پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان”

Ali  Bayat; Najam Ul Hassan  Khan

تحقیق نامہ, Vol # 37, Issue # 27
پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان”

پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان”

Ali Bayat/
Najam Ul Hassan Khan/
December 16, 2025

Keywords

Pathar Nahin Hoon Main, Autobiography, Subcontinent, Creation of Pakistan, Amritsar, Jhang, Lahore

Abstract

“Pathar Nahin Hoon Main” is the autobiographical narrative of Dr. Khwaja Muhammad Zakaria, presenting the coherent, engaging, and intellectually rich account of a principled, accomplished, and widely-read scholar’s life. In this volume, the author documents all the spoken and unspoken events of his life—from his birth to the tumultuous period of the creation of Pakistan and up to the present age—with remarkable simplicity, honesty, and intellectual grace. The cultural atmosphere, social landscape, and personal experiences associated with cities such as Amritsar, Jhang, and Lahore are portrayed with such vivid clarity that the reader feels as if the author’s entire life journey unfolds before their eyes. The tragic incidents of 1947, the bitter experience of migration, the anguish of Partition, the psychological impact of violence, and the hardship of continuous displacement from city to city are narrated not merely from a literary standpoint but through the sensitive lens of a deeply perceptive human being leaving a profound imprint on both heart and mind. This autobiography, while recounting the life of a writer, teacher, and researcher, simultaneously addresses numerous historical, social, political, and scholarly questions with authenticity.

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Bayat, A., & Khan, N. U. H. (2025). پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان”. تحقیق نامہ, 37(27), 17–27. https://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6941a04ec9090/page

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[1]Bayat, A. and Khan, N.U.H. 2025. پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان”. تحقیق نامہ. 37, 27 (Dec. 2025), 17–27.

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(1)Bayat, A.; Khan, N. U. H. پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان.” تحقیق نامہ 2025, 37 (27), 17–27.

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BAYAT, Ali; KHAN, Najam Ul Hassan. پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان”. تحقیق نامہ, v. 37, n. 27, p. 17–27, 16 Dec.2025.

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Bayat, A. and Khan, N.U.H. (2025) “پتھر نہیں ہوں میں ‘: ایک عہد کی داستان’”, تحقیق نامہ, 37(27), pp. 17–27. Available at: https://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6941a04ec9090/page (Accessed: 12 June 2026).

IEEE

[1]A. Bayat and N. U. H. Khan, “پتھر نہیں ہوں میں ‘: ایک عہد کی داستان’”, تحقیق نامہ, vol. 37, no. 27, pp. 17–27, Dec. 2025, Accessed: June 12, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6941a04ec9090/page

MLA

Bayat, Ali, and Najam Ul Hassan Khan. “پتھر نہیں ہوں میں ‘: ایک عہد کی داستان’”. تحقیق نامہ, vols. 37, nos. 27, Dec. 2025, pp. 17–27, https://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6941a04ec9090/page.

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Bayat, Ali, and Najam Ul Hassan Khan. “پتھر نہیں ہوں میں ‘: ایک عہد کی داستان’”. تحقیق نامہ 37, no. 27 (December 16, 2025): 17–27. Accessed June 12, 2026. https://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6941a04ec9090/page.

Vancouver

1.Bayat A, Khan NUH. پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان”. تحقیق نامہ [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 16 [cited 2026 June 12];37(27):17–27. Available from: https://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6941a04ec9090/page

AMA

1.Bayat A, Khan NUH. پتھر نہیں ہوں میں “: ایک عہد کی داستان.” تحقیق نامہ. 2025;37(27):17–27. Accessed June 12, 2026. https://tahqeeqnama.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/6941a04ec9090/page

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