What I find particularly distressing in
these stories is the vast contradiction between what religion actually is and
how it is interpreted by the masses. This tingling norm that anything, which
may bring worldly pleasure, is sinful is actually an opposing claim to how the religion
wants you to spend your life. For example, in Jannat ki Basharat, the
maulana was so adamant on practicing the religious modules that he completely
disregarded his wife’s wishes, which if you look closely is a sin in itself.
Then, in Sahib-e-karamat, it is the lack of knowledge about religion which made
the protagonist vulnerable. Despite of having an honest devotion for both his
wife and daughter, he became a prey and ended up making them both suffer. The
sad part is that this religious ignorance in society has only prevailed with
the passage of time and both of these stories are equally applicable today as
they were decades ago.
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