[Reader-list] Islamic fanatics hack lecturer's hand

Mon Jul 5 15:55:28 IST 2010

Dear Faizullah

Zabardast ghazal by Faiz and an excellent rendition by Nayyara Noor.

In this instance, seeing what Muslims have done to Islam and what Hindus have done to Dharma (and what Indians have done to India and what Pakistanis have done to Pakistan) the poem by Faiz (given below) is so relevant.

Kshmendra

Subahe Azadi  1947. Faiz

ye daag daag ujaala, ye shab-gazida sehar
vo intezar tha jiska, ye vo sehar toh nahin 

ye vo sehar to nahin jis ki arzoo laykar
chalay thay yaar ke mil jayegi kahin na kahin
falak ke dasht main taaron ki akhari manzil
kahin toh hoga shab-e-sust mauj ka sahil
kahin toh jakay rukega safina-e-gam-e-dil

jawan lahoo ki pur-asrar shaharahon se
chale jo yar to daaman pe kitnay haath paday
dayaar-e-husn ki bay-sabr khwab-gaahon say
pukaratee raheen bahain, badan bulatay rahay
bohat azeez thi lekin rukh-e-sehar ki lagan
bahut qarin tha hasinan-e-nur ka daaman
subuk subuk thi tamanna, dabee dabee thi thakan

suna hai ho bhi chuka hai firaq-e-zulmat-e-nur
suna hai ho bhi chuka hai visal-e-manzil-o-gaam
badal chuka hai bahut ahl-e-dard ka dastur
nishat-e-wasl halal, -o-,azab-e-hijr haraam

jigar ki aag, nazar ki umang, dil ki jalan
kisi pe chara-e-hijran ka kuch asar hee nahin
kahan se aaee nigar-e-saba, kidhar ko gai
abhi chirag-e-sar-e-rah ko kuch khabar hee nahin
abhi garani-e-shab main kami nahin aaee             najat-e-dida-o-dil ki ghari nahin aaee
chale chalo ke vo manzil abhi nahin aaee

--- On Mon, 7/5/10, faiz ullah <faiz.outsider at gmail.com> wrote:

From: faiz ullah <faiz.outsider at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Islamic fanatics hack lecturer's hand
To: 
Cc: "reader-list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Date: Monday, July 5, 2010, 1:56 PM

*Hum ke thhehre ajanabi itni madaraaton ke baad
Phir banenge aashnaa kitani mulaqaaton ke baad*

**

*Kab nazar mein aayegi bedaagh sabze ki bahaar
Khoon ke dhabbe dhulenge kitni barasaaton ke baad
*

*Dil to chaha par shikast-e-dil ne mohalat hi na di
Kuchh gile-shikave bhi kar lete munajaaton ke baad*

* *

*The bohot bedard lamhen khatm-e-dard-e-ishq ke
Thien bahut bemehr subahein meharabaan raaton ke baad*

* *

*Un se jo kahane gaye the “Faiz” jaan sadaqaa kiye
Ankahi hi rah gae vo baat sab baaton ke baad*

**
Even after much warm hospitality we stand unfamiliar

After how many meetings shall we again get acquainted

When shall we see a spotless spring in the fields again

How many rains shall it take to wash the blood stains off

Though the heart wished, it did not allow its defeated self

To make complaints after whispering words of prayers

Merciless were the moments when the throbbing of love ended

Unpitying were the mornings that followed the compassionate nights

With the gift of your own life, Faiz, what you went to tell them

That matter remained unsaid when all had been expressed
Faiz Ahmed Faiz

On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Taliban-writ-in-Gods-own-country/articleshow/6129310.cms
> <
> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Taliban-writ-in-Gods-own-country/articleshow/6129310.cms
> >
> KOCHI: A private college lecturer, out on bail after being arrested for
> preparing a question paper with objectionable reference to the Prophet
> which
> triggered protests by Muslims, was attacked and his right hand severed by
> unidentified persons at Muvattupuzha on Sunday.
>
> Mr T J Joseph was dragged out of his car and hacked with sharp weapons by
> assailants while he was returning from a church along with his family,
> including his sister and mother. His right hand was severed while he
> suffered cuts in his left leg, they said. 52-year-old Joseph was rushed to
> a
> private hospital here where he is undergoing a surgery.
>
> A Malayalam lecturer at Newman College in Thodupuzha in Idukki district, Mr
> Joseph was arrested in April last after the question paper which he had set
> for the BCom II year internal exams sparked protests by Muslim outfits who
> said it had hurt their religious sentiments.
>
> He was later suspended from the college, whose authorities also apologised
> for the mistake. Police said they were searching for the assailants,
> numbering around eight.
>
> The gang, came in a vehicle with knives, swords and other weapons. The gang
> first pushed the family members out of the car and later severed Mr
> Joseph’s
> right hand. Both his hands from the wrist have been severely damaged.
> According to his sister, the attackers were young men. There had been three
> attacks against Mr Joseph earlier too.
>
> The lecturer was on the run after various Muslim groups protested in
> Thodupuzha, a town near here. Thodupuzha remained tense after clashes broke
> out in the town and district authorities ordered a ban on the assembly of
> people.
>
> Political leaders condemned the incident. In a strongly-worded statement,
> the Indian Union Muslim League said two wrongs did not make a right and it
> was macabre way of reacting to what the lecturer had done.
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