John Shaqi

Kya Bismillah Ayat Hai? Char Mazahib Ki Kitabein, Aik Sawal

Kya Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem Surah Fatiha ki ayat hai ya nahi? Shafi kehte hain haan — buland awaz se; Hanafi kehte hain nahi — ahista; Maliki farz namaz mein parhte hi nahi. Charon mazahib ki kitabein aur ahadees, dono column, jaise hain waise. Faisla aap ka.

By John Shaqi · July 21, 2026 · 15 min read

Aik Gali, Teen Masjidein

Duniya ke taqreeban har bare Musalman shehr mein aisi aik gali maujood hai. Aik taraf woh masjid hai jis ka imam Shafi mazhab par amal karta hai. Maghrib ki namaz mein woh buland awaz se parhta hai: "Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem" — oonchi, saaf, muqtadiyon ke kanon mein parne wale sab se pehle alfaz — aur us ke baad "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Aalameen". Theek sarak ke paar Hanafi masjid hai. Imam "Allahu Akbar" kehta hai, phir aik lamhe ki khamoshi — woh bismillah parh raha hai, magar ahista, apne dil mein — aur muqtadiyon ko qirat "Alhamdulillah" se shuru hoti sunai deti hai. Aur Fez ya Nouakchott mein, shumali aur maghribi Africa ke kisi bhi Maliki shehr mein, teesra imam farz namaz seedhi "Alhamdulillahi Rabbil Aalameen" se shuru karta hai — us se pehle kuch bhi nahi. Na buland awaz se bismillah, na ahista.

Teen imam. Teen tareeqay. Aur har aik ke peechay sadiyon ka ilmi zakheera, jo israr karta hai ke yehi — bilkul yehi — Nabi (SAW) ki namaz ka tareeqa hai.

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