Bhakkar say aaye abhi do ya teen din huay thay, kay Abu meray kamray may aaye. Abu kabhi meray kamray may nahi aatay thay. Hamesha awaaz day kar bulatay thay. Mujhay ek dam surprise hua, foran uth kar abu ko baithnay ki jaga di. Kehnay lagay.. Nasir Khan (Abu hamesha mujhay aisay hi bulatay hain), Mera khayal hay ab tum bhi shadi kar lo. Faisal apni shadi say khush lagta hay. Kia ab bhi tum Kulthum say raabitay may ho. Main nay kaha ji baat hoti hay ab bhi. Kehnay lagay… Us may parents say baat karo aur Kulthum say shadi kar lo. Tumhari maan ko woh pasand thi. Agar us say shadi kar lo to tumhari maan ki rooh ko sukoon milay ga. Abu nay dil say maan liya tha. Yeh lamha meray liye jahan aik taraf khushi ka tha wahan ammi ki kami baesi gham bhi ban rahi thi. Phir abu nay kaha.. Yahan baitho may aata hoon. Woh apnay kamray may gaey aur thori dayr baad mujhay awaz di. Wahan abu nay woh sab kapray dikhai jo ammi Kulthum kay liye bana gaee theen. Shadi ka jora .. neelay rang ka.. Yeh meray liye us say bhi ziyada surprising tha. Neela kiyoun choose kia ammi nay… Allah jaanta hay.. Ooper waisa hi kaam hua wa tha jaisay hum lal joray par kartay hain. Be tahasha kapray thay Kulthum ki behnon kay liye aur us ki Ammi kay liye. Kulthum kay abu aur brother in laws kay liye Waist Coat aur qaraquli ki topi. Phir ammi nay kuch zewar tayyar kiye huay thay… kuch sonay kay kuch chandi kay. Saath Abu nay kaha kay ammi chali gayee to may nay yeh baat tumhari bari phuppo ko batai. Bari phuppo phir ja kar ek angoothi lay aai. Sab dekhnay kay baad mujhay ammi bahut yaad aain. Saari tayyari kar kay bethi thi.. Sirf meri khushi kay liye.
May nay Kulthum say baat ki kay may Indonesia aana chahta hoon per visit kay liye nahi, nikah kay liye. Us nay kaha kay meray baron say baat karo. Meri taraf say nikah kay liye haan hay. Meri phir us ki bari behn say baat hui. Un ko hamaray baaray main pehlay say pata to tha hi, per woh shadi kay liye tayyar na thay. Us ki behn nay baqi behnon say baat ki aur phir unhon nay apnay maan baap say baat ki. Jaisa mainay pehlay kaha keh language ka masla tha is liye mujhay behnon ka sahara lena para tha. Phir us kay ek brother in law nay mujh say baat ki aur bataya kay mujhay wahan aa kar honay walay susr say direct baat karni paraygi. Khair zahiri taur per amaadgi zahir ho rahi thi to Allah ka naam lay kar Indonesia kay visay kay liye apply kia. Mujhay is kaam kay liyay un ka Marriage Visa apply karna para. Bahut museebaton kay baad, kiyounkay pakistan may har aisa kaam jaan jokham wala hota hay… akhirkar visa aa hi gaya. Kulthum kay to jaisay pair zameen per nahi tiktay thay. Pehlay plan tha Abu aur may ikathay jaingay per phuppo (jo mazur theen, hamaray saath rehti theen) ki wajah say unko pakistan may hi rukna para. Abu mujhay airport per chornay gaey.. Aur may suitcase bhar kay shadi ka samaan Indonesia kay liye nikal para.. Lol. Meray to us suitcase may do char kapray hi hongay baqi sab aurton ka samaan. Samaan check karnay walay bhi kehtay hongay yeh kia smuggling kar raha hay.
Khair Allah Allah kartay Jakarta ponch gaya. Airport per bahar nikla to bechaini si thi… pehchan paaon ga kay nahi… kabhi asl may to na dekha tha tasweerain hi dekhi theen. Per thori door hi chala hoonga kay Kulthum ki awaz kanon may pari.. Woh mujhay “Shabiir” kehti thi.. Is ko urdu ya arbi may likhain to yeh banay ka Sabeer (Suad kay saath), Sabr karnay wala. Woh kabhi mujhay meray asli naam say nahi bulati thi, hamesha Shabiir (Indonesian spelling) kehti thi. May palta to woh meray samnay thi. Yeh waqi real tha, like bilkul real. Yeh chat nahi thi.. Woh phone call nahi thi jis kay minute tezi tezi say kam hotay hain.. Jaldi jaldi baat karni parti hay… yeh sab haqeeqat may ho raha tha. Hamesha ki tarah hijab may us ka chehra aur woh muskarahat. Waqt ruk na gaya tha… phir peechay say achanak us ki behn ki awaz aai to mera dhayan kulthum say hata. Woh bhi apnay husband aur bachon kay saath aa gaey thay. Kulthum ki saari behnain us say bahut bari hain umr may. Kulthum say bari behn us say 10 saal bari hay… baqi ka andaza laga lo.
Samaam liya aur airport per hi unhon nay ek restaurant say khana khilaya aur phir sab log kulthum ki behn kay ghar ki taraf nikal paray. Us ki behn Jakarta kay thora bahar ek suburb may rehti thi jis ka naam Bekasi tha. Wahan Bekasi may un ka apna chota sa ek ghar tha. Brother in Law Instrumentation Engineer thay aur meri un say bahut gup shup lagi. Language ka masla tha lekin jis ki angrezi na aati ho us ko maths may samjha detay thay… haha.. Yeh translation meray liye perfect thi.. Ek engineer doosray engineer ko math may bhi samjha sakta hay. Kulthum ki behn nay bahut khidmat ki. Woh hijab nahi pehnti thi lekin sirf meri wajah say hijab pehn kar ghoom rahi thi...saath saath kosnay bhi dey rahi thi. Garmi thi na bahut so us ko uljhan hoti thi. May to bas muskra deta tha… akhir kar us say bardasht na hua aur hijab utar diya.. Mujhay aa kar kehti hay… may achi musalman hoon. Apni taraf say bechari explanation day rahi thi kay mujhay judge na karna. Is behn ko sab Rita kehtay thay.. Indonesia may bahut logon kay do do naam hain is liye main confused hi rehta tha kay kis naam say pukarna hay. Shaam hui to kulthum ki doosri behn bhi aa gaee. Us naam Wiwik tha. Woh zara serrious mizaaj thi aur hijab poori tarah karti thi. Woh apna business bhi chala rahi thi import export ka between malaysia and indonesia. Kulthum ki ek behn jis ka naam Rani hay woh Holland may hoti hay. Kulthum ka saara kharcha wohi uthati thi. Rani doosray number per thi. Sab say bari behn, jis ka naam Purwati tha woh ek kaafi door kay ilaqay Padang may rehti thi.
Indonesia ka culture hamaray culture say bahut mukhtalif hay. Roti to aap ko kaheen nahi milti… sab ublay huay chawal khatay hain. Nashtay may bhi chawal.. Kamal to yeh tha. Waisay khanay ka taste bura nahi tha. Yeh is per depend karta tha kay khana kahan ka hay. Indonesia may 16,000 islands hain and is wajah say bahut saaray cultures abaad hain aur phir un kay khanon ka apna apna zaiqa hay. Lekin overall, Java Island (jahan Jakarta hay), wahan kay khanay spicy nahi hotay… kuch to meethay lagtay thay. Sumatera (jahan say kulthum ki family hay), wahan kay khanay bahut spicy hotay hain. Us ki behnon kay ghar may sab khanay spicy hi bantay thay jo kay meray liye theek tha. Masjidain aur musallay betahasha hain aur log masjid jaanay kay shoqeen bhi hain aurton samayt. Har masjid may aurton ka khas section hota tha. Safai kay bahut paband log hain. Jootay ghar kay bahar utar detay thay aur ghar may sab nangay pair ghoomtay thay… rozana farsh per pocha lagaya jaata tha. Washroom may jaanay kay liye jootay bahar rakhay hotay thay. Mujhay aahista aahista yeh system pasand aanay laga tha. Sister Rita kay bachon kay saath kabhi kabhar bazaar jata to log hairat say dekhtay thay kiyounkay may un say kaafi lamba tha… aa kar salaam kartay haath milatay aur hanstay. Overall bahut milansaar log thay. Shaam ko bahut saaray bachay jai-namaz uthai masjid jaatay huay nazar aatay thay. Bara hi pursukoon mahol tha. Phir Jakarta ki rangeeniya… baray baray shopping malls jo kai kai manzla oonchay… banda ander jai to gum ho jaye. Azaan kay time per saari announcements ruk jaati theen, sirf azaan ki awaaz aathi thi mall may. Her floor per ek musallah tha. Aap wahan namaz parhnay jain to pehli jamaat phir doosri jamaat phir teeri jamaat… namaz miss honay ka to sawal hi nahi tha. Hindu bhi thay wahan, christians bhi thay, chinese aur budhist bhi thay.
Do teen din kay baad, plan yeh bana kay saari family bus per Jakarta say Sumatera Jayegi. Sumatera province tha aur pehlay hum Padang kay shehr jaingay jahan per sab say bari behn aur us ki family hamain join karay gi aur phir sab Bukittinggi jaingay jahan Kulthum kay ammi abu rehtay thay. Bukittinggi ek chota shehr tha… aisay hi jaisay hamaray hain Murree hay… tourist destination tha jahan puranay qilay aur purana culture abaad tha. Kehtay hain Bukittinggi may Indonesians or Dutch kay darmiyan bari khunkhwar larai hui thi. Bahut proud log hain wahan kay, watan per mar mitnay walay.
Bukittinggi may Nikah ka time set hona tha. Mujhay ab kuch anxiety hona shroo ho gaee keh koi aisi shart na rakh di jaye jo may poori na kar sakoon.
