Khabardar, gunah ke mamooli khayalon se bachein. Yeh ek haqiqat hai ke tauba ke waqt hamara zameer itna hassas ho jata hai ke hum mamooli gunah ka soch kar bhi thar thar kanpne lagte hain. Naye iman lane walon mein ek muqaddas jhijhak aur Khuda-tarsi payi jati hai ke kahin unhein apne kisi chhote se amal ki wajah se Khuda ki narazgi mol na leni par jaye. Magar afsos! Bohat jald in taza pakke hue phalon ki latafat duniya ki be-reham sangat aur mail-jol ki wajah se khatm ho jati hai. Nau-umri ki parsayi ka woh nazuk pauda baad ki zindagi mein ek aisi lachakdar baid ki shakh ban jata hai jo bohat aasani se jhuk jati hai. Yeh ek dardnak haqiqat hai ke ek Masihi bhi rafta rafta itna be-hiss ho sakta hai ke woh gunah jo kabhi use dehla deta tha, ab use zara bhi pareshan nahin karta. Aahista aahista insan gunah se manoos ho jata hai. Jis kaan mein topon ke dhamake goonj rahe hon, woh dheemi awazon par tawajjo nahin deta. Shuru mein ek chhota sa gunah humein chaunka deta hai, magar jald hi hum kehne lagte hain ke "kya yeh mamooli baat nahin?" Phir ek aur bara gunah aata hai, aur phir ek aur, yahan tak ke batadreej hum gunah ko mahz ek mamooli burayi samajhne lagte hain. Phir ek na-rast jurrat paida hoti hai ke "hum kisi bohat bare gunah mein to nahin gire. Sach hai ke hum se thori laghzi hui, magar majmooi taur par to hum theek thaak hain. Hum ne shayad nadanistagi mein koi ek aadh makrooh lafz bol diya ho, magar hamari beshtar guftagu to sahi thi". Is tarah hum gunah ki parda-poshi karne lagte hain, hum us par chadar daal dete aur ise dilkash namon se pukarane lagte hain. Ae Masihi! Gunah ko halka samajhne mein ihtiyat kar. Khayal rakh kahin tu rafta rafta gir na jaye. Kya gunah ek mamooli cheez hai? Kya yeh zahar nahin? Is ki halakat-khezi ko kaun jaanta hai? Kya gunah ek chhoti cheez hai? Kya chhoti lomriyan dilnasheen takistanon ko gharat nahin kar detin? Kya moonge ka chhota sa keera woh chatan nahin bana deta jis se bahri bere takra kar tabah ho jate hain? Kya kulhari ki chhoti chhoti zarbein baloot ke oonche darakhton ko anjam-kar gira nahin detin? Kya musalsal girte hue qatre pattharon ko ghis nahin dalte? Gunah ek chhoti cheez? Isi ne to munji-e-jahan Yesu ke sar par kanton ka taj rakhwaya, us ki pasli ko chhed dala! Isi gunah ne use karb, talkhi aur dukh sehne par majboor kiya. Agar tu chhote se chhote gunah ko abdiyat ke tarazu mein tol sake, to tu is se aise bhage jaise insan saanp se bhagte hain, aur badi ki mamooli si jhalak se bhi nafrat kare. Har gunah ko us nazar se dekho jis ne munji-e-do-alam ko saleeb charha diya, tab hi tum dekh sako ge ke yeh kitna kareeh aur "had se zyada makrooh" hai.

Khuda ka be-payan fazl is haqiqat mein nihayat ayan hai ke humein na sirf dhoonda gaya balkay chuna aur muqarrar bhi kiya gaya. Insan us cheez ko dhoondta hai jo ghar ke farsh par gir kar kho gayi ho, lekin aisi surat mein yeh mahz ek aam si talash hoti hai, matlooba muhimmati justuju nahin. Jab koi cheez matlooba taur par talash ki jaye to is ka matlab hai ke nuqsan zyada pechida hai aur khoj mein mustaqil-mizaji ki zaroorat hai. Hum to gandagi ke dher mein gandagi ho chuke thay. Hum us qeemti sone ke tukre ki manind thay jo gande naale mein gir gaya ho. Aisi qeemti cheez ko log intahai makrooh ghalazat ke dher ko kuraid kuraid kar aur chhan-phatak phatak kar bhi us waqt tak talash karna jari rakhte hain jab tak woh khazana unhein mil nahin jata. Ya ise ek aur misal se yun samajhiye ke hum bhool-bhuliyan ke ek na-khatm hone wale silsile mein kho gaye thay aur kai sadiyon tak yunhi idhar udhar bhatakte rahe. Phir jab rahmat-e-ilahi Injeel ka paigham le kar humein dhoondne nikli aur hamare peeche aayi to hum use pehli hi baar mein na mile, balkay use humein kuraid kuraid kar aur dhoond dhoond kar talash karna para. Kyunke hum khoyi hui bheron ki tarah itni buri tarah bhatak kar ek aise be-gana mulk mein ja nikle thay jahan yeh namumkin maloom hota tha ke ek achha charwaha bhi hamari in teerhi-meerhi rahon ka suragh laga paye ga. Us na-qabil-e-shikast fazl ki tamjeed ho jis ke tehat humein matlooba taur par talash kiya aur pa liya gaya! Koi tariki humein chhupa na saki, koi ghalazat humein ojhal na kar saki, hum dhoond nikale gaye aur ghar laye gaye. Us la-mutanahi mohabbat ki tamjeed ho ke Khuda Rooh-ul-Quds ne hamare pehle mansab par humein bahaal kar diya! Khuda ke baaz logon ki zindagiyon ki dastan agar likhi jaye to woh humein ek muqaddas hairat mein mubtala kar de gi. Woh tariqe nihayat ajeeb aur hairat-angez hain jo Khuda ne apne logon ko talash karne ke liye istemal kiye. Usi ka naam mubarak ho, kyunke woh us waqt tak apni talash tark nahin karta jab tak ke us ke chunida logon ko poore taur par dhoond na liya jaye. Woh aise log nahin ke jinhein aaj to talash kiya gaya ho aur kal chhor diya jaye. Qadir-e-mutlaq ki quwwat aur hikmat jab mil jati hain to phir woh kabhi nakam nahin hotin. Woh "matlooba" kehlayein ge! Kisi ka bhi is tarah matlooba hona ek be-misal fazl hai, magar hamara is tarah talash kiya jana to had se barh kar fazl hai! Humein is ki koi wajah siwaye Khuda ki apni khud-mukhtar mohabbat ke aur kuch nazar nahin aati, aur hum sirf hairat ke mare apne dil Khudawand ki taraf utha kar us ki shukr-guzari aur hamd kar sakte hain ke us ne humein bhi "matlooba" kaha hai.