DEFIANT DIVINITY--appeared in the ECONOMIC TIMES ON 26.04.2014
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Defiant Divinity
Tejinder
Narang
God is known by His noble
attributes like the truth, all-knowing, loving, compassionate, provider, forgiver,
benefactor etc. In Sufi literature Lord is also referred as “Be-parwah (defiant or immune to
discipline)”who acts in His Mauj( whims
or impulsive nature).
Some of citations of God’s bundle of contradictions are — He gifts life
that is dying every moment. He projects
this creation at his own impulse without any accountability, while principle of
karmic retribution is applied to all. Man—made by God with the finest of His
Creative expertise –has, by and large, qualities with no semblance to His
virtuosity. His presence is veiled in creation, when He is fearless per se.
Despite being Lord of compassion, He advises Arjuna to fight and
kill, so that Dharma or righteousness
may prevail. As God-Man or Man-God,
Jesus submits in perfect humility to gallows to re-affirm and proclaim
principle of Word of God. To His own incarnation Rama, He assigns jungles and
let the evil in Ravana game with his dedicated wife. Oxymoron is He—atheists may shout??
Mount of Sinai is reduced to ashes just to evidence His presence
to Moses. What was the fault of a mute mountain?? He havocs earthquakes,
volcanos and famines yet considered kind. Can such disasters be deemed a sort
of developmental agenda for future generations? Who knows?? Five elements of
Nature—fire, earth, air, water, ether—are made mutually inimical but generously
sustain life.
Totally defiant in His own way but yet may be merciful from
another perspective. Behind this façade there must be a grand incomprehensible
purpose. Not even mystics can express it. Bulle Shah should have said “Ki Jana
oh kaun”—(Who He is) instead of “ Ki jana mein kaun”(who am I)!!
