I begin my words with the name of Allah, so that no evil eye may touch it.

I begin my words with the name of Allah, so that no evil eye may touch it.

Talking about those who serve the people is such a pleasure. For they disprove unpleasant notions about the nation, and with deeds done without hoping for reward or praise, they throw dust in the eyes of enemies. They lead us to be hopeful about the fortune of the people. With all their good qualities and character, they win the love of hearts.

In my view, it is young men like these – devoted to their nation, selfless for their people, beggars at the door of truth – who will build the New Uzbekistan. In my view, one of them must be the phenomenon of “Qamar”.

I have known “Qamar” directly since the autumn of 2020. I bear witness to how the light of “Qamar” has been illuminating the homes of our people and the hearts of thousands.

“Qamar” is not simply a means of making money. It was not built by someone who said, “I will make money from books.” Had he wanted to make money, there was no need to shoulder something as arduous as books; he could simply have brought in rags and odds and ends from abroad, and there would have been every chance of being buried under money.

“Qamar” shone with the noble aspiration of driving away the darkness from the eyes of the people with books.

“Qamar” has rolled a lucky bone of courage and truth. It knows how to demand its rights where needed. It does not shy away from speaking the truth.

Behind the “Qamar” phenomenon stands loyalty. It is loyalty to friends, to employees, to parents, to family, and above all, to the path. This “Qamar” has shone from a source that never knows betrayal.

No doubt some will not like its rays. The bat's eyes are weary of light. That is why someone may put out the lamps inside “Qamar,” or perhaps carry them off. But if these lamps have been lit in the heart, their actions will bring them no result.

There was a small remainder left from the 2022 edition of the commentary written on “Hayrat ul-Abror,” and we distributed it to readers with autographs; “Qamar” helped in this. “Qamar” is a work of art. Today I enjoyed witnessing this – the managers, the salespeople, those who carry the books, in short, every employee loves books! No one has wandered in there by mistake. Isn't gathering lovers of enlightenment together at “Qamar” an art, after all?

What do we call doing something only when told, and sitting idle until then? Is this “If you give, I'll eat; if you hit, I'll die”? Is it being “my aunt's calf”? “Lying like a dog, rising like a clerk”? Whatever it is called, it means weakness. But what if a fire burns within? What if a person finds the profession he loves by burning for it himself? What if he does that work with love? That is the true force that awakens a nation!

“Qamar” sprang from the spring of that very force. No one taught its founder about “Qamar,” no one gave him orders, no one even showed him the way. This light appeared because of the fire within. Every wakeful heart must feel this light, this affection, this zeal.

And who is serving the New Uzbekistan, who is confirming that it is new? We can take “Qamar” as an example. And awards, too, should be given to people like these.

Akrom MALIK