Kulthum kay Abu aur Ammi nay puchwaya kay Nikah ki date set karni hay lekin us say pehlay yeh pata kar liya jaye kay legal requirements kia hongi. Kulthum ki sab say bari behn Purwati ek Govt Employee thi aue us ki govt kay mehakmay may kafi jaan pehchan thi. Unhon nay kisi ko call ki aur woh Govt officer ghar milnay aaya. Us nay tamam requirements bataain lekin jab us ko pata chala kay may Indonesian resident nahi hoon, to us nay kaha yeh kaam sirf Federal Dept. kay through ho sakta hay. Kulthum ki ammi nay meri angoothi ka naap lenay kay liye jeweller ko bhi ghar per bulwaya hua tha. Mujh say poocha kay main gold ki ring pasand karoonga to may nay kaha nahi silver ki. Phir unhon nay meri ring silver ki rakhi aur kulthum ki white gold ki. Ab choonkay govt walon nay federal dept kay paas jaanay kay liye kaha to Nikah Bukittinggi may nahi ho sakta tha. Nikah kay liye wapas Jakarta jana parna tha. To Kulthum ki Ammi nay mangni Bukittinggi may rakhi aur sab muhallay daaron ko bulaya. Bari gathering thi. Bahut log aai thay. Ziyada rasoomat nahi theen kiyounkay hum nay yahi plan kia tha kay saada ceremony rakhni hay. Mangni kay 2 roz baad hum Jakarta kay liye nikal paray. Wapsi ham nay plane say ki… sab Jakarta aai taakay Nikah ka arrangement kia jaa sakay. Kulthum aur may Govt department gaey aur unhon nay hum say forms waghaira bharwai, phir unhon nay Oct 8, 2002 ki date batai. Nikah Khwan usi taareekh ko Sister Rita kay ghar Bekasi aayega. Ghar may bahut chehal pehal thi.. Jaisay shadi kay ghar may hoti hay.. Ghar itna bara nahi tha per log bahut say thay. Saath neighbours bhi is shaadi ki tayyariyon may shamil they. Mujhay bahut acha lag raha tha kay saaray muhallay walay bhi help kar rahay thay.
Dito, mera university ka dost, woh bhi Jakarta may tha. Us ko kisi tarah dhoondha aur kaha kay mera nikah hay aur us nay zuroor aana hay. Woh aur us kay kuch dost bhi aai. Nikah ka waqt qareeb aa raha tha aur meri tension barh rahi thi. Haq Mahr ki baat aai to Kulthum kay brother in law nay kaha $5000 haq mahr qubool hay… mainay kaha may itna nahi day sakta, yeh bahut bari raqm hay… phir wohi qahqay...kehnay lagay kia samajhtay ho yeh dulhan itni asaani say lay jaogay?... may chup raha. Phir kaha $3000 Haq Mahr qubool hay… may nay kaha yeh to meri pohunch may nahi hay. Brother in Law nay kaha is say kam hamay manzoor nahi hay… mujhay ghussa to bahut aa raha tha… per chup baitha raha. Brother in Law bolay, phir qubool hay ya nahi… may nay kaha abhi nahi hay… nikah kay baad day sakta hoon (muajjal).. Kulthum kay abu bolay, jo dena hay aaj hi dena hay… Nikah say pehlay. Ya meray khudaya… agar yahi sab karna tha to pehlay bata detay koi arrangement kar leta. Ab itnay logon kay saamnay kia jawab doon. Phir may nay kaha… is waqt to may wohi day sakta hoon jo meri ammi nay diya hay aur Quran parh kar suna sakta hoon. Kulthum kay Abu bolay… thehro.. Kulthum say poocho us ko qubool hay?... Under say Aurat aai ji qubool hay….aur aurton ki oonchay qahqay.. Meri jaan may jaan aai. Phir jo Mahr laya tha woh un ko dia.. Surah Yaseen ki tilawat kar kay sunai… Phir Nikah khwan aaya aur us nay nikah parhaya. Teen dafa Qubool karwaya.. Us din Kulthum pay derh mann ka makeup kia hua tha… pehchan may nahi aa rahi thi. Lekin jo halaat chal rahay thay … i just wanted to get over with the ceremony.. Lol… Abu ko phone kia aur un ko bataya kay nikah ho gaya hay.. Un say duain leen.. Kulthum nay bhi un say baat ki, Abu nay usay bhi dher saari duain deen.
Nikah kay parhtay hi, log mukhtalif tuhfay tahaif denay shroo kar diye. Kuch nay paisay diye… sab kuch Kulthum ki behnon nay handle kia. Ab yahan koi rukhsati to ho nahi sakti thi lekin unhon nay qareeb ka ek ghar karai par liya hua tha… bus nikah ki ceremony kay baad ham paidal ( with all the family) wahan gaey aur family walay sab wapas Sister Rita kay ghar aa gaey. Kulthum aur may finally mian biwi ban chukkay thay. Ek lamhay kay liye to yaqeen hi nahi aa raha tha. Kahan may Pakistan say, Kahan woh Indonesia say.. Kabhi socha tha aisa bhi ho sakta hay, lekin yeh hua aur yeh kisi mujazy say kam nahi tha. May us waqt aisay mehsoos kar raha tha jaisay duniya ki buland tareen choti per khara hoon aur tamam jahan meray saamnay ho. Kulthum meri ho chuki thi, yani tamam jahan ki daulay ab meri thi. Wuzu kia, aur hum nay ba-jamaat isha ki namaz parhi. Bahut shoq tha mujhay apni begum kay saath jamaat namaz parhnay ka.. Woh shoq bhi poora ho gaya. Woh raat meri haseen raaton may say ek thi.
Agli Subah hum phir Sister Rita kay ghar aa gaye thay. Meray wapas jaanay may taqreeban 4 din rehtay thay. Un 4 dinon may hum nay woh kia jo kabhi nahi socha tha. Kulthum nay mujhay har jaga dikhai… apni university say lay kar mall, Masjid Istaqlal (jo indonesia ki sab say bari masjid hay), phir woh mujhay mukhtalif street food khilanay lay gaee. Har roz bahut khush aur haseen tha. Dil may yeh bhi tha kay ab wapas jaanay ka time aa raha hay.. Bilkul bhi wapas jaanay ka dil nahi kar raha tha. Kulthum kay Ammi Abu nay shart rakhi kay Kulthum jab tak university khatm nahi kar lay gi woh Canada nahi jayegi. Un ki yeh baat mujhay nagawaar to bahut guzri per may nay maan li. Ab joon joon jaanay ki ghariyan qareeb aa rahi theen , waisay waisay dil udas hota ja raha tha. Kulthum ki taraf dekhta to woh muskra deti per aankhon may ansoo saaf nazar aatay thay. Phir aakhri din, tamam ghar walay ghamgeen thay. Har banda mujhay naseehatain kar raha tha.. Saath saath yeh bhi keh raha tha kay hamain bhool na jana… may nay kaha bhool kaisay jaonga… apna dil yahan chor kar ja raha hoon.
Aglay din sub log mujhay Airport chornay kay liye aai jahan say meri rawangi wapas pakistan thi. Pakistan wapas aa kar Abu ko saaray qissay sunai. Abu nay bhi bahut enjoy kia aur kaha kay aaj tumhari maan zinda hoti to bahut khush hoti. Ek haftay kay baad meri Canada jaanay ka time hua to Abu mujhay airport per chornay aai. Kehnay lagay, Jald chakkar lagana, zindagi ka koi bharosa nahi hay.Abu say galay mil kar may boarding kay liye chal para. Bahut saari yadain saath liye may Canada wapas ja raha tha lekin dil may ek khushi thi jo dhaaras bandhati thi kay ab Kulthum meri zindagi ka hissa hay. Ab meri soch meray liye nahi, hamaray liye hay. Ab may akela nahi tha, ab ek hamsafar tha jo abhi to door tha per jald hi saath ho ga.
