حرفِ خاک
اردو شاعری قدیم روایت کی حامل ہے ۔جس میں ہر شاعر نے اپنا حصہ ڈالا ہے ۔شاعری کی حساسیت اسے مجبور کرتی ہے کہ معاشرتی جبر کو بیان کرے ۔اس کے لیے تشبیہات و استعارات ایسے مورچے ہیں جس کی آڑ میں وہ جبر ،بربریت کو بآسانی بیان کر سکتا ہے ۔
جب ہم منان لطیف ؔ کی نظموں کا مطالعہ کرتے ہیں تو کائنات اور اس کے باسیوں کی حقیقت کھل کر سامنے آتی ہے ۔آوارگانِ خاک تب سے اب تک اور اب سے نجانے کب تک گردشِ ایام کی دبیز تہوں میں غوطہ زن ہو تا رہے گا اور چار پہیوں کی تلاش میں مقامِ انسانیت کھوتا رہے گا ۔احساسِ برتری ایک ایسا زہر ہے جسے انسان ناز پرور ہونٹوں سے اپنے رگ و پے میں اتارتا چلا جاتا ہے۔
’’گردشِ خاک‘‘میں انسانیت سسکتی بلکتی نظر آتی ہے ۔جیسے یہ جہان تندور کی مانند ہے جو اس میں داخل ہوتا ہے وہ اس میں جلتا دکھائی دیتا ہے ۔شکاری جال پھیلائے ہر لمحہ شکار کے منتظر ہیں ۔انسان آزاد و خود مختار ہو کر بھی پابہ زنجیر نظر آتا ہے ۔چھپکلیوں کی طرح حرص ،ہوس ،لالچ ،بغض اور کینہ پروری کی دیواریں چاٹتا نظر آتا ہے ۔
ایک طرف انسان قیاس آرائیوں میں چپ چاپ صبر کا کفن اوڑھ لیتا ہے ۔کئی سنتو رانیاں پریمی کے انتظار میں زندگی کے دن گن گن کر اپنی لٹیں اداس اور چھاتیاں خشک کر لیتی ہیں ۔منان لطیفؔ کی نظموں میں یہ احساس خاصاگہرا ہے ،جودراصل حالات و واقعات کی تصویر کاری ہے ۔
ڈاکٹرمحمد یسین رازؔ
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The literary grandeur of the Quranic style is simply inimitable. It treats diverse subjects in such a unique and exalted manner as is nowhere to be found in any genre of Arabic literature. But in spite of its astounding sublimity, some orientalists have bitterly criticized the literary style of the Holy Quran. The following paper is an academic attempt to prove their fallacy and failure to appreciate the incomparable style of the Holy Quran. It includes the representative views of those orientalists who made a scathing criticism as well the ideas of those orientalists who generously acknowledged the exceptional eloquence of the Holy Quran.
Colonialism is a complex phenomenon which cannot be limited to physical colonization as it would fail to take into account the other facets of this phenomenon. Postcolonial writers have shown how colonization affected their society and challenged the notion of enlightenment and civilization. The current research aims at understanding this aspect through studying the concepts of colonization, resistance and transformation thought Achebe’s Things Fall Apart (1958) and Hassan’s The Unchosen (2002). Moreover, the researcher also evaluates the role of power politics to examine how colonization was similar or different in Africa and the Subcontinent. For this purpose, textual analysis is the lens through which the selected texts are assessed. The designed research framework for analysis takes into account salient features of the postcolonial theory to explore the concepts of colonization, resistance and transformation in respective societies. To achieve the objectives of the research, colonization and resistance is scrutinized at three levels; i) physical, ii) cultural and iii) religious. Transformation which is a result of colonization and resistance is studied at two levels; i) cultural and ii) religious. The findings of the research show that colonization affected the social fabric of the society by undermining the values and traditions of the natives. Even though the natives in Africa and the Subcontinent resisted the policies enforced by the colonizers; such as the ideals of technology, education and progress are factors which led to the process of transformation. People of both the regions had strong affiliation with their traditions, cultures and religions, even then the colonizers identified different tools to overcome the resistance. Things Fall Apart (1958) identifies the religious polarity as one of the factors behind natives’ conversion to Christianity, which is in contrast to Subcontinent, where the discourse of religious division among natives worked in the colonizers’ favor. Both the novelists criticize the colonial powers, but they also take into account the weaknesses in both the societies which facilitated the process of colonization. The research also identifies that the writers have not only condemned the process of colonization but also discussed how it was beneficial for the natives as it provoked a sense of education and industrialization making them aware that they cannot progress without development in science and technology.