Duniya mein sabse khoobsurat rishta maa ka hota hai. Maa woh shaksiyat hai jo apne bachay ke liye zindagi bhar qurbaniyan deti hai, lekin badle mein sirf mohabbat aur izzat chahti hai. Ye kahani bhi ek aise hi maa ki hai jise uske apne hi bete ne ghar se nikal diya lekin waqt ne sabak aisa diya ke uska zameer hamesha ke liye jaag gaya.

Kahani ka Aghaz

Ek chhote se sheher mein Saleem naam ka ek aadmi rehta tha. Uski maa, Sakina Begum, buhat hi neik aur dua go aurat thi. Saleem ne apni maa ki mehnat aur duaon se hi taleem hasil ki aur ek achi naukri par lag gaya. Kuch saal baad uski shaadi ho gayi ek larki Seema se, jo sheher ke hi ek khaandani gharane se thi.

Shadi ke baad kuch arsa sab kuch theek chalta raha. Maa, beta aur bahu ek hi chhat ke neeche khushi khushi rehte the. Sakina Begum har roz ghar sambhalti, Seema ke liye khaana banati aur Saleem ke kapde press karti. Saleem samajhta tha ke maa uske liye sabse badi barkat hai.

Lekin waqt ke sath sath sab kuch badalne laga.

Bahu ka Bartao

Seema ko lagta tha ke Saleem apni maa ke zyada qareeb hai. Usse har waqt ye jalan hoti ke maa har faislay mein beech mein bolti hai. Dheere dheere uska rawaiya badalne laga.

Ek din jab Sakina Begum ne Seema se kaha ke “beti, chai mein thoda kam cheeni daal dena, Saleem ko diabetes ka khauf hai,” to Seema ne tanz mein jawab diya,

“Ammi ji, ab aap mujhe bhi sikhaengi ke ghar kaise chalana hai?”

Sakina Begum ne chup rehna behtar samjha, lekin dil ke andar dukh utar gaya. Ye dukh usne kabhi zahir nahi kiya. Har din kuch na kuch baat par Seema maa par ilzaam lagati, aur Saleem dono ke darmiyan fas jata.

Beta ka Ghalat Faisla

Ek din Seema ne Saleem se kaha,
Agar aapko meri khushi chahiye to apni maa ke liye alag intazam kar dein. Mujhe unke sath rehna bardasht nahi.

Saleem ne pehle inkaar kiya, lekin roz roz ke jhagre uske liye zehr ban gaye. Aakhirkar usne ghalat faisla kar liya. Usne apni maa se kaha:

Ammi, main chahta hoon ke aap kuch arse ke liye chacha ke ghar chali jaen, yahan Seema tang rehti hai. Ye alfaaz maa ke dil par teer ki tarah lage. Sakina Begum ne aankhon mein aansu chhupate hue kaha:

Beta, main to tumhare sukoon ke liye zinda hoon. Agar meri wajah se tum pareshaan ho, to main chali jati hoon. Aur phir ek din woh ghar chhod kar nikal gayi.

Sakina Begum ne apni purani dost Naseem Bibi ke ghar panah li. Naseem Bibi ne kaha:

Behen, yeh to zamana hai. Bachay bade ho kar maa baap ko bhool jaate hain. Tum fikar na karo, yahan chain se rehna.

Lekin maa ka dil kaise chain paaye? Har waqt use apne bete ki yaad satati. Jab Saleem chhota tha to uski har zaroorat Sakina Begum khud puri karti thi. Aaj wahi beta use beghar kar gaya tha.
Raaton ko woh ro ro kar dua karti: Ya Allah, mere bete ko hidayat de. Uske dil mein mere liye mohabbat paida kar.

Do mahine guzre. Saleem ke ghar mein sukoon naam ki cheez na rahi. Naukrani chali gayi, ghar ka mahol bigadne laga. Seema har waqt gusa karti, aur Saleem ka dimagh har waqt udaas rehta.
Ek din achanak uski naukri bhi chali gayi. Company ne downsizing ke naam par use nikal diya.

Saleem ne Seema ko bataya to usne kaha: Dekha, maine kaha tha na, tumhari maa ke saaye se badnaseebi lagti hai. Ab sab kuch unki wajah se hua hai!

Saleem ne kuch nahi kaha, lekin uska dil bechain tha. Usse lagta tha ke maa ke nikalne ke baad zindagi se barkat hi chali gayi hai. Har din uska zameer use sataata, har din maa ki yaad use rulati.

Ek raat Saleem ko neend nahi aa rahi thi. Usne aankhein band ki to sapne mein maa nazar aayi. Maa kamzor si kursi par baithi thi, haath uthaye dua kar rahi thi:

Ya Allah, mere bete ko sukoon aur barkat de. Uski mushkilon ko aasaan kar de. Saleem ke dil par bijli si gir gayi. Usne raat bhar neend nahi ki. Subha uth kar usne faisla kar liya Main maa ko dhoondhne jaa raha hoon.

Saleem ne sheher ke har kone mein talash shuru ki. Masjid ke imam se pucha, purane padosiyon se bhi. Kayi din tak dhoondhta raha lekin koi pata nahi chala.
Aakhirkar ek din usse Naseem Bibi mil gayi bazar mein. Saleem ne ro kar pucha: Kya meri maa aapke paas hain?

Naseem Bibi ne kaha: Haan beta, woh mere ghar par hain. Par unki tabiyat buhat kamzor hai. Tumhari yaad mein roz roti rehti hain. Saleem ke pairon taley zameen nikal gayi. Woh foran Naseem Bibi ke ghar gaya.

Darwaza khula to maa bistar par leti hui thi, aankhon mein aansu aur chehra pe sukoon. Saleem maa ke qareeb gaya, unke haath chume, aur ro kar bola: Ammi, mujhe maaf kar dijiye. Maine aapke sath zulm kiya. Maine apni zindagi ki sabse badi ghalti ki hai.

Sakina Begum ke aansu behne lage. Usne apna haath uthaya aur kaha: Beta, maa ka dil kabhi apne bachay se naraz nahi rehta. Main to har din tumhare liye dua karti thi. Saleem ne maa ko gale lagaya aur kaha: Ab aap kahin nahi jaengi. Aap hamare ghar wapas chalengi. Wahan aapki jagah sabse upar hai. Seema ne bhi us waqt sabak seekh liya. Jab usne dekha ke Saleem apni maa ke bina kuch nahi, to uske dil mein bhi pachtawa paida hua. Usne maa ke qadmon mein gir kar kaha:

Ammi ji, mujhe maaf kar dijiye. Main ne aapke saath buhat bura bartao kiya. Main samajh na saki ke aap hi is ghar ki barkat hain. Maa ne dono ko gale lagaya. Ghar wapas barkat se bhar gaya.

Is kahani ka sabse bada sabaq ye hai ke maa baap ki izzat aur khidmat zindagi ka sabse bara farz hai. Jo apni maa baap ki qadr nahi karta, woh zindagi mein sukoon nahi pa sakta. Duniya ke har rishtay mein galti ho sakti hai, lekin maa ka rishta sirf mohabbat aur duaon se bandha hota hai. Maa woh hasti hai jo apne bachay ke liye raaton ki neend tyag deti hai, khud bhooki rehti hai lekin bachay ko khilati hai. Aur agar woh ek din naraz ho jaaye, to zindagi se har barkat chali jaati hai.

Saleem aur Seema ne apni ghalti samajh li. Unhone apni maa ke qadmon ko jannat maana aur apni zindagi maa ki duaon mein guzarne ka faisla kiya. Aakhirkar ghar mein sukoon wapas aa gaya, aur maa ke chehre par muskurahat laut aayi. Saleem ko naukri bhi wapas mil gayi, aur Seema ne apni maa jaisi saas ka haath kabhi chhoda nahi.

Maa ki duaon se har mushkil aasaan ho gayi, aur ye sach sabit hua: Jannat maa ke qadmon ke neeche hai.

Conclusion

Har insaan ko chahiye ke maa baap ki qadr kare. Unki mohabbat, dua aur duaon ka asar hi zindagi ka asal sukoon hai.
Jo maa ko rulata hai, woh khud ek din aansuon ka samundar ban jata hai.
Aur jo maa ko khush rakhta hai, uske liye khuda khud rehm kar deta hai.