Aik charwaahay ke taur par Habil ne apne kaam ko Khuda ke jalal ke liye makhsoos kiya aur apni qurban-gah par khoon ki qurbani guzrani, jis par Khudawand Khuda ne Habil ko aur us ke hadiye ko qubool farmaya. Hamare Khudawand ka yeh ibtidaai naqsh nihayat wazeh aur numayan hai. Subh-e-sadiq ke waqt mashriq mein numoodar hone wali roshni ki pehli kiran sab kuch to zahir nahin karti, lekin yeh badi haqeeqat zaroor aashkar kar deti hai ke sooraj tuloo hone wala hai. Jab hum Habil ko dekhte hain jo aik charwaaha aur aik kaahin bhi hai, kyun ke us ne Khuda ke huzoor rahat angez khushboo ki qurbani pesh ki, to is mein humein apne Khudawand Yasu‘ ki jhalak nazar aati hai jo apne aasmani Baap ke huzoor aisi qurbani guzarta hai jise Yahowa Khuda hamesha manzoor farmata hai. Habil se us ke bhai ne bila wajah adawat rakhi, aur yahi adawat hamare Munji ke sath bhi rakhi gayi, kyun ke hum jaante hain ke is nafsani aur jismani insan ne Khuda ke us manzoor-e-nazar se bhi adawat rakhi jismein fazl ka Rooh paya jata tha, aur us waqt tak chain ki saans na li jab tak us ka khoon na baha diya gaya. Habil ne apni jaan de kar goya apni qurban-gah aur qurbani ko apne lahu se seench diya, aur yun woh Khudawand Yasu‘ Masih ka maseel thehra, jise insani adawat ke baais us waqt qatl kiya gaya jab woh Khudawand ke huzoor ba-taur kaahin apni khidmat anjaam de raha tha. “Acha charwaaha bheron ke liye apni jaan deta hai.” Aaiye hum Khudawand par giriya karein jise hum bani-noo‘-e-insan ki adawat ke haathon aik paak barra ki manind zibh hote aur apni qurban-gah ke seengon ko apne hi muqaddas khoon se aarasta karte hue dekhte hain. Habil ka khoon kuch kehta hai; Khuda ne Qain se kaha, “Tere bhai ka khoon zameen se mujhe pukarta hai,” lekin Yasu‘ ke khoon ki awaaz is se bhi zyada buland aur mo‘assar hai, magar us awaaz mein intiqam nahin balkay rehmat ki pukar sunai deti hai. Apne achay charwaahay ki qurban-gah ke paas khara hona duniya ki har ne‘mat se barh kar qeemti hai, kyun ke hum use wahan zibh kiye hue barre ke sath sath lahu-luhaan kaahin ke taur par bhi dekhte hain, aur wahan humein us ke khoon ki pukar bhi sunai deti hai jo us ke saaray galle ke liye sulah aur salamti ki pukar hai. Yeh pukar Yahudiyon aur ghair qaumon ke darmiyan milaap ki pukar hai, yeh insan aur us ke naraz Khaliq ke mabain sulah ki bahali ki pukar hai, aur yeh un sab imaandaron ke liye abadi najat ki pukar hai jinhon ne apne jaamay barre ke khoon se dho liye hain. Habil apne zamane ke lihaz se pehla charwaaha hai, lekin Kaleesiya ke liye jo Masih ka galla hai, Masih ka maqam bar-tar aur buland-tar hai. Ae bheron ke azeem Charwaahay, hum teri charaagah ke log tujhe apne poore dil se mubarak kehte hain, kyun ke tu ne hamari najat ke wastay qurban ho kar apni muhabbat ko hamare liye sach sabit kiya hai.

Butlaan ki kai qismein hoti hain. Ahmaq ki baatein aur harkatein, duniya ki aish o ishrat, naach rang, badi ka saaz aur badkaar ka jaam — yeh sab aisi cheezein hain jinhein insaan butlaan jaanta hai, kyun ke un ke maathay par un ka apna apna naam aur unwaan darj hota hai. In se kahin zyada pur-fareb baatil cheezein woh hain jo utni hi be-haqeeqat hain, yani is jahan ki fikrein aur daulat ka fareb. Aik shakhs tijarat-khaane mein bhi waisa hi la-yaani kaam kar sakta hai jaisa ke tamaasha-gaah mein. Agar woh apni zindagi daulat ke ambaar lagane ki tag-o-do mein guzaar raha hai to woh apne ayaam aik be-haqeeqat numaish o aaraish ki khatir basar kar raha hai. Jab tak hum Masih ki pairwi na karein aur Khuda ko apni zindagi ka awwaleen maqsad aur nasb-ul-ain na banaein, hamara farq duniya-paraston se sirf zahiri aur mehez dikhawa hoga. Saaf zahir hai ke humein apni aaj ki aayat ke doosre hissay ki dua ki sab se zyada zaroorat hai: “Mujhe apni raahon mein zinda kar.” Zaboor-nawais iqraar karta hai ke woh sust, bojhal, afsarda aur goya murda hai. Azeez qaari, shayad aap bhi aisa hi mehsoos karte hon. Hum roohani taur par itne kaahil hain ke Khudawand ke baghair behtareen muharrikaat bhi humein taaza-dam nahin kar sakte. Kya jahannum ki holnaaki mujhe bedaaar nahin karegi? Kya main gunahgaaron ko halaak hote hue dekh kar bhi chokanna nahin hoon ga? Kya aasmaan ka tasawwur mujhe khabardaar nahin karega? Kya main us ajr ke baare mein soch sakta hoon jo raast-baazon ka muntazir hai aur phir bhi mere dil par sard-mehri chhaayi rahegi? Kya maut ki yaad bhi mujhe jhinjhor nahin paaye gi? Kya main marne aur apne Khuda ke huzoor kharay hone ke khayal se bhi apne Maalik ki khidmat mein susti ka mutahammil ho sakta hoon? Kya Masih ki muhabbat mujhe majboor nahin karegi? Kya main us ke muqaddas zakhmon ke baare mein soch kar aur us ki saleeb ke qadmon mein baith kar bhi josh aur jazbay se ma‘moor nahin hoon ga? Dekhne mein to aisa hi lagta hai. Mehez ghoro-fikr humein josh nahin dila sakta, balkay yeh kaam bhi Khuda hi ko karna hoga. Isi liye yeh pukaar hamare liye aik muharrik hai: “Mujhe zinda kar.” Zaboor-nawais dil o jaan se yeh iltija karta hai; us ka badan aur rooh, goya poora wajood, is dua mein mashghool hai. Badan kehta hai: “Meri aankhon ko baaz rakh,” aur rooh pukaarti hai: “Mujhe zinda kar.” Yeh har roz ki bedari ke liye aik nihayat ma‘qool dua hai. Ae Khudawand, aaj ki raat mere haq mein is dua ko sun le.