“A colleague told me that reflection can be poetic or divine. A poet also derives lessons from events. We should know the difference between the two. Please explain.”Asked by عبدالباسط عمری, دوحہ، قطر
maulana, agla sawal kya hai? maulana abdul basit omri ne doha, qatar se. unhon ne likha hai ke maulana, hamare ek saathi ne mujh se kaha ke tafakkur shairana bhi hota hai aur rabbani bhi. shair bhi waqeaat se koi sabak nikalta hai. hamein dono mein farq ko jaanna chahiye. maulana, is barey mein wajahaat kijiye. shair jo karta hai is ka naam hai takhayyul. tafakkur nahi hai woh. takhayyul. jaise iqbal ne kaha: "nahi tera nashamund qasr-e-salmani gumbad par." to tu shahi hai basera kar pahadon ki chatanon mein. yeh kya hai? yeh shairi hai. takhayyuli. yeh tafakkur nahi hai yeh.
kaun hai jo ja ke pahadon ki chatanon mein rahega aur basti chhod dega? iqbal ne bhi aisa nahi kiya. khud iqbal ne bhi aisa nahi kiya. unhon ne apna ghar banaya lahore mein. mein ne khud un ke ghar ko dekha hai. to shair jo hai us jo karta hai is ka naam hai takhayyul. takhayyul. aur doosri cheez jo hai is ka naam hai tafakkur, tadabbur, tadabbur. woh ek alag bilkul alag cheez hai. mein shairi ko bilkul bekaar samajhta hoon.
quran mein, hadith mein is kahin shairi ko pasand nahi kiya gaya hai. tamam sahaba jo thay pehle shairi kiya karte thay. islam aaya to sab ki shairi khatm ho gayi. to jo log shairi karte hain unhein shairi chhod dena chahiye. yeh sab bol kar ke is ko justify karen. yeh galat hai yeh. maulana, un ka ek aur sawal hai. unhon ne likha hai ke logon se be niyazi kaise ikhtiyar ki jayegi? is ka simple formula kya hai?
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