The literary selection in the book 'Mohabatoun Ka Safar' by Allaudin Hamdam Khanzada is multidimensional covering subjects from love to loneliness to Sufism to issues of society. One can drive pleasure and enjoyment from reading the poetry as the compositions of his literary works are contemplative. They are the voices of common people who also wanted to express the same emotions but could not express themselves so effectively.
But A H Khanzada has those poetic skills that lead him to write those words that form the poems just like a garland of flowers. The words intertwined with each other and made a link to the heart of the reader. He highlighted the reality of life and writes for humanity and against brutality whether it is political or economic. The best pieces of his book are on Sufism in the form of "Naat" and on love and peace. The book begins with "Naat" by A H Khanzada which shows his religious orientation.
Love and peace are the most desired feelings that are lacking from the world. The absence of love and peace resulted in chaos and bloodshed around the globe. To get out of that chaotic state and mayhem we must spread love and peace. Literature is the most powerful weapon against violence. And in literature poetry is the most powerful form that attracts people towards a cause. As the title of the book revealed the journey of love continues forever.
The collection included more than eighty poems on various topics. The couplets of the poems and ghazals showed his poetic skills and versatility. His writings contain speech in a normal continuous form with a rhythmic structure of words that take the shape of a poem. He has chosen an ordinary style of expression by using easy language and words that made his poetry understood to people belonging to all walks of life.
He hasn't tried to embellish his poetry with difficult words rather simple words created more interest in his book as it is easy to read and comprehend. There is also melody in his poems as he used words of pleasing sounds that provide momentum to the whole poetry. The pleasantness in the arrangement of words created harmony. And harmony is the main ingredient to solve the miseries of the world. Hence A H Khanzada in his capacity contribute to society in achieving the goal of peace and prosperity. Everybody knows A H Khanzada as a journalist but this book adds him to the contemporary writers. His rich words reflected his thoughts and perception about the world particularly our society. One finds multiple colours of poetry in his writings. There is something for everybody in the book whether they like religious poetry, ghazal, serious, humorous or social poetry.
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Book: 'Mohabatoun Ka Safar'
Author: Allaudin Hamdam Khanzada
Publisher: A H Khanzada
Pages: 192
Price: Rs 300
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