जिहाद -प्रेमचंद

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is lekh ka punarikshan evan sampadan hona avashyak hai. ap isamean sahayata kar sakate haian. "sujhav"

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bahut purani bat hai. hianduoan ka ek kafila apane dharm ki raksha ke lie pashchimottar ke parvat-pradesh se bhaga chala a raha tha. muddatoan se us praant mean hiandoo aur musalaman sath-sath rahate chale aye the. dharmik dvesh ka nam n tha. pathanoan ke jirage hamesha l date rahate the. unaki talavaroan par kabhi jang n lagane pata tha. bat-bat par unake dal sangathit ho jate the. shasan ki koee vyavastha n thi. har ek jirage aur kabile ki vyavastha alag thi. apas ke jhag doan ko nipatane ka bhi talavar ke siva aur koee sadhan n tha. jan ka badala jan tha, khoon ka badala khoon; is niyam mean koee apavad n tha. yahi unaka dharm tha, yahi eeman; magar us bhishan raktapat mean bhi hiandoo parivar shaanti se jivan vyatit karate the. par ek mahine se desh ki halat badal gayi hai. ek mulla ne n jane kahaan se a kar anapadh dharmashoony pathanoan mean dharm ka bhav jagrit kar diya hai. usaki vani mean koee aisi mohini hai ki boodhe, javan, stri-purush khianche chale ate haian. vah sheroan ki tarah garaj kar kahata hai-khuda ne tumhean isalie paida kiya hai ki duniya ko islam ki roshani se roshan kar do, duniya se kuphr ka nishan mita do. ek kaphishr ke dil ko islam ke ujale se roshani kar dene ka savab sari umr ke roje, namaz aur jakat se kahian zyada hai. jannat ki hoorean tumhari balaean leangi aur pharishte tumhare kadamoan ki khak mathe par maleange, khuda tumhari peshani par bose dega. aur sari janata yah avaz sun kar mazahab ke naroan se matavali ho jati hai. usi dharmik uttejana ne kuphr aur islam ka bhed utpann kar diya hai. pratyek pathan jannat ka sukh bhogane ke lie adhir ho utha hai. unhian hianduoan par jo sadiyoan se shaanti ke sath rahate the, hamale hone lage haian. kahian unake mandir dhaye jate haian, kahian unake devataoan ko galiyaan di jati haian. kahian unhean jabaradasti islam ki diksha di jati hai. hiandoo sankhya mean kam haian, asangathit haian; bikhare hue haian, is nayi paristhiti ke lie bilakul taiyar nahian. unake hath-paanv phoole hue haian, kitane hi to apani jama-jatha chho d kar bhag kh de hue haian, kuchh is aandhi ke shaant ho jane ka avasar dekh rahe haian. yah kaphishla bhi unhian bhaganevaloan mean tha. dopahar ka samay tha. asaman se ag baras rahi thi. paha doan se jvala-si nikal rahi thi. vriksh ka kahian nam n tha. ye log raj-path se hate hue, pechida aughat rastoan se chale a rahe the. pag-pag par pak d liye jane ka khataka laga hua tha. yahaan tak ki bhookh, pyas aur tap se vikal hokar aant ko log ek ubhari huee shila ki chhaanh mean vishram karane lage. sahasa kuchh door par ek kuaan najar aya. vahian dere dal diye. bhay laga hua tha ki jihadiyoan ka koee dal pichhe se n a raha ho. do yuvakoan ne bandook bhar kar kandhe par rakhian aur charoan taraph gasht karane lage. boodhe kambal bichha kar kamar sidhi karane lage. striyaan balakoan ko god se utar kar mathe ka pasina poanchhane aur bikhare hue keshoan ko sanbhalane lagian. sabhi ke chehare murajhaye hue the. sabhi chianta aur bhay se trast ho rahe the, yahaan tak ki bachche zor se n rote the.

donoan yuvakoan mean ek lamba, gathila roopavan hai. usaki aankhoan se abhiman ki rekhaean-si nikal rahi haian, mano vah apane samane kisi ki hakikat nahian samajhata, mano usaki ek-ek gat par akash ke devata jayaghosh kar rahe haian. doosara qad ka dubala-patala, roopahin-sa adami hai, jisake chehare se dinata jhalak rahi hai, mano usake lie sansar mean koee asha nahian, mano vah dipak ki bhaanti ro-ro kar jivan vyatit karane hi ke lie banaya gaya hai. usaka nam dharmadas hai; isaka khazaanchand.

dharmadas ne bandook ko zamin par tika kar ek chattan par baithate hue kaha-tumane apane lie kya socha? koee lakh-sava lakh ki sampatti rahi hogi tumhari ?

khazaanchand ne udasin bhav se uttar diya-lakh-sava lakh ki to nahian, haan, pachas-sath hazar to nakad hi the.

‘to ab kya karoge ?’

‘jo kuchh sir par ayega, jhelooanga ! ravalapiandi mean do-char sambandhi haian, shayad kuchh madad karean. tumane kya socha hai ?’

‘mujhe kya gam ! apane donoan hath apane sath haian. vahaan inhian ka sahara tha, age bhi inhian ka sahara hai.’

‘aj aur kushal se bit jaye to phir koee bhay nahian.’

‘maian to mana raha hooan ki ekadh shikar mil jay. ek darajan bhi a jayan to bhoon kar rakh dooan.’

itane mean chattanoan ke niche se ek yuvati hath mean lota-dor liye nikali aur samane kuean ki or chali. prabhat ki sunahari, madhur, arunima moortiman ho gayi thi.

donoan yuvak usaki or badhe lekin khazaanchand to do-char qadam chal kar ruk gaya, dharmadas ne yuvati ke hath se lota-dor le liya aur khazaanchand ki or sagarv netroan se takata hua kuean ki or chala. khazaanchand ne phir bandook sanbhali aur apani jheanp mitane ke lie akash ki or takane laga. isi tarah kitani hi bar dharmadas ke hathoan parajit ho chuka tha. shayad use isaka abhyas ho gaya tha. ab isamean leshamatr bhi sandeh n tha ki shyama ka premapatra dharmadas hai. khazaanchand ki sari sampatti dharmadas ke roopavaibhav ke age tuchchh thi. paroksh hi nahian, pratyaksh roop se bhi shyama kee bar khazaanchand ko hatash kar chuki thi; par vah abhaga nirash ho kar bhi n jane kyoan us par pran deta tha. tinoan ek hi basti ke rahanevale the. shyama ke mata-pita pahale hi mar chuke the. usaki bua ne usaka palan-poshan kiya tha. ab bhi vah bua hi ke sath rahati thi. usaki abhilasha thi ki khazaanchand usaka damad ho, shyama sukh se rahe aur use bhi jivan ke aantim dinoan ke lie kuchh sahara ho jaye; lekin shyama dharmadas par rijhi huee thi. use kya khabar thi ki jis vyakti ko vah pairoan se thukara rahi hai, vahi usaka ekamatr avalamb hai. khazaanchand hi vriddha ka munim, khajaanchi, karianda sab kuchh tha aur yah janate hue bhi ki shyama use jivan mean nahian mil sakati. usake dhan ka yah upayog n hota, to vah shayad ab tak use luta kar fakir ho jata.

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dharmadas pani lekar laut hi raha tha ki use pashchim ki or se kee adami gho doan par savar ate dikhayi diye. jara aur samip ane par maloom hua ki kul paanch adami haian. unaki bandook ki naliyaan dhoop mean saf chamak rahi thian. dharmadas pani liye hue dau da ki kahian raste hi mean savar use n pak d lean lekin kandhe par bandook aur ek hath mean lota-dor liye vah bahut tej n dau d sakata tha. phasala do sau gaj se kam n tha. raste mean pattharoan ke dher toote-phoote p de hue the. bhay hota tha ki kahian thokar n lag jay, kahian pair n phisal jayan. idhar savar pratikshan samip hote jate the. arabi gho doan se usaka mukabala hi kya, us par manjiloan ka dhava hua. mushkil se pachas qadam gaya hoga ki savar usake sir par a pahuanche aur turant use gher liya. dharmadas b da sahasi tha; par mrityu ko samane kh di dekh kar usaki aankhoan mean aandhera chha gaya, usake hath se bandook chhoot kar gir p di. paanchoan usi ke gaanv ke mahasoodi pathan the. ek pathan ne kaha-u da do sir maradood ka. dagabaz kaphishr.

doosara-nahian nahian, thaharo, agar yah is vakt bhi islam kabool kar le, to ham ise muaph kar sakate haian. kyoan dharmadas, tumhean is daga ki kya saza di jay ? hamane tumhean rat-bhar ka vakt phaisala karane ke lie diya tha. magar tum isi vakt jahannum pahuancha diye jao; lekin ham tumhean phir mauqa dete haian. yah akhiri mauqa hai. agar tumane ab bhi islam n kabool kiya, to tumhean din ki roshani dekhani nasib n hogi.

dharmadas ne hichakichate hue kaha-jis bat ko akl nahian manati, use kaise ...

pahale savar ne avesh mean akar kaha-mazahab ko akl se koee vasta nahian.

tisara-kuphr hai ! kuphr hai !

pahala- u da do sir maradood ka, dhuaan is par.

doosara-thaharo-thaharo, mar dalana mushkil nahian, zila lena mushkil hai. tumhare aur sathi kahaan haian dharmadas ?

dharmadas-sab mere sath hi haian.

doosara-kalame sharif ki kasam; agar tum sab khuda aur unake rasool par eeman lao, to koee tumhean tej nigahoan se dekh bhi n sakega.

dharmadas-ap log sochane ke lie aur kuchh mauqa n deange.

is par charoan savar chilla uthe-nahian, nahian, ham tumhean n jane deange, yah akhiri mauqa hai.

itana kahate hi pahale savar ne bandook chhatiya li aur nali dharmadas ki chhati ki or karake bola-bas bolo, kya manjoor hai ?

dharmadas sir se pair tak kaanp kar bola-agar maian islam kabool kar looan to mere sathiyoan ko to koee takaliph n di jayegi ?

doosara-haan, agar tum jamanat karo ki ve bhi islam kabool kar leange.

pahala-ham is shart ko nahian manate. tumhare sathiyoan se ham khud nipat leange. tum apani kaho. kya chahate ho ? haan ya nahian ?

dharmadas ne zahar ka ghooant pi kar kaha-maian khuda par eeman lata hooan.

paanchoan ne ek svar se kaha-alahamad v lillah ! aur bari-bari se dharmadas ko gale lagaya.

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shyama hriday ko donoan hathoan se thame yah drishy dekh rahi thi. vah man mean pachhata rahi thi ki maianne kyoan inhean pani lane bheja ? agar maloom hota ki vidhi yoan dhokha dega, to maian pyasoan mar jati, par inhean n jane deti. shyama se kuchh door khazaanchand bhi kh da tha. shyama ne usaki or kshubdh netroan se dekh kar kaha- ab inaki jan bachati nahian maloom hoti.

khazaanchand-bandook bhi hath se chhoot p di hai.

shyama-n jane kya batean ho rahi haian. are gajab ! dusht ne unaki or bandook tani hai !

khazaan.-jara aur samip a jayan, to maian bandook chalaooan. itani door ki mar isamean nahian hai.

shyama-are ! dekho, ve sab dharmadas ko gale laga rahe haian. yah majara kya hai ?

khazaan.-kuchh samajh mean nahian ata.

shyama-kahian isane kalama to nahian padh liya ?

khazaan.-nahian, aisa kya hoga, dharmadas se mujhe aisi asha nahian hai.

shyama-maian samajh gayi. thik yahi bat hai. bandook chalao.

khazaan.-dharmadas bich mean haian. kahian unhean n lag jay.

shyama-koee harj nahian. maian chahati hooan, pahala nishana dharmadas hi par p de. kayar ! nirlajj ! pranoan ke lie dharm tyag kiya. aisi behayaee ki ziandagi se mar jana kahian achchha hai. kya sochate ho. kya tumhare bhi hath-paanv phool gaye. lao, bandook mujhe de do. maian is kayar ko apane hathoan se marooangi.

khazaan.-mujhe to vishvas nahian hota ki dharmadas ...

shyama-tumhean kabhi vishvas n ayega. lao, bandook mujhe do. khade़ kya takate ho ? kya jab ve sir par a jayange, tab bandook chalao? kya tumhean bhi yah manjoor hai ki musalaman ho kar jan bachao ? achchhi bat hai, jao. shyama apani raksha ap kar sakati hai; magar use ab muanh n dikhana.

khazaanchand ne bandook chalayi. ek savar ki pag di ko u dati huee nikal gayi. jihadiyoan ne ‘allaho akabar !’ ki haank lagayi. doosari goli chali aur gho de ki chhati par baithi. gho da vahian gir p da. jihadiyoan ne phir ‘allaho akabar !’ ki sada lagayi aur age badhe. tisari goli ayi. ek pathan lot gaya; par isake pahale ki chauthi goli chhoote, pathan khazaanchand ke sir par pahuanch gaye aur bandook usake hath se chhin li.

ek savar ne khazaanchand ki or bandook tan kar kaha-u da dooan sir maradood ka, isase khoon ka badala lena hai.

doosare savar ne jo inaka saradar maloom hota tha, kaha-nahian-nahian, yah diler adami hai. khazaanchand, tumhare oopar daga, khoon aur kuphr, ye tin ilzam haian, aur tumhean katl kar dena ain savab hai, lekin ham tumhean ek mauqa aur dete haian. agar tum ab bhi khuda aur rasool par eeman lao, to ham tumhean sine se lagane ko taiyar haian. isake siva tumhare gunahoan ka aur koee kaphara (prayashchitt) nahian hai. yah hamara akhiri phaisala hai. bolo, kya manjoor hai ?

charoan pathanoan ne kamar se talavarean nikal lian, aur unhean khazaanchand ke sir par tan diya mano ‘nahian’ ka shabd muanh se nikalate hi charoan talavarean usaki gardan par chal jayangi !

khazaanchand ka mukhamandal vilakshan tej se alokit ho utha. usaki donoan aankhean svargiy jyoti se chamakane lagian. dridhata se bola-tum ek hindoo se yah prashn kar rahe ho ? kya tum samajhate ho ki jan ke khauph se vah apana eeman bech dalega ? hiandoo ko apane eeshvar tak pahuanchane ke lie kisi nabi, vali ya paigambar ki zaroorat nahian ! charoan pathanoan ne kaha-kaphir ! kaphir !

khazaan.-agar tum mujhe kaphir samajhate ho to samajho. maian apane ko tumase zyada khudaparast samajhata hooan. maian us dharm ko manata hooan, jisaki buniyad akl par hai. adami mean akl hi khuda ka noor (prakash) hai aur hamara eeman hamari akl ...

charoan pathanoan ke muanh se nikala ‘kaphir ! kaphir !’ aur charoan talavarean ek sath khazaanchand ki gardan par gir p dian. lash zamin par ph dakane lagi. dharmadas sir jhukaye kh da raha. vah dil mean khush tha ki ab khazaanchand ki sari sampatti usake hath lagegi aur vah shyama ke sath sukh se rahega; par vidhata ko kuchh aur hi manjoor tha. shyama ab tak marmahat-si kh di yah drishy dekh rahi thi. jyoan hi khazaanchand ki lash zamin par giri, vah jhapat kar lash ke pas ayi aur use god mean lekar aanchal se rakt-pravah ko rokane ki cheshta karane lagi. usake sare kap de khoon se tar ho gaye. usane b di suandar bel-bootoanvali sa diyaan pahani hoangi, par is rakt-ranjit sa di ki shobha atulaniy thi. bel-bootoanvali sa diyaan roop ki shobha badhati thian, yah rakt-ranjit sa di atma ki chhavi dikha rahi thi.

aisa jan p da mano khazaanchand ki bujhati aankhean ek alaukik jyoti se prakashaman ho gayi haian. un netroan mean kitana santosh, kitani tripti, kitani utkantha bhari huee thi. jivan mean jisane prem ki bhiksha bhi n payi, vah marane par utsarg jaise svargiy ratn ka svami bana hua tha.

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dharmadas ne shyama ka hath pak d kar kaha-shyama, hosh mean ao, tumhare sare kap de khoon se tar ho gaye haian. ab rone se kya hasil hoga ? ye log hamare mitr haian, hamean koee kasht n deange. ham phir apane ghar chaleange aur jivan ke sukh bhogeange ?

shyama ne tiraskarapoorn netroan se dekh kar kaha-tumhean apana ghar bahut pyara hai, to jao. meri chianta mat karo, maian ab n jaooangi. haan, agar ab bhi mujhase kuchh prem ho to in logoan se inhian talavaroan se mera bhi aant kara do.

dharmadas karuna-katar svar se bola-shyama, yah tum kya kahati ho, tum bhool gayian ki hamase-tumase kya batean huee thian ? mujhe khud khazaanchand ke mare jane ka shok hai; par bhavi ko kaun tal sakata hai ?

shyama-agar yah bhavi thi, to yah bhi bhavi hai ki maian apana adham jivan us pavitr atma ke shok mean katooan, jisaka maianne sadaiv niradar kiya. yah kahate-kahate shyama ka shokodgar, jo ab tak krodh aur ghrina ke niche daba hua tha, ubal p da aur vah khazaanchand ke nispand hathoan ko apane gale mean dal kar rone lagi.

charoan pathan yah alaukik anurag aur atm-samarpan dekh kar karunardr ho gaye. saradar ne dharmadas se kaha-tum is pakiza khatoon se kaho, hamare sath chale. hamari jati se ise koee takaliph n hogi. ham isaki dil se ijjat kareange.

dharmadas ke hriday mean eershya ki ag dhadhak rahi thi. vah ramani, jise vah apani samajhe baitha tha, is vakt usaka muanh bhi nahian dekhana chahati thi. bola-shyama, tum chaho is lash par aansuoan ki nadi baha do, par yah jianda n hogi. yahaan se chalane ki taiyari karo. maian sath ke aur logoan ko bhi ja kar samajhata hooan. khan loeg hamari raksha karane ka jimma le rahe haian. hamari jayadad, zamin, daulat sab hamako mil jayagi. khazaanchand ki doailat ke bhi hamian malik hoange. ab der n karo. rone-dhone se ab kuchh hasil nahian.

shyama ne dharmadas ko agney netroan se dekh kar kaha-aur is vapasi ki kimat kya deni hogi ? vahi jo tumane di hai ?

dharmadas yah vyangy n samajh saka. bola-maianne to koee kimat nahian di. mere pas tha hi kya ?

shyama-aisa n kaho. tumhare pas vah khazana tha, jo tumhean aj kee lakh varsh hue rrishiyoan ne pradan kiya tha. jisaki raksha raghu aur manu, ram aur krishna, buddh aur shankar, shivaji aur goviandasianh ne ki thi. us amooly bhandar ko aj tumane tuchchh pranoan ke lie kho diya. in paanvoan par lotana tumhean mubarak ho! tum shauq se jao. jin talavaroan ne vir khazaanchand ke jivan ka aant kiya, unhoanne mere prem ka bhi phaisala kar diya. jivan mean is viratma ka maianne jo niradar aur apaman kiya, isake sath jo udasinata dikhayi usaka ab marane ke bad prayashchitt karooangi. yah dharm par marane vala vir tha, dharm ko bechanevala kayar nahian ! agar tumamean ab bhi kuchh sharm aur haya hai, to isaka kriya-karm karane mean meri madad karo aur yadi tumhare svamiyoan ko yah bhi pasand n ho, to rahane do, maian sab kuchh kar looangi.

pathanoan ke hriday dard se t dap uthe. dharmandhata ka prakop shaant ho gaya. dekhate-dekhate vahaan lak diyoan ka dher lag gaya. dharmadas glani se sir jhukaye baitha tha aur charoan pathan lak diyaan kat rahe the. chita taiyar huee aur jin nirday hathoan ne khazaanchand ki jan li thi unhian ne usake shav ko chita par rakha. jvala prachand huee. agnidev apane agnimukh se us dharmavir ka yash ga rahe the.

pathanoan ne khazaanchand ki sari jangam sampatti la kar shyama ko de di. shyama ne vahian par ek chhota-sa makan banavaya aur vir khazaanchand ki upasana mean jivan ke din katane lagi. usaki vriddha bua to usake sath rah gayi, aur sab log pathanoan ke sath laut gaye, kyoanki ab musalaman hone ki shart n thi. khazaanchand ke balidan ne dharm ke bhoot ko parast kar diya. magar dharmadas ko pathanoan ne islam ki diksha lene par majaboor kiya. ek din niyat kiya gaya. masajid mean mullaoan ka mela laga aur log dharmadas ko usake ghar se bulane aye; par usaka vahaan pata n tha. charoan taraph talash huee. kahian nishan n mila.

sal-bhar gujar gaya. sandhya ka samay tha. shyama apane jhoanp de ke samane baithi bhavishy ki madhur kalpanaoan mean magn thi. atit usake lie duahkh se bhara hua tha. vartaman keval ek nirashamay svapn tha. sari abhilashaean bhavishy par avalambit thian. aur bhavishy bhi vah, jisaka is jivan se koee sambandh n tha ! akash par lalima chhayi huee thi. samane ki parvatamala svarnamayi shaanti ke avaran se dhaki huee thi. vrikshoan ki kaanpati huee pattiyoan se sarasarahat ki avaz nikal rahi thi, mano koee viyogi atma pattiyoan par baithi huee sisakiyaan bhar rahi ho.

usi vakt ek bhikhari phate hue kap de pahane jhoanp di ke samane kh da ho gaya. kutta zor se bhooank utha. shyama ne chauank kar dekha aur chilla uthi-dharmadas !

dharmadas ne vahian zamin par baithate hue kaha-haan shyama, maian abhaga dharmadas hi hooan. sal-bhar se mara-mara phir raha hooan. mujhe khoj nikalane ke lie inam rakh diya gaya hai. sara praant mere pichhe p da hua hai. is jivan se ab oob utha hooan; par maut bhi nahian ati.

dharmadas ek kshan ke lie chup ho gaya. phir bola-kyoan shyama, kya abhi tumhara hriday meri taraph se saf nahian hua ! tumane mera aparadh kshama nahian kiya !

shyama ne udasin bhav se kaha-maian tumhara matalab nahian samajhi.

‘maian ab bhi hiandoo hooan. maianne islam nahian kabool kiya hai.’

‘janati hooan !’

‘yah jan kar bhi tumhean mujh par daya nahian ati !’

shyama ne kathor netroan se dekha aur uttejit hokar boli-tumhean apane muanh se aisi batean nikalate sharm nahian ati ! maian us dharmavir ki byahata hooan, jisane hiandoo-jati ka mukh ujjval kiya hai. tum samajhate ho ki vah mar gaya ! yah tumhara bhram hai. vah amar hai. maian is samay bhi use svarg mean baitha dekh rahi hooan. tumane hiandoo-jati ko kalankit kiya hai. mere samane se door ho jao.

dharmadas ne kuchh javab n diya ! chupake se utha, ek lambi saans li aur ek taraph chal diya.

pratahkal shyama pani bharane ja rahi thi, tab usane raste mean ek lash p di huee dekhi. do-char giddh us par mandara rahe the. usaka hriday dh dakane laga. samip ja kar dekha aur pahachan gayi. yah dharmadas ki lash thi.

sanbandhit lekh

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