Matthew 6:26
“Tumhara aasmani Baap.”
Khuda ke log dohre taur par us ke farzand hain: takhleeq ke aitbaar se bhi us ki aulaad hain aur Masih mein le-paalak hone ke sabab se bhi us ke bete betiyan hain; isi liye unhein yeh sharaf haasil hai ke woh use “Ae hamare Baap, tu jo aasmaan par hai” keh kar pukaar sakte hain. Aur yahan lafz Baap kitna qeemti hai—jis mein ikhtiyaar bhi chhupa hai aur muhabbat bhi. Is mein aisa ikhtiyaar paaya jata hai ke “agar main Baap hoon to meri izzat kahan hai?” Agar tu beta hai to teri farma-bardari kahan hai? Is lafz mein shafqat aur ikhtiyaar ka itna haseen imtizaaj paaya jata hai jo tujhe baghaawat par nahin uksaata balkay aisi farma-bardari ki taraf ma’il karta hai jo tu badi khushi aur dili ragbat ke saath baja la sakta hai—yahan tak ke agar tu use rokna bhi chahe to na rok sake. Woh farma-bardari jo Khuda ke farzand us ke huzoor pesh karte hain, muhabbat se labrez honi chahiye. Tu Khuda ki khidmat aise ghulam ki tarah mat kar jise apne malik ki khushnudi ke liye jabran sab kuch karna padta ho, balkay tu us ke farmaan ki raah mein is liye daud ke yeh tere Baap ki raah hai; aur apne badan ko raastbaazi ke hathiyaar ke taur par pesh kar, kyun ke raastbaazi hi tere Baap ki marzi o mansha hai aur us ki marzi hi teri marzi honi chahiye. Baap ke is laqab mein shaahana sifat muhabbat ke parde mein is tarah pinhaan hai ke baadshah ke jaah-o-jalaal ki jagah us ka shafqat se bhara chehra nazar aata hai; aur us ka asa lohe ka aahani asa nahin balkay rehmat ki chaandi se bana shaahi asa ban jata hai jo use thaamne wale farzand ke liye ulfat o muhabbat ki nishaani hai. Baap—is mein izzat bhi hai aur shafqat bhi. Baap ki apne bachchon ke liye muhabbat itni azeem hoti hai ke jo kaam dosti nahin kar sakti aur jo sirf hamdardi se sar-anjam nahin diya ja sakta, woh baap ka dil aur haath apne beton ke liye zaroor karta hai; kyun ke tu us ki aulaad hai aur woh tujhe barkat dega aur teri hifazat ke liye apni quwwat zahir karega. Agar ek dunyawi baap apne bachchon ki itni fikr karta hai, to tera aasmani Baap teri kitni zyada nigahbaani karega! “Abba, Ae Baap!” jo koi yeh keh sakta hai, us ka maqam farishton ki rasai se bhi kahin buland hai. Is ek lafz Baap ki gehraai mein poora aasmaan chhupa hua hai; is mein woh sab kuch maujood hai jo teri zaroorat aur tamanna ho sakti hai. Is liye jab jab tu use “Baap” keh kar pukarta hai, tujhe yaad rehna chahiye ke tere paas abad tak ke liye sab kuch maujood hai۔
Luke 2:18
“Aur sab sunne walon ne un baaton par jo charwahon ne un se kaheen taajjub kiya.”
Hamein apne Khuda ke azeem ajaaib par ta‘ajjub karna kabhi nahin chhorna chahiye, kyun ke paakeeza ta‘ajjub aur haqeeqi parastish ke darmiyan lakeer kheenchna mushkil hota hai; jab Rooh Khuda ke jalal ki azmat se maghloob ho jati hai to chahe woh geeton mein us ka izhar kare ya na kare, ya jhuke hue sar ke saath haleemi se dua mein apni awaaz buland kare ya na kare, phir bhi woh khamoshi se sajda-e-ta‘zeem pesh kar rahi hoti hai, aur isi liye hamare mujassam Khuda ki parastish “ajeeb” ke taur par ki jani chahiye, kyun ke yeh baat waqai hairat angez hai ke Khuda ne apni gunah ki giraawat mein giri hui makhlooq, yani insaan, ka khayal kiya aur use halaakat ke taziyanay se peetne ke bajaye khud insaan ka mukhlisi dene wala banne aur us ka fidya ada karne ka beera uthaya; har imaandaar ke liye mukhlisi ka kaam sab se zyada hairat angez tab hota hai jab woh use apni zaat ke hawale se dekhta hai, kyun ke yeh waqai fazl ka ek mojza hai ke Yesu ne tere liye neeche aa kar ruswai ke saath dukh uthaya aur aasmani takht o taaj aur shaahi rutba chhor diya, pas apni rooh ko is ta‘ajjub mein kho jane de kyun ke yeh ta‘ajjub ek gehra ehsas hai jo tujhe shukr guzari, parastish aur qalbi itminan ki taraf le jata hai aur tere andar aisi Khuda-tarsi paida karta hai ke tu is muhabbat ke khilaaf gunah karne se dare, us ke pyare Bete ki nemat mein Qadir-e-Mutlaq Khuda ki maujoodgi ko mehsoos karte hue tu apne paon se jootay utaar dega kyun ke jis maqam par tu khara hai woh muqaddas zameen hai, aur is ke saath hi tu ek shandaar umeed ki taraf mail hoga kyun ke agar Yesu ne teri khatir aise hairat angez kaam kiye hain to tu mehsoos karega ke aasmaan bhi teri tawaqqo ke liye kuch zyada bada nahin; jis ne ek baar charni aur saleeb par ta‘ajjub kiya ho woh aur kis baat par hairan ho sakta hai, aur Najaat-dehinda ko dekh lene ke baad bhala kya ajeeb reh jata hai? Ae azeez qari, ho sakta hai tu apni zindagi ki khamoshi aur tanhai ki wajah se Bait-Lahm ke un charwahon ki pairwi na kar sake jinhon ne jo kuch dekha aur suna woh doosron ko bataya, lekin tu kam az kam Khuda ke kaamon par ta‘ajjub kar ke us ke takht ke samne parastish karne walon ke saath mil kar sajda-e-ta‘zeem to pesh kar hi sakta hai۔