نیلوفر اقبال کی میزبانی میں فکشن فورم اسلام آباد کے اجلاس

نیلوفر اقبال کی میزبانی میں فکشن فورم اسلام آباد کے اجلاس۔ صدارت مسعود مفتی نے کی ۔ شرکا میں فتح محمد ملک،کشور ناہید،منشاےاد،آصف فرخی،محمد حمید شاہد، فریدہ حفیظ،شمیم اکرام الحق، بیگم منشاےاد،امجد طفیل،منظر نقوی، مظہر مسعود اور عاصم بٹ نمایاں ہیں۔ اس نشست میں آصف فرخی نے افسانہ سنایا،شرکا نے اس پر بحث کی جب کہ تقرےب کے بعدفتح محمد ملک اور کشور ناہید کی سالگرہ کا کیک کاٹا گیا۔

مندر والی گلی

ڈاکٹر انور زاہدی کے افسانوں کے تیسرے مجموعہ مندر والی گلی کی تقریب کے بعد، ڈاکٹر نوازش علی، محمد منشایاد، محمد حمید شاہد،صاحب کتاب، فتح محمد ملک، فہمیدہ ریاض،منظر نقوی،ڈاکٹر سرور کامران اور خالد فتح محمد ، یہ تقریب حلقہ ارباب ذوق اسلام آباد کے زیر اہتمام منعقد ہوئی ۔

Marg Zaar

M.Hameed Shahid’s "Marg Zaar"
Islamabad__ M.Hameed Shahid’s stories written in the backdrop of 9/11 have introduced a different genre in Urdu fiction and by doing this he has set an example for other writers to follow.
Chairman Muqtadara Qaumi Zuban Prof Fateh Muhammad Malik held this opinion of Hameed Shahid’s stories while presiding over the launching ceremony of Hameed Shahid’s third collection of short stories titled as Marg Zaar at the Academy of Letters on Sunday.
Chairman Pakistan Academy of Letters Iftikhar Arif, eminent short story writer and play writer Mansha Yad, noted scholar Mubin Mirza, Nasir Abbas Nayyir, Ali Muhammad Farshi, Manzar Naqvi and Asghar Abid discussed different features of Hameed Shahid’s short stories. They gave an overview of general as well as particular themes in Hameed Shahid and called him “a prominent voice” who has a sensitive pen steeped in the woes and conflicts of modern times.
Prof.Fateh Muhammad Malik held that Hameed Shahid’s short stories are woven well. They remind one of Baidi and Manto as far as the questions of self and identity are concerned. He said Hameed Shahid has never lost touch with his soil and takes us back to days when values had certain place in our lives and people had an ear for a word of advice and goodness.
Iftakhar Arif said the use of the local vocabulary in Hameed Shahid is commendable. Though he looks at the word beyond him while his feet are firmly planted on earth. He called “Sovarg Mein Sour” (a pig in the paradise) his representative story and drew a comparison between him and other writes of short stories.
Mubin Mirza, a scholar and critic from Karachi, held that Shahid’s short stories not only reflect suffering of those living around but they also point out the global conspiracies and big powers’ ruthless use of force against the down-trodden nations. These aspects, said he, have contributed a great deal the growth of the writer’s creative genius.

Mansha Yad said Hameed Shahid has experimented with dictions, plot and different techniques of the story. He called Hameed Shahid a promising young writer whose has found a place in the list of first rate writers.
Ali Muhammad Farshi said according to writer of Marg zaar the whole world after 9/11 has turned into a battlefield where people in confusion as to whom their real enemy is. The stories foretell that thus graveness of future days the world is going to face, he said.
Nasir Abbas Nayyir (from jhang) high lighted different stages of self-reflexivity in Hameed Shahid and said his short stories are a good example of realism blended with creativity and folk wisdom.
Hameed Shahid while offering gratitude said it was the internal woes and feelings of sorrow that made him writes stories. He said a writer however focused to the story at hand could not live in isolation from the changes occurring around him. He said the gulf that appeared between the third world countries and the US after 9/11 shook him deep inside and he could not help making this a subject matter of his stories. An article by Amjad Tufail (from Lahore) was also read on this occasion. Dr. Najiba Arif and Manzar Naqvi introduced Hameed Shahid’s work to the audience.
(Pakistan OBSERVER 6 December 2004)

Halqa writers discussed short stories
Islamabad __ Hameed Shahid collection of short stories titled Marg zaar was described as well constructed in a meeting of Halqa Arbab-e-Zauq held here. Iftakhar Arif described the collection as one of the best written on the 9/11 incident, and Masnsha Yad had said that that by writing those stories the writer had joined the ranks of outstanding ficton writer of Urdu.
(DAWN: December 5, 2004)

Symbolic depiction of a national tragedy

Mohammad Hameed Shahid's Urdu novel "Mitti Adam Khati Hai"

by Schezee Zaidi

Islamabad: Mohammad Hameed Shahid's Urdu novel "Mitti Adam Khati Hai" launched at Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) on Monday is an attempt to portray the national tragedy of 1971 debacle in a more humanistic way. Starting from the title to the neatly woven realistic characters, the author paint a symbolic picture of the debacle, connecting it to the impact left on the hearts and minds of the people of this country.In an informal ceremony, PAL Chairman Iftekhar Arif, National Language Authority Chairman Professor Fateh Mohammad Malik, eminent writer and literary critic Mansha Yaad and Ali Mohammad Farshi evaluated the book as a unique experiment reflecting the point of view of the author presented through a creative window. Professor Fateh Mohammad Malik, in his comment on the book, said that it raises those pertinent questions about the 1971 debacle that have remained unanswered even today. Talking about Intezar Hussain's 'Basti' and Mustansar Hussain Tarar's 'Rakh', he said, very little has been written on Pakistan's independence and 1971 debacle in Urdu Novels and travelogues. Fateh Malik expressed contentment that today's writers have started reflecting on national thoughts in their writings.

Iftikhar Arif said that very little has been written about the 1971 debacle in Urdu literature and whatever came in writing was one-sided. He said that one cannot blame any one or a group , but there was a need to capture the event on the whole, giving the true perspective of the role of United States, India, the freedom movement of Bengalis and the mistakes made by our leaders of the time that led to this national tragedy. He said that apart from Masood Mufti's memoir, very little has been written on this national tragedy in Urdu. Iftikhar Arif said that Hameed Shahid's book raises issues that are our very own in an effort to highlight a point of view expressed with inspired porthole. Mansha Yaad reflected on the book as an experiment of the author. He said that being an 'afsana-nigar' with a number of books to his credit, Hameed Shahid could not refrain from his style and evolved a new style by absorbing both fiction and short story style in his first novel. Giving a detailed snap of the characters portrayed by the author has woven a pragmatic portrait of people experiencing the same sensitivities of ache and pain in the same chronological background.

Ali Mohammad Farshi sketched the technical and philosophical context of the book and the weaving of various characters by the author, terming it as a parallel story linking the national and geographical tragedy. He said that the book depicts a humanitarian element out of a political upheaval.(The News: Islamabad: 20.03.2007)

پروفیسر فتح محمد ملک

پروفیسر فتح محمد ملک

بند آنکھوں سے پرے‘ جنم جہنم اور مرگ زار

محمد حمید شاہد ظاہر کی آنکھ سے تماشا کرنے کے خوگر بھی ہیں اور دل کی آنکھ کھولنے میں کوشاں بھی۔ وہ عصری زندگی کے مصائب پر یوں قلم اٹھاتے ہیں کہ عصریت اور ابدیت میں ماں بیٹی کا رشتہ قائم ہو جاتا ہے ۔ ان کی کہانیاں شہر وجود کے خارجی احوال و مقامات کی سیر بھی کراتی ہیں اور حاضر و موجود کا طلسم توڑ کر غائب اور نارسا کی جستجو میں ان گنت گہرے خیالوں کو بھی جنم دیتی ہیں۔ مجھے یوں محسوس ہوتا ہے جیسے محمد حمید شاہد نے ملا وجہی سے لے کر انتظار حسین تک ”سب رس“ سے لے کر ”شہر افسوس“ تک اردو فکشن کے تمام تر اسالیب کو سوچنے سمجھنے اور دیکھنے بھالنے کے بعد افسانہ نگاری کی اقلیم میں قدم رکھا ہے۔محمد حمید شاہد کے افسانوں کی پہلی کتاب”بند آنکھوں سے پرے“ میں ہر دو روایات الگ الگ اپنا جادو جگا رہی ہیں” برف کا گھونسلا“ اور ”مراجعت کا عذاب“ میں جہاں وہ حقیقت نگاری کے اسلوب کو فنی مہارت کے ساتھ برتتے ہیں وہاں” آئینے سے جھانکتی لکیریں “ اور ”اپنا سکہ“ میں ہمیں شہر باطن کے شہر کی سیر کراتے اور کرداروں کے غیر مرئی وجود کا تماشائی بناتے ہیں ۔ محمد حمید شاہد کے افسانوں کے دوسرے مجموعہ”جنم جہنم“ میں خارجی حقیقت نگاری اور باطنی صداقت پسندی کے یہ دو اسالیب باہم دگر آمیز ہونے لگتے ہیں۔ ”نئی الیکٹرا“ ”ماخوذ تاثر کی کہانی“ اور جنم جہنم “ ہمارے افسانوی ادب کی اس نئی جہت کے نمائندہ فن پارے ہیں۔محمد حمید شاہد فلسفہ و تصوف میں اپنے انہماک کو مادی زندگی کے مصائب و مشکلات سے فرار کا بہانہ ہر گز نہیں بناتے ۔ چنانچہ اسی کتاب میں ‘انہی افسانوں کے پہلو بہ پہلو ہمارے معاشرتی اور اخلاقی زوال پر ”تماش بین“ اور ”واپسی“ کی سی دل پگھلا دینے والی کہانیاں بھی موجود ہیں ۔ وہ حقیقت کے باطن اور باطن کی حقیقت تک رسائی کے تمنائی ہیں .... نائن الیون کے پس منظر میں محمد حمید شاہد نے خوب صورت افسانے تخلیق کرکے ایک عمدہ مثال قائم کی ہے ۔ میں ان کے افسانوں کا دیرینہ مداح ہوں اور ان کے افسانے محبت اور توجہ سے پڑھتا ہوں ۔” مرگ زار“ جیسی کہانیاں موجودہ عہد کا نوحہ ہیں ۔ ان کے ہاں تہذیبی شناخت کا رویہ بہت نمایاں اور قابل قدر ہے ۔ دوسرے موضوعات کے علاوہ ان کے ہاں غیرت و تقدس کی موت کی کہانیاں بھی نظر آتی ہیں۔ ”برشور“ اور”رُکی ہوئی زندگی“ جیسی کہانیاں تخلیقی جوہر سے اس قدر بھرپور ہیں کہ اگر آج کے عہد میں بیدی اور منٹو ہوتے تو محمد حمید شاہد ان سے بھی داد پاتے ۔ ٭٭٭