The world of imagination…Sharifan neighborhood

Name of the successor of the Sharif family, Nawaz Sharif

Assalamu Alaikum! My loyal and talented son, I have been informed by the winds that your health is not very good these days. Your mother Shamim Begum and I are always praying for your long life. Yesterday, Kulsoom Beti was also looking very worried. I gave her a lot of encouragement. Your younger brother Abbas Sharif is sitting on the ground next to me while writing a letter, pressing my feet. He is also saying greetings and praying. He had just brought a bowl of corn and is feeding me and your mother by peeling off its kernels. Two days ago, I had appeared before Allama Iqbal. I reminded him that I had met you. He did not remember that meeting completely, but then he remembered that time. Allama Iqbal was told by his son Javed Iqbal by name that he was the father of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who had made me a senator. On this, Allama Iqbal’s face smiled, but then suddenly his face showed signs of concern and he said to me in a tone full of advice that a very difficult phase has come for your family. I asked him worriedly how to get out of this difficulty. Allama Iqbal replied that it was easy for me, I had only one son, Javed. That is why I gave advice for him and named Javed Nama in his name. In my will, I advised him about my beliefs and philosophy and Javed Iqbal also carried it out well. Javed Iqbal told me that Nawaz Sharif was the eldest of your children and he became your successor after you. The entire family, including Shahbaz Sharif, considered him a father after you. But now the next phase is ahead, who will be Nawaz Sharif’s political successor? The loyal younger brother Shahbaz Sharif, who is also the Prime Minister and the apple of the eye of the powerful, on the other hand is Nawaz Sharif’s charismatic daughter Maryam, who is a hit-maker and is directly trained by Nawaz Sharif. Allama Iqbal said that whether Nawaz Sharif will be able to do justice in this most difficult decision of his life or not depends on it whether the Sharif family will stay together or fall apart.

Father’s life!

I am writing this letter regarding your same problem. You never said a word to me all your life. You and your children were always “in a hurry” to keep me happy and content. There are few examples of your love for me in the world. Every human being has a natural love for their children, but in a joint family, you have to hide the love for your children in your heart and act fairly, otherwise the family breaks. Relationships are like glass. If even the slightest crack breaks in them, they break. When Kulsoom came yesterday, she mentioned Maryam’s achievements in detail in her conversations. She also hinted to me about the possible succession of the doll daughter in gestures. I asked if this decision would be able to keep the family together with Shahbaz Sharif. So the wise Kulsoom immediately replied that the decision would be based on who is popular among the people? Who is closer to Nawaz Sharif’s thinking? Who has more energy? Who is brave enough to stand by their stand and be ready to face the consequences? Kulsoom’s words had weight, I had personally observed that Maryam had served her imprisonment very bravely, but I told Kulsoom that Shahbaz is the most experienced in the family, Kondakistan is a difficult country, and the acceptance of the authorities is also very important there. No one in our family has the flexibility that Shahbaz has, he has taken the family out of difficulties many times. Ignoring this will break the PML-N.

Dear son!

You know that I am a lover of Hazrat Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Arif Khari Sharif’s poetry, Saif-ul-Muluk. When Jami would recite the poetry of this perfect scholar to me in a loud voice, new doors of knowledge and worldly life would open for me. I came to Mian Muhammad Bakhsh to solve my problem. As soon as he saw me coming, he understood my problem and said, “You already know the poems about brothers and father and mother. Don’t send any names to your son Nawaz Sharif. Just tell him that he has to make a decision out of love for his children. Don’t be afraid of his brother’s displeasure. Just make a decision that is in the interest of the country, benefits your politics and is good for the Sharif family.” The future successor should be someone who takes the entire family along, reduces resentment and strengthens family ties. At this time, Hamza is sitting completely isolated. You have to take care of him. Shahbaz, you can’t remind him about this feeling of deprivation every day.

My obedient son!

I know that you used to live by watching me, if I was present in the gathering, you would only talk to me. To bring a smile to my face, you would arrange to turn the gathering into a saffron field. Son!! I have come to know that you are going to formally announce your political succession soon. A secret informer has informed me that you have decided and the guess is that your inclination is towards the doll daughter, look! Both Shahbaz and Doll are my blood, I am also sure that you must have decided fairly, also that handing over the party presidency to Maryam will bring a new wave of enthusiasm and energy to the party, let me also tell you that this decision will not be easily digested even within the family, you have seen the common consensus of the family breaking with your own eyes. For a generation, there is consensus, then there are rebellions, differences increase. The Chaudhry family also had a lot of consensus like us. The two brothers, Shujaat and Parvez Elahi, made sacrifices for each other and carried on the family system, but when the next generation, Salik Hussain and Shafi Hussain, came, Moonis Elahi could not be with them, but the truth is that they have become cold. The Iftikhar family has been divided, it has not been able to unite till date. There is no possibility of healing the cracks that have appeared in the Chaudhry family. The Sharif family already consists of two brothers and a sister and their children, now it should not be broken further.

Finally, my advice to you is to take this big decision in consultation with Shahbaz Sharif, he will be happy, he is currently within the system, let him remain within, if he is given a secondary position in the party, his security status will be reduced and he will continue to become weaker and weaker in the federal government. Greetings to all the family members.

Greetings, Father, Mian Muhammad Sharif

Note: This is the translation of his Urdu column published in Jang