Sawal: Aap apna ta'aruf karain yani pariwarik pareche karain? Jawab: Mera pehla janam to Mazafar Nagar ke Malhoo Pura mohalla ke ek dalit balke chamar gharane mein 6 August 1958 ko hua, aisa mere school ke certificate mein charha hai. Asal janam tathi (date of birth) to kisi chamar ke ghar woh bhi pachas saal pehle kaise pata hoga. Mere pita ji (walid sahab) becharay mazdoori karte the, baad mein kamzor hogaye to sabzi bechne lage. Unka Uttar Singh ji naam tha, unhone mera naam Banwari Lal rakha, hamare khandan mein parhai ka rawaj nahi tha, bas hamare ek mamoon ek bank mein chaprasi the aur aathvin class pass the. Unhone mujhe parhane ki koshish ki aur apne khandan mein maine barhvin class pass ki phir typing seekh li aur police mein mujhe clerk ki naukri mili, bari vipreet asthiti (mukhalif mahol) mein maine parhai ki. School mein headmaster ek pandit ji the bas itna zaleel karte the ke kayi baar zehar kehne ko ji karta tha. Class mein sab se peeche bathate the aur buri buri gaalian dete the. Zindagi bhar unchi zaat walon se hum zaleel hote rahe. Police ki naukri bhi bari buri hai, 25 saal mein ek so satth thano mein mera tabadla hua. Aap ke yahan Ratn Puri thana mein bhi raha aur aap ke yahan hi mujhe sadar mahrir ki taraqqi hui thi. Mera doosra janam (paidaish) ab se do mahine pehle 18 July ko hua. Sawal: Achha achha, woh to hamare poore ghar walon ko maloom hai, magar aap phir bhi is janam ke bare mein zara apni zubani bataiye, yani apne Islam qabool karne ke bare mein bataiye, is liye aap ko kahani sunani paregi. Jawab: Jaisa ki aap ko maloom hai ke Bahar ke ek bare doctor ki ladki Merath college mein parhti thi aur apni bua ke ghar rehti thi. Uske najayaz talluqat ek musalman larke se hogaye, larke ka naam Bilal tha, dono mein baat barhti gayi dono ne than li ke shadi kar lenge. Ek roz larki apni bua ka ghar chhor kar larke ke paas aayi ke mujhe musalman karke shadi karo, larka bohot seedha aur kamzor dil ka tha usne mana kiya ke mere ghar wale to kisi tarah tujhe ghar nahi rakh sakte aur mere haalat kahin rakhne ke nahi hain, lekin larki na mani usne kaha ke agar tu ne mujhse shadi nahi ki to main zehr kha lungi. Larka majboor hua, kisi jagah shadi aur nikah ke liye le gaya, koi tayyar nahi hua. Kisi ne usko phalt jane ka mashwara diya woh phalt pahuncha Maulana Kaleem sahab ne poore haalat sunay, larki se khoob thonk kar poocha. Usne kaha ke mere ghar wale tayyar ho jayenge mere walid to adhe musalman hain rozana Quran shareef parhte hain, Hazrat sahab ne kalma parhwa kar unka nikah karwaya aur qanooni kaarwai mukammal karne ka mashwara diya. Woh larka bohot seedha tha, woh bola ab mera koi thekana nahi hai mere nana Kalkatta mein rehte hain maine socha tha hum wahan chale jayenge unse phone par baat ki to unhone saaf mana kar diya. Mere ghar wale har ghiz mujhe ghar mein dakhil nahi hone dene, Maulana sahab ne kaha: Tere ghar wale tujhe nahi rakhte to hum kaise rakh sakte hain? Magar bilak bilak kar rone laga Hazrat sahab ko tars aaya, unhone in dono ko do char roz tak phalt rakh kar Delhi bhej diya aur ek kamrah kiraye par dilwa dhiya aur apni behan se larki ki parhai yani Islam ki parhai tay kar di. Larki ka naam Sana rakha. Maulana sahab ki behn ke yahan larki ko bohot kam waqt mein Islam samajh mein a gaya aur imaan ab us ke liye Bilal se zyada pyara ho gaya. Larki ki bua ne Bilal aur us ke ghar walon ke khilaf ighwa ki thanah mein shikayat likhwai. Bahar ke ek senior IPS officer larki ke rishtedaar the, unhone Merath ke SSP par zyada dabao diya ke woh larki ko baramad karain. Bilal ke walid aur ghar walon ko police utha kar le gayi, Maulana sahib ke bar bar dabao dene ke bawajood Bilal apni susti aur kam himmati mein qanooni karwai nahi kar saka, larki ne thanah mein phone kiya ke mein graduate hoon aur mein ne apni marzi se shadi ki hai, magar police par us ka koi asar nah hua. Bilal ke bare bhai ne kisi tarah Maulana sahib ka number liya aur phone kiya ke kisi tarah Bilal ka pata bata den, hamein sirf qanooni kaghazat lene hain takay thana mein dikha kar apne ghar walon ko chhura lein. Maulana us waqt Mumbai mein the, unhone un ko mashwara diya ke do roz baad Bilal Delhi ki kisi masjid mein aaye ga aap wahan mil lein humare bhanoi aap se un ki mulaqat kar dein ge. Dopehar ki namaz mein Bilal masjid mein nahi pohancha aur Bilal ke bhai maloom karte karte Maulana sahib ke Delhi wale ghar pohanch gaye, wahan ghar walon ne kaha ke hum kisi Bilal ko nahi jante phir us ne Maulana sahib ko phone kiya. Maulana sahib ne kisi tarah Bilal ko talash kar ke us ko bhai se milne ko kaha, police ka dabao para to Bilal ke is bhai ko bhi pakar liya. Un sab par dabao bhi diya aur lalach bhi ke hamein sirf larki chahiye, agar larki ka pata tum log bata do hum sab logon ko chhor den ge. Bilal ke bhai ne apne chhotne ke lalach mein thana incharge se kaha ke larki Delhi mein mil sakti hai, woh us ko aur larki ke bhai ko le kar raat ko Delhi pohanchay aur 17th July ki raat ke saarhe teen baje Batla House mein Hazrat sahib ke ghar chapa mara. Maulana sahib kisi intiqal mein jane ki tayyari kar rahe the. Police ne ghar ki talashi li aur Maulana sahib se Bilal ka pata maloom kiya, Maulana sahib ne bataya ke Bilal un ke paas nahi hai balkay kal us ka phone aya tha, ro rha tha ke aap ka kamra to khali kar diya ab mein kya karun? Mein ne safar se phone par us ko Punjab ke ek dost ka number diya ke koshish karlo, agar woh tumhein kiraye ka makaan aur koi naukri dilwa dein. Police Maulana sahib ko Jamaa Nagar chowki le gayi aur phir foran Merath ke is thanah mein rawana hogayi, mobile bhi apne qabza mein kar liya. Maulana sahib batate hain, zindagi mein police se aisa pehla sabaqa tha foran mujhe khayal hua ke dawat har mushkil ka ilaj hai. Maulana ne dawat ki baat shuru ki. Ek gari mein thana incharge Motla sahib aur Hazrat sahib the, Maulana sahib ne thana incharge se maloom kiya ke aap police walay hain ya insaan bhi hain, woh bole pehle hum insaan hain baad mein police walay. Maulana hum paharon ke rehne wale hain Uttrakhand ke aur pahadr log pehle insaan hote hain. Maulana sahib ne kaha aap meri taraf dekhiye, mere chehre se aap ko kya jaraim tapak rahe hain, kya mein koi larki ighwa kar sakta hoon? Motla sahib ne kaha: Sir humne aap ka koi anadar (be izzati) to nahi ki. Aap police ki madad kijye, hamein sirf larki chahiye, hum par bohot dabao hai. Maulana sahib ne kaha ke yeh koi aadar hai ke aap ek shareef aadmi ko teen baje raat mein bina kisi juram ke thanah le ja rahe hain Maulana ne Muradnagar masjid mein namaz parhne ki ijazat chahi, to Motla ji haath jorne lage. Sir mein masjid mein namaz parhne nahi de sakta aap kahin raasta mein namaz parh len, gari mein chitai hai, Maulana sahib ne kaha namaz to aap ko bhi parhni chahiye, ek din malik ke samne aap ko bhi jana hai, wahan aap se us ka sawal hoga ke aap ne namaz kyun nahi parhi. Maulana ne us ko Islam ke bare mein batana shuru kiya, thanah pohanch gaye, thane mein kursi par bitha kar us ne sipahi ko chai aur biscuit lanay ko kaha, Hazrat sahib ne mana kiya, ke hum log police ki chai nahi peete, magar Motla ji ne kaha ke chai wale se maloom kar lejiye ke hum kis tarah paise dete hain. Agar aap santusht (mutmaeen) hain to chai le lejiye, warna chai ke paise apne paas se ada kar dijiye chai to pe lejiye Motla ji nahane aur nashta ke liye Merath ghar chale gaye, thori der mein Maulana sahib ke bhanoi aur ek do wakeel aaye. Maulana sahib un se baat kar rahe the, Maulana sahib ne bataya ke thane ka ek sentri aaya aur bola: Maulana sahib aap apni kursi le kar andar alag baithiye. Maulana sahib ne socha, thane main apni izzat bachani chahiye, bas woh andar aaye, asal mein mere malik ko mujh mazloom par raham aagaya ke kunway ko pyaase ke paas giraftar kar ke bheja. Main apne matahat sipahi se bahas kar raha tha woh ahlawat choudhry tha, maine kaha ke sare kaam hum karte hain, bas tumhare paas budhi to hai warna sare kaam hum karte hain, maine kaha: Miyan sahib! Mandir hum banayein, masjid hum banayein, sab kaam hum karein aur hamein ghusne bhi nahi dete. Maulana sahib ne kaha mandir ki baat aap sach keh rahe hain, masjid ki yeh baat sach nahi hai, aap kisi masjid mein imam ke piche chale jayein, koi aap ko rokay ga nahi. Aap hindu pehchan ke saath Delhi ki jame masjid mein jayein, aap ko koi imam ke piche namaz parhne se nahi rokay ga. Main ne kaha maulana sahib asal mein hum chamar hain, bas bata nahi sakta kaise dukh bhare hain hum ne, school mein master sab se piche bithata tha, awaz bilkul halki thi, kuch sawaal kar leta to bas gaaliyan deta. Kitni baar dil mein aya ke malik ne humein hindu kyun bana diya, kayi baar khayal aya ke buddh ya musalman ho jaoon. Maulana sahib ne bataya buddh banne se to embedkar ji ka masla hal nahi hua, unho ne khud likha hai ke musalman hona hi masla ka hal tha main ne kaha ke humein to koi musalman karne wala milta nahi. Maulana sahib ne kaha ke main aaya hoon na aaj, main ne kaha ke maulana sahib aap to mazak mein le rahe hain, mera dil to kar raha hai main bohat seriously baat kar rahe hoon. Maulana sahib ne kaha ke main aap se kayi guna zyada serious (sanjeeda) hoon aur bole, parh lo kalma "la ilaha illallah muhammadur rasoolullah" parho jaldi, bas ho jaoge musalman. Main ne kaha yeh to mujhe yaad hai maulana sahib ne kaha ke mujhe sunao main ne sunaya maulana sahib bole ab is ko musalman hone ki niyat se sache dil se parh lijiye, yeh khayal kar ke ke quran jo malik ki taraf se sanudhan (manshoor) hai, is ki shapath (helf) lene ke liye parh raha hoon ke is manshoor ko manunga. Maulana ke zor dene par main ne parha, maulana ne kaha bas musalman ho gaye. Main ne kaha ab mujhe musalman hone ke liye kya karna hai? Maulana sahib ne kaha ke musalman hone ke liye kuch nahi karna hai, bas acha musalman hone ke liye islam ko parhna hai, namaz seekhni hai, safai ka islami tareeqa seekhna hai. Main ne kaha mujhe kahan jana parega? Maulana sahib ne kaha ke phult aajana, main ne kaha phult jo ratanpuri thana main hoon aur jahan bara madarsa hai aur jahan ke maulana mashhoor hain, maulana sahib ne kaha haan wahi, maulana sahib ne kaha phone number likh lein acha hai meri mojoodgi mein aayein. Ahmed maulana sahib! Main bayan nahi kar sakta ke mujhe kalma parh kar aisa laga jaise main ne ek tang aur ghatan ki zindagi se ek naye jagat (jahan) mein janam liya hai. Maulana sahib batate hain ke unho ne mujhe jaise hi kalma parhwaya, motla sahib ke paas home secretary aur leaders aur officers ke phone aaye, unho ne thane mein phone kiya, inspector se baat hui, motla sahib ne kaha ke maulana sahib ko adar se office mein bithao aur nashta waghera karao, main aata hoon. Motla ji aaye maulana sahib se maazrat ki ke police ko asal haal maloom nahi tha, aap baaizat jasakte hain, aap se darkhwast hai ke aap aage koi karwai na karein, mujhe bilkul aisa laga jaise mere malik ne mujhe duniya ki tangi aur zulm se nikalne ke liye maulana sahib ko giraftar kar ke bheja. Maulana kehte bhi hain ke aap mujhe aise hi bulwa latey, raat ko teen baje kalma parhane ke liye giraftar karwaya main kis munh apne pyare malik ka shukriya ada kar sakta hoon. Sawal: Is ky baad motla ji ka kiya howa? Jawab: Mere paas koi khaas peighaam nahi hai, bas yeh kehna chahunga ke agar aap dini ilm hasil karna chahte hain, toh sab se pehle apne dil ko khuli rakhain aur Allah ki madad ki dua karte rahain. Dini ilm hasil karna ek safar hai jo iman aur istiqamat ki zarurat rakhta hai. Is safar mein hosla aur sabr se kaam lena zaroori hai. Allah se madad maangain aur apne dil ko Allah ki raah mein khula rakhein. Har musibat aur pareshani ka hal Allah ki raah mein hi hota hai. Aur yaad rahe, dini ilm hasil karne ka maqsad sirf apne liye nahi balke dusron ki hidayat aur khidmat ke liye bhi hona chahiye. Allah aapko kamiyabi ata farmaye. Sawal: Aap ne apna Islami naam nahi bataya Jawab: Maulana sahib ne mera naam Muhammad Salman rakha hai, mujhe bohat pasand aaya. Sawal: Bohat bohat shukriya Salman bhai, aap ko mazaq mazaq mein hidayat naseeb ho gayi. Jawab: Aap ka bhi bohat bohat shukriya, Maulana sahib aap keh rahe hain keh mazaq mein hidayat hui meray Allah ne mujh par karam karke ek mehman daai ki izzat ko daau par laga kar meray liye giraftar karke bheja, mujhe bohat khushi hui keh duniya ke log hamein neech samjhein to kya. Mera malik to mujhe itna pyar karta hai, khud Maulana sahib keh rahe thay keh kalma parhne ke baad mujhe mautla sahib ke is tarah laane par ghusse ke bajaye pyar aya. Sawal: Ek baat maloom kar na reh gayi keh aap ne apne khandan ke bare mein kya socha? Aap ko un mein to kaam karna chahiye ab to aap bhi musalman hain aap ki bhi zimmedari hai? Jawab: Bilkul sach kaha, Maulana sahib ne har mulaqat mein mujhe sirf is par zor diya aur mein ne aap ki amanat aur ambidkar aur Islami ek ek hazaar chhapvayi hai, mujhe aisa lagta hai ke hazaron nahin to sauon hamare samaj ke log unch neech ke zulm aur phansi se rehai pakar Islam mein aayenge, aap bhi dua karein zara mujhe Islam ko parhna hai, mein ne Quran bhi parhna shuru kar diya hai. Sawal: Bohat mubarak ho mashallah. Jawab: Bas aap dua zaroor kijiye. Sawal: Aap ke ilm mein is sana aur Bilal ke muqadma aur Bilal ke walidain ki baqi tafseelat hain? Jawab: Ji haan woh khud bari ajeeb hain. Sawal: Zara bataye? Jawab: Ek hafta tak Bilal ke walid, us ke bhai, us ke behnoi aur jis ghar mein woh Merath mein kiraye daar rahe, us ke malik ko Bilal ke behnoi aur shayad behan ko thane mein band rakha. Malik makaan ko to pehle safarish par chhod diya tha, Hazrat sahib ka thane mein lana tha ke afsaron ke phone aaye, to ghabra kar sab ghar walon ko chhod diya, Islamabad High Court se FIR kiArpar karwai par istay bhi issi doran le liya tha, July ko 23 tareekh ko larki ke byaan hone thay, larki ke walid poori team ke sath Islamabad aapray aur koshish thi ke court pahunchne se pehle larki ko pakar lenge, ittefaq ki baat larki ki raat mein tabiyat kharab hogayi, woh bilkul iss haal mein nahi thi ke byaan de sake, magar Maulana Sahib ki behan ke yahan uske sath aisa sulook kiya gaya tha aur Islam uske dil mein ghar kar gaya tha ke woh jaan par khel kar High Court pahunchi aur raaste mein behosh hogayi. Court mein jakar byaan se pehle usne apne ghar walon ki taraf dekha bhi nahi, court mein usne aisa byaan diya ke adalat bhi hairan reh gayi. Usne kaha mein baligh hoon parhi likhi hoon, Islam ko samajh kar musalman hui hoon aur mein ne apni marzi se apne pasand ke shohar se nikah kiya hai, mere ghar walay bekaar mein sab logon ko pareshan kar rahe hain. Larki ke walid ne bohat chaha ke larki ko teen roz ke liye hamein de diya jaye, magar woh tayyar nahi hui aur usne kaha ke mera imaan wahan jakar khatre mein par jayega. Byaan dene ke baad suna hai usne apne walid se phone par baat ki aur kaha ke Didi aap to har waqt Islam ki baatein karte the aur rozana Quran Shareef padhte the ab mein musalman hui to ab aap khud uske khilaf hogaye aur usne apne walid ko musalman hone ko kaha aur Maulana Sahib se milne ko kaha, suna hai ke woh Maulana Sahib ke Makkah Moazzama se anay ka intezar kar rahe hain aur Maulana Sahib se milne ke liye behtab hain. Mujhe to aisa lagta hai ke Allah ko sana ke ghar walon ko bhi hidayat deni hai warna iss tarah ke case mein larki ka baap kahan aise behtabi se milne ka intezar karta hai. Maulana Sahib keh rahe the woh bhi tumhare bhai hain, hamein jitna moqa mile ga hum un ke sath bhi khair khwahi ka muamla karenge. Sawal: Bilal ke ghar walon ka haal aapko maloom hai? Jawab: Bilal ka bhai Gohar jo raat mein police ko dilli Maulana Sahib ke ghar laya tha usko apni ghalti par bohat pashemani hui aur suna hai ke Maulana Sahib se milne dilli gaya hai aur bohat sharmindgi ke sath maafi mangi, larki ke jaan par khel kar iss tarah byaan dene se uske ghar walay bohat mutasir hue aur unhone baqaa adha uski rukhsati kar di aur suna hai apni beti se zyada usay chahne lage hain Sana ne unke ghar mein bohat deen ka mahool bana diya hai ghar walay namaz padhne lage hain aur kafi achhe musalman bante ja rahe hain. Sawal: Ye tafseelat aapko kis tarah maloom hui? Jawab: Asal mein apne Islam ke baad mujhe dilchaspi hui mein ne talash shuru ki ke iss case mein kis kis ke hisse mein Islam ki khair aayi hai, Maulana Sahib ne mujhe charon mlaqaton mein yeh baat samjhane ki koshish ki hai ke sucha musalman woh hai jahan jaye khair khwahi kare. Hamare Nabi ki shaan yeh thi ke dost to dost, dushmani karne walon ko bhi bhalai aur apni khair khwahi se mehroom nahi rakhte thay, suchi khair khwahi yeh hai ke musalman jahan jaye Islam phelaye aur daai ki pehchan ke sath rahe aur daai woh hai jahan jaye uski dawati khair phelaye. Maulana Sahib kehte hain ke hum issi rahmat bhare Nabi ke ummati hain, agar hum andar se nahi to baahar se hi daai banne ki koshish karein. Mein to iss liye har jagah daawat ka shor machata hoon ke Allah ta'ala iss bhalai ke baharup aur dhoong mein apne Nabi ki naql ki wajah se, jaan aur haqiqat bhi paida farma dete hain. Maulana Sahib keh rahe thay ke ab aap iss case par nazar rakhiye aur dekhiye ke chand ghanton mein mere thaane na jane se Allah ta'ala inshallah kitne logon ko kufr aur shirk se nikaalenge, iss liye mein charon taraf nazar rakha hoon ab.Main Islam ka noor phailta dekh raha hoon. (Mustafada izma hai na mah-i-armaghan, September 2007ء)