Tareekh gawah hai ke qaumon ko kamzor karne ke liye hamesha talwar ka sahara nahi liya jata, kabhi kabhi sirf alfaaz ka istemal kaafi hota hai. Agar kisi qaum ke zehan mein musalsal yeh ehsaas bitha diya jaye ke woh kamzor hai, be-ikhtiyar hai aur doosron ki mohtaaj hai, to aahista aahista woh qaum apni salahiyaton, apne kirdar aur apni ijtimai taaqat ko bhoolne lagti hai.
Aaj zaroorat is baat ki hai ke hum jazbaat se nahi balki shaoor, tahqeeq aur haqeeqat ki roshni mein apne halaat ka jaiza lein. Sab se bada sawaal yeh hai ke kya kisi qaum ki taaqat sirf uski tadaad se tay hoti hai? Ya uski asal quwwat uske ittehad, taleem, kirdar, ijtimai shaoor aur musbat amal se banti hai?
Hindustan ek aisa mulk hai jahan mukhtalif zubanein, tehzeebein, riwayaat aur pehchan sadiyon se saath rehti aayi hain. Yahan mukhtalif tabaqaat, biradariyan aur mazaahib maujood hain. Aise mein kisi bhi tabqe ko sirf ek adad ya ek siyasi nare tak mehdood kar dena haqeeqat ka mukammal izhar nahi ho sakta.
Musalmanon ko baar baar sirf “aqalliyat” ke lafz mein mehdood karke pesh kiya jata hai, halanke kisi bhi qaum ki pehchan sirf tadaad nahi hoti. Duniya ki tareekh mein aisi bahut si qaumein guzri hain jo tadaad mein kam thin lekin ilm, akhlaq, qiyadat aur khidmat ke maidan mein numayan maqam rakhti thin.
Asal masla yeh nahi ke hum kitne hain, asal masla yeh hai ke hum kitne munazzam, taleem yafta, ba-kirdar aur baahmi ikhtilafaat se buland hokar ek maqsad ke liye khade hain.
Jab ek qaum apne andar ilm ki taaqat paida karti hai, naujawanon ko aage badhati hai, muashre ki khidmat karti hai aur apne usoolon par qayam rehti hai to woh qaum halaat ka muqabla karne ki salahiyat paida kar leti hai.
Zaroorat is baat ki hai ke hum apne muashre ke kamzor aur mehroom tabqon ke saath insaaf, khair khwahi aur bhai chara ka talluq qayam karein.
Humein yeh samajhna hoga ke khauf aur ehsaas-e-kamtari qaumon ko peeche le jate hain, jabke shaoor, ittehad aur musbat amal unhein aage badhate hain.
Aaj ka sab se bada challenge yeh nahi ke humein kaun aqalliyat kehta hai ya aksariyat, balki yeh hai ke hum khud apne baare mein kya sochte hain. Agar hum apni salahiyaton ko pehchan lein, apne naujawanon ko tayyar karein, taleem ko tarjeeh dein aur baahmi ittehad paida karein to hum apne mustaqbil ko behtar bana sakte hain.
Waqt aa gaya hai ke hum apni pehchan ko sirf naaron se nahi balki apne kirdar, ilm, khidmat aur ijtimai zimmedari se pehchanein.
Qaumain tadaad se nahi, shaoor se badi hoti hain.
Yeh tamam musbat koshishein jab ek maqsad ke tahat jama huin to ek naam wajood mein aaya: Rahmah Foundation
Aaiye! Hum sab mil kar mazboot banein, muttahid rahein aur khidmat, shaoor aur bhalai ke is safar mein apna kirdar ada karein.
Qalam: Hafiz Luqman Ahmed
Rahmah Foundation
Mumbra, District Thane