John Shaqi

Abu Afak: 120 Sala Boorhay Shayar ka Qatl — Aur Woh Riwayat Jiski Koi Sanad Nahin

Ibn Sa'd ki Tabaqat mein boorhay shayar Abu Afak ke raat ke qatl ki riwayat milti hai — magar Bukhari aur Muslim mein iska naam tak nahin. Sawal sirf ek hai: kya is report ki koi sanad hai bhi? Dono column asal mutoon ke sath — faisla aap ka.

By John Shaqi · July 23, 2026 · 15 min read

Abu Afak: 120 Sala Boorhay Shayar ka Qatl — Aur Woh Riwayat Jiski Koi Sanad Nahin

Ek Boorha Aadmi, Ek Garm Raat, Ek Talwar

Madinah ki ek garm mausam-e-garma ki raat hai, Hijrat ka doosra saal. Ek boorha aadmi — kitabein kehti hain ke uski umar ek sau bees baras ho chuki thi — apne ghar ke bahar sehan mein so raha hai, jaise us garm mulk mein boorhay log soya karte thay. Woh Banu Amr bin Auf ka aadmi hai, aur shayar hai. Uska hathyar saari zindagi sirf alfaz rahe. Andhere mein ek shakhs aata hai, sotay huway boorhay ke jigar par talwar rakhta hai, aur us par apna wazan daal deta hai yahan tak ke talwar bistar tak utar jati hai. Boorha ek cheekh maarta hai. Subah tak woh mar chuka hai.

Uska naam Abu Afak tha. Aur barah sadiyon se behas is baat par nahin ke yeh qissa holnak hai ya nahin — behas us se kahin khushk aur kahin ahem sawal par hai: kya is riwayat ki sire se koi sanad bhi hai?

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