Syed Ammar Alavi

پچھلی اقساط میں مشرکین حجاز و عرب کے عقائد اور بت پرستی کی تاریخ بیان کی  گئی.. اس قسط میں ھم آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم کی ولادت مبارکہ کے وقت سرزمین عرب میں موجود دوسرے مذاھب اور ادیان کا ایک مختصر جائزہ پیش کریں گے.. یہودیت.. عرب میں بت پرستی کے بعد دوسرا اھم ترین مذھب یہودیت تھا.. یہ لوگ دو وجہ سے سرزمین میں آباد ھوۓ.. ایک تو اس لیے کہ حضرت عیسی' علیہ سلام کی پیدائش سے پانچ سو سال پہلے جب بابل کے بادشاہ "بخت نزار" نے فلسطین کو تاراج کیا اور تباہ و برباد کیا تو یہودیوں کے بہت سے قبائل جان بچاکر دنیا کے کئی دوسرے حصوں کی طرف بھاگے.. انہی میں سے چند قبائل عرب کی طرف آ نکلے اور خود کو یہاں محفوظ جان کر آباد ھوگئے.. دوسری بہت اھم وجہ یہ تھی کہ یہودیوں کو تورات و زبور کی پیش گوئیوں کی وجہ سے علم تھا کہ اللہ عنقریب اپنا آخری پیغمبر سرزمین عرب میں مبعوث فرمانے والا ھے.. یہ اس نبی کو اپنا نجات دھندہ جانتے تھے اس لیے یہ لوگ آخری نبی کے انتظار میں یہاں آ کر آباد ھوگئے.. چونکہ حضرت ابراھیم علیہ سلام سے لیکر آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم تک جتنے بھی نبی آۓ سب ب...

درحقیقت مشرکین مکہ و عرب ان بتوں کو معبود حقیقی نہیں مانتے تھے بلکہ وہ اللہ  کو ھی واحد معبود حقیقی مانتے تھے.. وہ ان بتوں کو اللہ کی بارگاہ میں اپنا سفارشی تصور کرتے تھے اور وہ ان بتوں کی تعظیم و عبادت اس اعتقاد کے ساتھ کرتے تھے کہ یہ ان کو اللہ سے قریب کردیں گے.. دوسرا وہ تصور کرتے تھے کہ ان بتوں کو خدائی صفات میں سے قوتیں اور طاقتیں حاصل ھیں لیکن بہرحال حقیقی رازق و مالک وہ اللہ کو ھی مانتے تھے.. دراصل مشرک ھوتا ھی وھی ھے جو اللہ کو مان کر پھر اس کی ذات , صفات یا عبادت میں کسی اور کو شریک کرے.. ان مشرکانہ عقائد کا نتیجہ یہ نکلا کہ مشرکین مکہ بری طرح سے توھم پرستی کا شکار ھوگئے.. وہ بات بات سے نیک و بد شگون لیتے اور پھر برے شگون سے بچنے کے لیے کاھنوں کی خدمات حاصل کرتے.. اس طرح کاھنوں کا جنتر منتر اور ٹوٹکوں کا کاروبار خوب چمکا ھوا تھا.. کاھن لوگ جنوں بھوتوں کے مطیع ھونے کا دعو'ی کرتے اور لوگوں کو جھوٹی سچی غیب کی خبریں دیتے تھے.. شرک و بت پرستی میں ڈوبے یہ عرب انتہا درجے کے رسوم پرست تھے اور جاھلانہ رسوم و رواج کا ایک طویل سلسلہ ان کے ھاں رائج تھا.. ان کی بت پرس...

آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم کی ولادت مبارکہ کے وقت عربوں اور خصوصا"  مشرکین مکہ میں جن بتوں کو بہت اھم جانا جاتا تھا ان کی تفصیل درج ذیل ھے.. ھبل.. یہ مشرکین مکہ کے سب سے اھم ترین بتوں میں سے ایک تھا.. دراصل یہ اھل شام کا دیوتا "بعل" تھا جس کے معنی "طاقتور" کے ھیں اور جسے عربوں نے (بعل کی تحریف شدہ شکل) ھبل کا نام دیا.. یہ بت قریش مکہ کو انسانی مورت کی شکل میں ملا جو سرخ عقیق سے تراشا ھوا تھا.. اس کا دایاں ھاتھ ٹوٹا ھوا تھا.. قریش مکہ نے وہ سونے کا بنوا کر لگا دیا.. ھبل خاص خانہ کعبہ کی چھت پر نصب تھا.. مشرکین مکہ جنگوں میں اسی ھبل کا نام لیکر نعرے لگاتے تھے.. فتح مکہ کے موقع پر حضرت علی رضی اللہ عنہ نے اسے پاش پاش کیا.. عزی'.. مکہ سے چند میل دور وادی نخلہ میں کیکر کے ایک درخت کے نیچے عزی' کا تھان تھا جہاں عزی' کا بت نصب تھا جبکہ خانہ کعبہ میں بھی عزی' کا بت رکھا ھوا تھا جسے فتح مکہ کے وقت توڑا گیا.. جبکہ وادی نخلہ میں عزی' کے اصل بت کو توڑنے کے لیے حضرت خالد بن ولید رضی اللہ عنہ کو بھیجا گیا.. عزی' کا بت مشرکین ...

Amol Palekar, known as the best common man actor with great comedy skills, turns 73 today. Born on 24th November 1944 in Bombay, Amol Palekar began his artistic career as a painter and participated in several one-man exhibitions and group shows. He studied Fine Arts at the Sir JJ School of Arts, Mumbai. Amol Palekar, as an actor, ruled the silver screen for over a decade from 1970. His charming image as a ‘boy next door’ carved an unparallel niche in contrast to the larger than life heroes prevalent at that time in Indian cinema. Amol Palekar started his acting career in 1971with the Marathi film Shantata! Court Chalu Aahe directed by Satyadev Dubey. He then appeared in Basu Chatterjee’s film Rajnigandha in 1974 and later in Chhoti Si Baat (1975). As an actor, Palekar was most prominent for over a decade from the 70s. Known for his fine works in acting, eventually Palekar opted for direction. He has directed many critically acclaimed films like Akriet, Thodasa Rumani Ho...

Mirza Jameel Ud Deen Ahmad has explored various traits of literature, but he is famous mostly because of his Dauhas. He was born on January 20, 1925 in Delhi. However, his ancestral city was Luharo.  After partition, he moved to Pakistan and started working in one of the central government offices there. In 1951, he passed the competition of C.S.S and got promoted to the post of income tax commissioner.  He finished his L.L.B in 1976. He was the brain of the establishment of Pakistan Writers’ Guild. He writes under the pen name, Aali. In addition to ghazals, he has composed dohaas and songs too.  He is the honorary secretary of Anjuman-E-Taraqqiy-E-Urdu, Pakistan. He is the winner of many literary awards and the President Medal of 1989 and Kamal-E-Fan award 2006 of Akalimi Adabiyat to his credit.  Ghazlein Dohey Geet, La Haasil, Jeewey Jeewey Pakistan, Duniya Mere Aagey Tamasha Mere Aagey, Naqqar Khaane Mein Aey Mere Dashtey Sukhan, Goshai-E-Bisaat ...

Waheed Murad, was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer, famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting. He is considered as one of the most famous and influential actors of South Asia. He is often referred to as “Chocolate Hero”. Waheed Murad was born on October 2, 1938 and died in November 23, 1983.He was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer. The only child of well-off film distributor Mr. Nisar Murad. He got his early education from Karachi Grammar School or Marie Colaco School, Karachi, did graduation from S.M. Arts College Karachi, and then masters in English literature from University of Karachi.  His romantic style of acting made him popular as well as controversial. One of his block buster films is Armaan, which was produced by himself, made a pivotal impact on the sub-continental film industry such that the Pakistani film industry was considered as the rising sun after Indian f...

Abdur Rashid Kardar was a man of many parts: actor, director, producer, writer –he was a pioneer of the Indian film industry. Born in Lahore, in pre-partition India, A R Kardar started his career as a calligraphist working on film posters for foreign film productions. His first brush with filmmaking was when he worked as an assistant director and an actor in Lahore’s first silent film “Daughter of Today” that released in 1924. Believing that his future lay in film, Kardar set up a studio and production company under the name United Players Corporation in 1928 that laid the foundation for the film industry in Lahore. He made his directorial debut with the film “Husn ka Daku” also known as “Mysterious Eagle” in 1930 under this banner. In 1940 A. R. Kardar established Kardar Studios that was situated in the Lower Parel area in Mumbai and started directing films under his own banner Kardar Productions. A R Kardar soon established himself as a successful filmmaker directing 40 films ...

Dev Anand, Kishore Sahu & Waheeda Rehman in Vijay Anand's Guide (1965). Kishore Sahu was a famed actor, film director, screenwriter and producer in Hindi cinema. One of the few persons in the Hindi film industry whose talents were so versatile, Sahu made movies which were not only box-office hits but also won top awards from the All-India Journalists' Association. Mayurpankh, Bahu Rani, Kurwara Baap and Guide were some of his well-known films. Sahu also tried his hand at writing short stories and plays with moderate success. Kishore Sahu was born on 22-11-1915 in Rajnandgaon in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. He was an Indian Film Actor, Film Director, Screenwriter & Film Producer who best known for his work in Hindi films. Kishore Sahu's childhood was surrounded by people participating in the freedom struggle. He comes from a Dewan family served the kings of Raipur. In his youth, he also participated in the freedom struggle. He graduated from...

Helen was born in Burma to an Anglo Indian father named George Desmier and a Burmese mother named Marlene. Her father went missing during the Second World War. Her family migrated to India in 1942 as refugees in order to escape from the Japanese invasion of Burma. Helen was introduced to Bollywood in 1953 by the famous dancer Cuckoo. She got her break in 1958 when she performed the song 'Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo' in the movie Howrah Bridge. Helen rarely got roles as the lead heroine in movies. So, she opted dancing which proved to be her fortune. Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, she danced in more than 700 movies establishing herself as a prolific dancer. She was known for wearing different colors of wigs, contact lenses and skimpy outfits in her movies. In the late 1970's, her demand started diminishing because of her age along with the entry of younger dancers like Padma Khanna, Jayshree T, Bindu, Aruna Irani and Kalpana Iyer. In 1979, she won the best suppo...

Zeenat Aman and Prem Nath in a still from the movie Ishk Ishk Ishk (1974) The classical and exemplary actor, Prem Nath, who made his presence felt in more than 150 movies not only by bringing the characters to life, but also making them immortal in our memories. Known best for his iconic villains in movies like Karz (1980) and Sanyasi (1975), Prem Nath struck terror through his roles in Hindi cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. He is one of those rare villains who despite of having no lines and dialogues left an remarkable effect on the audiences. Sir Judah in Karz played by Prem Nath, was a mute but an malevolence villains of Hindi cinema. But the legendary actor’s versatility also saw him don comedic roles. Sheikh Mukhtar and Prem Nath in a still from the movie Changez Khan (1957) With over 150 movies to his credit, Prem Nath experimented with various style in each of his movies. While many actors prefer to become heroes, Prem Nath opted to be the ...

جب حضرت ابراھیم علیہ السلام نے حضرت اسمائیل علیہ السلام کے ساتھ ملکر  خانہ کعبہ کی تعمیر کی تو آپ کی تبلیغ سے قبائل جرھم و قطورا نے دین ابراھیمی قبول کرلیا اور اللہ کو ایک خدا مان لیا.. حضرت ابراھیم علیہ السلام کے بعد حضرت اسمائیل علیہ السلام کے اثر سے بعد میں مکہ آباد ھونے والے بھی دین حنیف یعنی حضرت ابراھیم علیہ السلام کا دین قبول کرتے رھے.. تب آل اسمائیل سمیت تمام قبائل مکہ صرف ایک واحد خدا کی عبادت کے قائل تھے اور خانہ کعبہ کا تقدس پوری طرح سے قائم تھا لیکن جب حضرت اسمائیل علیہ السلام کی وفات کے بعد پھر کوئی نبی اھل مکہ کی راھنمائی کے لیے مبعوث نہ ھوا تو آھستہ آھستہ ان میں شرک و گمراھی پھیلنے لگی.. پچھلی ایک قسط میں ذکر کیا گیا کہ جب مکہ پر قبیلہ ایاد و بنو خزاعہ یکے بعد دیگرے حملہ آور ھوۓ تو بنو اسمائیل کے کئی قبائل کو مکہ چھوڑنا بھی پڑا.. تب یہ لوگ برکت کی غرض سے کعبہ کا ایک پتھر بھی اپنے ساتھ لے گئے.. کعبہ سے نسبت کی وجہ سے وہ اس کی بہت تعظیم کرنے لگے.. اس تعظیم کا اثر یہ ھوا کہ آھستہ آھستہ آنے والے وقت میں ان کی آل اولاد نے خود اسی پتھر کو معبود مجازی کا درجہ د...

Faiz Ahmed Faiz was born 13th February in 1911 in Sialkot in an academic family that was well known in literary circles. Local poets and writers were often gathered in his home, who met to promote the literacy movement in his native province. His father Sultan Muhammad Khan was a barrister who worked for the British Government, and an autodidact.  Faiz was an intellectual, revolutionary poet, and one of the most celebrated writers of Urdu language, having been nominated four times for the Nobel Prize for literature. Faiz also wrote poetry in Punjabi language. A notable member of the Progressive Writers' Movement (PWM), Faiz received the Lenin Peace Prize by the Soviet Union in 1962. His work remains influential in Pakistan literature and arts. Faiz's literary work was posthumously publicly honoured when the Pakistan Government conferred upon him the nation's highest civil award, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, in 1990. He is said to be Pakistan's finest poets and is regarded ...

Sushmita Sen is a woman of substance with the perfect blend of elegance and sheer grit. Her journey in the Hindi film industry is not remarkable as such considering her selected filmography and discerning appearance on celluloid. But the decisions which Sushmita has made inspite of experiencing its annihilative nature is what defines her – she doesn’t need a Friday to prove her brilliance because her personality is enough to designate her as a phenomenal woman. Sushmita was born in the Bengali-speaking Sen family on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her family consists of her dad, Shubeer, a former Indian Air Force Wing Commander; mom, Subhra, Jewelry Designer and owner of a Dubai-based store. She has two siblings, a sister named Neelam, who is married to Nauman Malik, and a brother named Rajeev. Subhra's dad was a poet. She attended different schools in Jorhat, and Nagpur, but spend the majority of her schooling days in the Air Force Golden Jub...