by: Eijaz Mir
On the auspicious occasion of Happy Teachers Day 2024, I dedicate this beautiful literary piece to my Best Teacher, Mentor, Guide, and spiritual Parent.
Mr. Samad Sir. You poured us with the sweet nectar of knowledge, adorned and illuminated us with wisdom words. Whatever we are today, it is all because of your love, dedication, honesty, and unending contribution. You are an inspiration to me forever. May Almighty Allah shower upon you His unending mercies and adorn your grave with His choicest blessings and favors. (Aameen)
Let me pen down something special for you on 05th, September 2024, Happy Teachers Day.
Allah Bless You My Inspiration!
Samad Sahab, How and Why?
As he entered with a great impression, there was a pin drop of silence in the classroom. A young energetic bachelor wearing grey pants, a long black colored coat, a half-hearted smile, and shining eyes an indication of truthfulness, peace of mind & comeliness on his face makes him altogether different but a dynamic personality. At first sight, he puts up an everlasting impression upon us. His very first introduction in the classroom & the way he spoke about his past experiences as a veteran teacher really touched our hearts and souls. His artistic attire enthralled us & illuminated us with a new ray of hope. His presence reminded me of a great quote from a great Scholar, “An ordinary teacher tells, a good teacher teaches and an extraordinary teacher inspires.”
This is how the indefinite journey of Samad Sahab as a Teacher began at Kirmania Model High School Batwina. Every single day, he used to teach us new but real-life lessons. His honesty, dedication, purity of thoughts, orating skills, and motivation started to groom and inspire us and we began to smell the triumphs. He was not just a teacher, a mentor, or a guide but a role model for thousands of students. To my utter surprise, his teaching career was a milestone & we were the followers of his sacred and pious mission. Due to his presence in the school, we felt like happy souls. He did not teach us things of subject matter and syllabus only but adorned us physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. His presence of mind, IQ, EQ, psychology, and role-playing was ultimately, visionary and his traits belonged to an extraordinary teacher.
There is no doubt in the fact that the contribution of our teachers is everlasting and we can never repay them, but Samad Sahab was a legend of his sacred professional Teaching career more than 04 Decades ago. The tenure in which he laced us with his unbound wisdom gave new heights to our learning and penetrated us deeply with the visionary mission, goal, and real purpose of our lives. He turned introverted souls into extroverts. We learned psychological, physiological & behavioral aspects as well as rational maturity. The essence of his teaching was overpowered with actual perfection, poured inside us the sweet drops of unending motivation and we began to achieve the feats in academics. All of us felt curious about our future academic success. He was not an ordinary person but was different & unique in all aspects. His teaching skills, behavior, and spiritual connection with God were ultimate. In other words, I don’t hesitate a bit to call him the soul of the other planet. He turned a savage into a cultured one.
Teachers shape us, guide us, give us new but concrete directions, and lift us high. That is why, I call them our Spiritual parents. All the professions are incomplete & obsolete without the profession of a teacher. The status of a teacher is beyond any spiritual connotation, his role is majestic and unbelievable too. Their existence is the salvation of our society. We can’t take them out of any equation of our lives. If we try to eliminate their role, our society will turn into garbage. We prevail in civic senses only due to the contribution of our teachers.
They turn rubble into a gem. Our survival is incomplete without their contribution. We are aimless & directionless without their precious and unending determination. They are our real heroes & we owe them everything. Ah! Mr. Samad Sahab is no more on the auspicious occasion of Happy Teachers Day 2024, as he left for heavenly abode on 26th of July 2024, but his legacy will be remembered forever. He was the epitome of trust, love, and dedication and an era of knowledge has come to an end. As one of his students, i am dedicating this article to Mr. Samad Sahab. His leadership was awesome and we can never repay his contribution in any form.
This column is a token of love and appreciation to my Spiritual Parent, Mr. Samad Sahab.
The writer is a freelancer & can be reached at eijazmir2192@gmail.com
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