-firadaus khaan
jab ghar kaa chashmo-chiraag kaheen kho jaataa hai, to usakee yaad men kis tarah dil tadpataa hai aur aankhen gngaa-jamunaa kee dhaaraa ban jaatee hain, isake tasavvur se hee rooh kaanp uthatee hai. agar jaane vaale ko isakaa ahasaas ho to kabhee vah khvaab men bhee apane ghar-parivaar ko chhodkar jaane kee baat naheen sochegaa. uttar pradesh ke mujffranagar jile ke kasbe budhaanaa ke 10 saal ke mohammad hasan kee gumashudagee ko chaar saal hone vaale hain. usakee maan aayashaa kaa ro-rokar buraa haal hai. unhonne apane laal ko har jagah talaashaa, magar vo kaheen n milaa. subah sooraj kee pahalee kiran se hee pooraa ghar apane laadale ke intajaar men palaken bichhaa letaa hai, ummeed kee ek lau kaayam rahatee hai ki kabhee koee to aaegaa, unake bete kee khabar lekar, lekin jab raat dhalatee hai aur hasan kee koee khbar naheen aatee to dil bujhane lagataa hai.
mohammad hasan ke pitaa mohammad furakaan kaa kahanaa hai ki unhen kyaa pataa thaa ki unakaa betaa unase bichhad jaaegaa. ve to bas itanaa chaahate the ki madarase se aane ke baad hasan yahaan-vahaan khelakar vakt barbaad karane ke bajaay unake kaam men haath bntaae, taaki use kaam karane kee aadat pad jaae. ve kahate hain ki ham to khetee karane vaale log hain. subah pau fatane se lekar der raat tak kheton men khoon-paseenaa bahaanaa padtaa hai tab kaheen jaakar ghar-parivaar ke gujaare laayak aamadanee jutaa paate hain. ham bachapan se hee bachchon ko kaam kee aadat daalate hain, taaki bade hokar ve mehanat-majadooree kar saken. bas, khet men kaam karane kee baat ko lekar hee bete par unakaa haath uth gayaa aur vah kaheen chalaa gayaa. apanee is galatee ke lie ve aaj tak pachhataa rahe hain. kaash, unhonne apane bete ko maarane ke bajaay pyaar se samajhaayaa hotaa to aaj vah hamaare saath hee hotaa. unhonne apane bete ko aasapaas hee naheen door-daraaj tak ke ilaakon men dhoondhaa, magar vah kaheen naheen milaa. unhonne apane sab rishtedaaron ke yahaan jaakar bhee bete ko talaash kiyaa.
bachche kaa maamoo jaan kaaree mohammad aarif saahab kaa kahanaa hai ki mohammad hasan apane pitaa mohammad furakaan se bahut darataa thaa. usake pitaa usase khet men kaam karane ko kahate the. isee baat ko lekar kaee baar ve apane bete ko peet bhee chuke hain. isase pahale do baar vah apane pitaa kee maar khaane ke baad apane maamaa ke paas bnteekhedaa aa gayaa. baad men vo use samajhaa-bujhaakar usake ghar chhodkar aae. ve bataate hain ki hasan padhne men bahut hoshiyaar hai. use paas ke hee madeenaa-ul-tuloom madarase men kuraaan hifj yaani munh jabaanee yaad karane ke lie daakhil karaayaa gayaa thaa. chhotee-see umr men hee usane teen paare adhyaay hifj kar lie the. use kriket khelane kaa bahut shauk hai. nam aankhon se ve kahate hain ki hasan jahaan kaheen bhee hogaa, kriket jaroor khelataa hogaa.
kaaree saahab kahate hain ki aaj bhee dehaat ke musalamaanon men foto khinchavaane kaa chalan naheen hai. jab kabhee dastaavejon ke lie jaroorat padtee hai, tabhee log foto khinchavaate hain. ek din unhonne yoon hee madarase men bachchon ke saath apane bhaanje hasan kee foto khinchavaa lee thee, varanaa aaj usakee talaash ke lie ek tasveer tak unake paas naheen hotee.
hasan kaa badaa bhaaee mohammad mubaarak 15 saal kaa hai. poliyo kee vajah se ek pair se laachaar hone ke baavajood ve bhee apane bhaaee kee talaash men jagah-jagah bhatakataa rahataa hai. usakaa kahanaa hai ki bas use ek baar usakaa bhaaee mil jaae, ve use kaheen naheen jaane degaa. hasan kaa chhotaa bhaaee abdul kaadir, bahanen aarifaa aur mntashaa bhee apane bhaaee ko dekhane ke lie taras rahee hain. ve din-raat yahee duaa karatee hain ki bas ek baar unakaa bhaaee ghar vaapas aa jaae. (staar nyooj ejensee)









