Genesis 1:4
“Aur Khuda ne dekha ke roshni achhi hai, aur Khuda ne roshni ko tareeki se juda kiya.”
Roshni waqai achhi hoti hai, kyun ke is ka haqeeqi masdar achhai ke sarchashmay Khuda ka yeh hukm hai ke “roshni ho ja”. Roshni se faiz-yaab honay walon ko chahiye ke woh is par jitnay shukar-guzaar hain, us se kahin barh kar shukar-guzaar banein, neez is mein aur is ke waseelay se Khuda ko mazeed gehre taur par jaanain.
Sulaiman ke mutabiq tab‘ee roshni bhi achhi hai, magar khushkhabri ki roshni is se kahin zyada afzal hai, kyun ke woh abdi baaton ko aashkaar karti aur hamari ghair-faani fitrat ko jila bakhshti hai. Jab Rooh-ul-Qudus humein roohani roshni se hamkinaar karta aur hamari roohani aankhon ko kholta hai ke hum Yesu‘ Maseeh ke roop mein Khuda ke jalaal ko dekh sakein, to phir hum gunaah ke asal rangon aur khud apni haqeeqi haalat ko dekh paatay hain.
Isi roshni ki madad se hum Yahweh Paak Khuda ko us ke mukaashfay ki roo se, us ke mansuba-e-rahm ko us ke bheyd ki roo se, aur aanay wali duniya ko us ke kalaam ki roo se dekh sakte hain. Roohani roshni mein Khuda ke fazl ki be-shumaar kiranain aur us ke jalaal ke taifi rang paaye jaatay hain, magar khwaah woh ma‘rifat ho, khushi, shaadmaani ya zindagi — in sab ka ilahi wasf achhai hai.
Pas agar yeh haasil-shudah roshni achhi hai, to Khuda ke haqeeqi aur johri noor ki tajalli kis qadr achhi aur farozaan hogi, neez woh maqaam kis qadr jalaali hoga jahan hum us ki zaat ke haqeeqi noor ko rubaroo dekh sakein ge. Ai Khudawand, chunaanchay roshni itni achhi hai, is liye humein yeh roshni aur de. Hamare dilon ko apne haqeeqi noor se munawwar kar de.
Joonhi duniya mein koi achhai zaahir hoti hai, to ain usi lamhay imtiyaaz aur judaai na-gazeer ho jaati hai. Roshni aur tareeki mein koi mail-jol nahi, kyun ke in dono ke beech Khuda ne khud yeh tafreeq rakhi hai; is liye humein inhein gad-mad aur khalat-malat nahi karna chahiye. Noor ke farzandon ko tareeki ke kaamon, aqeedon ya maghaalaton se koi mail-jol nahi rakhna chahiye.
Din ke farzandon ko chahiye ke woh apne Khudawand ke kaam mein musta‘idi, raasti aur dileri ka muzaahira kartay hue apni zindagiyon mein se tareeki ke saaray kaamon ko un ke liye chhor dein jo hamesha tareeki mein rehna pasand kartay hain. Hamari kaleesaaon ko bhi chahiye ke woh tarbiyat ke zariye roshni ko tareeki se juda karein, aur humein khud bhi duniya se waazeh alaihdagi ikhtiyaar kartay hue apni apni zindagi mein bhi yahi kaam karna chahiye.
‘Adl mein, ‘amal mein, sunnay mein, taleem mein, shiraakat-daari aur aisay tamaam mu‘aamlaat mein humein sachchai aur batlaan ke darmiyaan imtiyaaz kartay hue usi azeem farq ko barqaraar rakhna chahiye jise Khuda ne ibtida-e-aafreenish se aik musallamah usool ke taur par qaayam kar rakha hai.
Ai Khudawand Yesu‘, aaj ke pooray din mein tu hi hamara noor ho, kyun ke tera noor hi aadmiyon ka noor hai.
Genesis 1:4
“Aur Khuda ne dekha ke roshni …”
Aaj subah hum ne roshni ke achha honay aur Khuda ki taraf se us ke tareeki se juda kiye jaanay par ghour kiya tha. Ab hum us khaas tawajjoh par ghour karein ge jis ke tehat Khuda ne us roshni ko dekha tha.
“Khuda ne dekha ke roshni achhi hai” — ya‘ni us ne usay aik khaas lagao, khushi aur pasandeedgi ki nazar se dekha aur kaha ke roshni “achhi” hai.
Azeez qaari, agar Khuda ne aap ko bhi yeh roshni ata ki hai, to woh is roshni ko aik khaas dilchaspi ki nazar se dekhta hai, kyun ke woh na sirf is liye usay azeez rakhta hai ke woh us ke apne haathon ki kaarigari hai, balkay is liye bhi ke woh us ki zaat se mushabeh hai, kyun ke “Khuda noor hai”.
Imaandaar ke liye yeh jaan-na bohat tasalli ki baat hai ke Khuda apne fazl ke us kaam ko bari shafqat ki nigaah se dekhta aur parkhta hai jo us ne khud us ki zindagi mein jaari kar rakha hai. Woh us khazaanay se kabhi ghaafil nahi hota jo us ne hamaray mitti ke bartanon mein rakha hai. Basa auqaat hum khud us roshni ko dekh nahi paatay, magar yeh roshni hamesha Khuda ki nigaah mein rehti hai, aur us ka dekhna hamaray dekhne se kahin barh kar hai.
Meray liye yeh baat is liye bhi zyada itminaan-bakhsh hai ke jab us ne isi roshni se mujhe dekha, to usay meri be-gunaahi nazar aayi, ba-nisbat is ke ke main khud yeh gumaan karoon ke main ne usay dekh liya hai. Meray liye yeh jaan-na nihayat ba‘is-e-raahat hai ke main Khuda ki ummat mein se hoon, lekin khwaah mujhe yeh shu‘oor haasil ho ya na ho, agar Khuda mujhe isi nigaah se dekhta hai to phir main mehfooz hoon.
Yeh aik bunyaadi baat hai, kyun ke likha hai ke “Khudawand apnon ko pehchaanta hai”. Mumkin hai ke aap hanooz apne paidaaishi gunaah ke ba‘is karaah rahay hon aur apni baatini tareeki par maatam-kunaan hon, phir bhi Khudawand aap ke dil mein “roshni” dekhta hai, bilkul waisay hi jaise us ne roz-e-awwal tareeki ke beech roshni ki pehli kiran ko dekha tha.
Is roshni ko usi ne khud aap ki zindagi mein ja-gazeer kiya hai, aur aap ki zindagi mein basnay walay saaray tareeki ke kaam mil kar bhi us roshni ko mehrbaan Khuda ki nazron se chhupa nahi saktay. Ho sakta hai ke aap mayoosi ke gehre gadday mein gir chukay hon, hatta ke na-umeedi ki aakhri hadon ko chhoo rahay hon, lekin agar phir bhi aap ki zindagi mein Maseeh ke liye mohom si tamanna bhi jaag rahi hai, aur aap us ke kaamil kaffaaray ki barkat ke waseelay se Khuda ke fazl ko haasil karna chahte hain, to Khuda is timtimaati “roshni” ko bhi dekhta hai.
Woh is roshni ko sirf dekhta hi nahi balkay usay aap ke andar mehfooz bhi rakhta hai. Yeh khayaal un logon ke liye nihayat qeemti aur umeed-afza hai jo apni sakht tag-o-dau aur musalsal koshishon ke bawajood apni kamzori aur be-basi ko shiddat se mehsoos kartay hain. Roshni ki woh mohom si kiran, jise Khuda apne fazl-e-be-payaan se aap ki zindagi ke andar mehfooz rakhay hue hai, aik din dopehar ke kaamil ujaalay aur apne jalaal ki poori taabaani ke saath zaahir hogi. Yahi baatini roshni abadiyat ke roz-e-awwal ke tuloo‘-e-sehar ki maanind hai.