Zulfikar ghose poem summary the attack on sialkot?

Answer 1

Zulfiqar ghose is known as an American-Pakistani writer who with his conversational tone and narrative element is distinctive among other Pakistani poets.. Attack on Sialkot is a conflict between Secularism and Islamic fundamentalism. Generation gap between Writer and his grandfather is shown. He feels that childish like attitude of the people who follow religion as some kind of terror is not going to help anyone. without understanding the religion and just to follow rituals and offer Prayers is not some thing proper. His father is a very Conservative person who strictly follows religion as a true follower. Ghose himself is Secular so he condemns his Grandfather's approach towards religion,his ritualistic approach. He also questions about his grandfather's land marks of faith which are falling because of ewar. He concludes by saying that there will be no direction to turn to, after war... Themes : Typical approach as per religion, Secularism, Generation Gap, Religion as a tradition, East v/s West, War.

Answer 2

Poem "The attack on Sialkot" by zulfiqar those is an autobiographical poem in which writer share his life childhood experiences and then give his own thoughts on them as when he was child he saw his grandfather who use to follow religion very strictly but that strictness results in nothing fruitfull as his own grandson is a secular person and eat pork ,if he spread kindness and show humanity in his acts, language and thoughts may be the results will be opposite ,poet is not against god or any religion simply he didn't believe in them ,his view is that we have to focus on humanity and leave the conservative thinking also take things logically and follow anything blindly but first consider what is wrong and what is right and then start following it ,so also says that to kill humanity is not allowed in any religion and religion is irrelevant to grief which means when there is war and massacre ,the Grief is same for everyone ,lovedones are lovedones not Muslims ,Hindus ,Sikhs and christians but humans .