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Split personality in religious and political writing

“I feel great happiness in writing about the glory of God, but as a journalist, sometimes I need to write political articles. While doing so, I feel my whole personality is split. What should I do in this situation?”Asked by Muhammad Asif Riaz, Delhi

He answers at 1:13:14 in God Particle · 3 min 21 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:13:14
Maulana, agla sawal lete hain jo Delhi se hai Muhammad Asif Riyaz sahab ka. Unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana sahab, I feel a great happiness in writing the glory of God, but as a journalist, sometimes I need to write some political articles. While doing so, I feel my whole personality is splitted. Maulana sahab, let me know what should I do in this situation?" nahi, main samajhta hoon ke split hone ka koi sawal nahi hai. Aap chahe politics par likhein, chahe cheenti par likhein, chahe chand suraj par likhein, har jagah aap lesson le sakte hain. Basic baat jo hai, woh lesson lene ki hai. Aadmi ke andar yeh zehan agar ho ke cheezon mein woh lesson le sake toh har cheez mein lesson hai.
1:14:08
Shaitan ki kahani bhi lesson hai. Political article likhe hain, tab bhi lesson hai. Main toh koi bhi cheez padhta hoon, chahe woh politics ho ya koi bhi, is mein mujhe lesson milta hai. Aisi cheez hai lesson, us ko kehte hain toosam. Yaani aisi cheez jo apne andar paida karna hai, woh toosam hai. Toosam, toosam agar hai toh har cheez mein aap ko marifat milti rahegi. Chaahe chaahe aap political mazmoon likh rahe hain ya roohani likh rahe hain, asal cheez jo matloob hai, woh toosam hai. Toosam paida kijiye. Aap idhar toosam ka matlab hota hai to draw lesson, cheezon se sabak nikalna. Asal cheez is ki zaroorat hai.
1:14:59
Main toh Allah ke fazl se kuch bhi padhta hoon, chahe kitna hi political ho. Maslan dekhiye, abhi main ek chupa hai Times of India mein ek poore page ka ek interview, Yaani Uttar Pradesh ke jo Chief Minister hain, Akhilesh Yadav, un ka interview hai. Kai logon ne mil ke Interview liya, woh saara political interview hai, ek dum political. Is mein mujhe ek bahut ajeeb cheez mil gayi. Maslan dekhiye, interviewer ne un se poocha ke jab aap Chief Minister bane toh aap ne aap ne khoi kya? Kya cheez khoi aap ne? Yeh ajeeb sawal hai, kya cheez miss kiya aap ne? Yaani
1:15:52
Chief Minister banne ke baad woh cheez kya thi jis ko aap ne miss kiya? Toh foran woh kehta hai: "Time, time miss kiya hua hai. Mere paas koi time hi nahi. Har waqt political is mein phansa hua hota hoon." Toh maine shaoor ada kiya ke main Chief Minister nahi hoon. Waqeatan main is waqt mujhe rona aa gaya ke Khuda ka tera bada shukar hai ke tune mujh ko Chief Minister nahi banaya. Mere paas time hai sochne ka, toh har cheez mein mujhe toh sabak milta hai. Toh jo cheez darkaar hai, woh toosam, toosam hai. Toosam paida kijiye apne andar. Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai Maulana Sharq Hussain Sahab ka.
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