A HANDFUL OF LOSS
Light goes off from our lives. Invisible hands do their job quite successfully and again Ummah is at receiving end…
“I beg all of you, please! Don’t create havocs of bomb blasts in mosques, please! Don’t kill innocents; your brothers by your foolish acts as Pakistanis did. Fear Almighty before doing such an act”. These are the golden words which I remember from one of the lectures of Moulana Showket Ahmad shah(a r), the person with immense knowledge, religious richness ,polite character ,able administrator & exuberant political wit. Once again a pole star vanished off from our skies ,who used to guide minds & souls of thousands in number. His assassination is totally irreparable for thousands & thousands of years. Moulana used to rule the hearts and his every word of his would be a honey drop for a keen listener .His ideological cleanliness beyond lines & sects & his unmatched efforts for Kashmir will linger in our hearts.
I clearly remember the lecture of his I attended at Baramulla two days before his assassination & unfortunately it was the last time I heard him. I am prime witness of tranquillity and peace pondering out from every sentence he uttered. He continued his lecture from evening till late night and people heard him without any hustle. His lecture was full of wit and broadmindedness. It was before this attack that several futile attempts were made to supress his voice but on 8th of April, they succeed in looting our treasure.
Yes, aftermath will witness a hot political tussle from left right and centre. Many fingers will be raised towards many others, a session of debates and discussions will be held and all will be a big political show. As usual kashmiris will sense in late hours about this irreparable loss of a brave soul. The incident is totally inhumane and is worst kind of a mind-set which claimed a gem out of a crown. However there will be a sluggish investigation which will land nowhere after decades. Many will try to win votes using it as a trump card and others will leave no stone unturned to disintegrate social fabric.
Whatever will be the situation, the fact is that the danger of being good still prevails and light went off quite earlier from our lives.
(Ina lillah e wa inna illaihi raajioon)
Athar Mohi-ud-din Rather
Mass Communication And Multimedia Production, Pass out.
Government Degree College Baramulla.
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