Comment on the character of Khaleque Bepari
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Question: Comment on the character of Khaleque Bepari.
Khaleque Bepari is one of the central characters in the novel “Tree Without Roots” (1967) By Syed Waliullah (1922-1971). He is the landowner and richest person in the Mahabbatpur Village. He is the right hand of Majeed. He has two wives, Amena and Tanu Bibi. Khaleque Bepari is illiterate and fanatically blind about religious matters.
Because of Kaleque’s superstitious belief, the villagers respect the pir blindly. Amena, the first wife of Khaleque, was childless. When a new pir came to Awalpur, she wanted to get some water blessed by the pir so that she could conceive. Majeed took it as an insult. It was also a threat to his existence. So, he decided to punish her.
Majeed tells Khaleque that she could not conceive because there were coils in her belly. To unwind the coils, Majeed made her keep a whole day’s fast and circle the Mazar without breaking the fast with any food. Amena was so weak that she fainted after circling the mazar four times and a half. Majeed then sowed the seed of suspicion in the mind of Khaleque by telling him that she had fainted not because she was weak but because once she had sinned a great sin. Khaleque believed it and sent her to her father’s home. Thus, because of her superstitious beliefs and fanaticism, Amena had to suffer a lot.
Because of Khleque’s religious fanaticism, Majeed is able to make Khaleque believe that his wife is a sinner. Khaleque believes it and tries to wash away her sin by building a mosque.