN afdmI jF gfvF mwJF nihr ivwc pfxI pIx jF nhfAux leI bV inwkÜ skdy hn) ivwc cly gey. hux aglI sfrI kfrvfeI nihr dy Kwby pfsy KVHy DrmIaF dy hwQ sI.
pihloN dohF ivwcoN jo kuwJ pqlf qy Gwt Aumr df muslmfn sI, ny goizaF Bfr ho igaf. Auh afpxy mUMh ivwc nmfj pVHn lwgf. Aus AuWqy iewk XoDf nMgI qlvfr afpxy dohF hwQF ivwc PV ky puwTI igxqI krn lwgf. ijEN hI nmfjI ny DrqI mF nUM mwQf tyk ky isr AuWpr cuwikaf, jMgI nfhry dy nfÜ nfÜ qyË qlvfr cwlI, grdx vwZI geI, lfl lhU dI iewk Dfr vih qurI qy Auh AuWQy hI luVHk igaf. Aus nUM DU ky nihr ivwc roVH idwqf igaf.
Aus QF qoN QoVHI dUr, nihr dy iknfry, myry ipMz dy vsImy AuWqy iewk bVf hI priswD gurduafrf hY. AunHF idnF ivwc krm Drm ivwc pUry, mhfn iswKI prcfrk qy ies sQfn dy sQfpk hI ies gurduafry dy muKI sn. AunHF df Aus vyÜy df gVHveI vI iksy qrHF AuWQy Aus vyÜy nfKy koÜ phuMc igaf. nF qy pqf nhIN pr mYnUM Aus df ichrf mohrf ajy vI Xfd hY. kihrf srIr, swTF swqrF nUM ZuwkI Aumr, icwtf svwC pihrfvf, muwK ivwcoN sdf vfihgurU-vfihgurU dy jfp df prgtfvf, muwK AuWqy JlkdI pfk pivwqr bËurgI. mirXfdf anusfr gVHveI dI pdvI iksy bhuq hI srDflU syvfdfr nUM prfpq ho skdI hY.
nihr dy prly bMny koeI gurmqf soiDaf igaf aqy brCf Kohx vfÜy ÈkqIsflI muslmfn ny goizaF Bfr ho ky nmfj pVHI aqy soDy gey gurmqy anusfr gVHveI bfby ny Aus AuWqy isrI sfihb df vfr kr idwqf. jo grdx dy inÈfny qy lwgx dI QF isr dy ipCly pfsy lwigaf. mOq dI BIK mMgdf hoieaf ËKmI, bdnsIb, iPr ruVHky nihr ivwc jf viVaf …. bfbf jI leI gurU dIaF KuÈIaF aqy suvrgF ivwc rihx dy drvfËy KuwlHdy KuwlHdy rih gey.
Aus vyÜy dI ËKmI hoeI myrI mfnskqf awj qIkr …. myrI supqnI nUM myry AuWqy ieh BfrI iÈkfieq rhI hY ik afm srDflUaF vFg mYN gurduafry ikEN nhIN jFdf? ho skdf hY ik AusdI akih aMqhkrnI socxI ivwc mYN gurU df Gor aprfDI hovF.
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