Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Difference between adjustment and compromise

“What is the difference between adjustment and compromise?”Asked by Hyderabad

He answers at 1:25:33 in Journey of History · 2 min 50 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:25:33
maulana, agla sawal haiderabad se hai. ah, jis ne sawal kiya hai unhon ne apna naam nahi diya hai but sawal likha hai ke "what is the difference between adjustment and compromise?" is ke baray mein batayen. dekhen, difference in word word lafzon mein nahi hai. yeh dono alfaaz jo hain woh similar hain. to difference is mein nahi hai jis mein hamari niyat mein hai. hum kis liye karte hain? adjustment ya compromise agar hum karte hain kisi khair ke liye, bhalai ke liye to woh sawab hai. agar hum karte hain ke dunya ke interest ke liye to woh munaafiqat hai. to aam taur par mein dekhta hoon ke dunya ke interest ke liye har aadmi foran kar leta hai adjustment, foran compromise kar leta hai.
1:26:25
lekin jab Allah ka maamla aata hai, aakhirat ka maamla aata hai to compro mise nahi karta. woh wahan akarr jata hai. woh to yaad rakhiye, adjustment aur compromise yani dictionary ke aitbaar se dono ek hi hain. niyat ke aitbaar se farq ho jata hai. aam taur par logon ka haal hai ke jahan un ka interest ka masla aa jaye to foran woh compromise kar lenge, foran adjust kar lenge. zaati interest ka masla aur jab masla ho deen ka, Allah ka, aakhirat ka to wahan akarr dikhate hain.
1:27:00
yeh bohat bara gunah hai. yeh munaafiqat hai. munaafiqat yani zaati maamle mein compromise kar lena aur jab maamla ho deen ka to wahan compromise na karna. isi ka naam to munaafiqat hai. yeh to bohat bara gunah hai Allah ke nazdeek. is qism ki duality jo hai, duality yani double standard, isi ka naam munaafiqat hai. aadmi ko is se bachna chahiye. Maulana, un ka ek aur sawal hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai: "can we be free of negative feelings like self doubt?" dekhen, self doubt koi word nahi hai.
1:27:39
yeh to ek ek bra galat naam dena hai. self doubt ko kehte hain is ko. introspection kahiye. doubt karne ki kya zaroorat hai? aap doubt kyun karte hain? introspection kijiye, muhasba kijiye, sochiye. self doubt bas kahoon ke koi word nahi hai. asal jo cheez hai woh hai introspection, muhasba, apne baray, apne khilaaf sochna. aadmi ko yaqeen par jeena chahiye lekin saath saath muhasba bhi karna chahiye.
1:28:14
yaqeen par jeete hue introspection bhi karna chahiye. yeh hai sahi baat. Maulana, agla sawal haiderabad se aaya hai. naam nahi hai Maulana lekin sawal yeh hai: "does Islam degrade women?" is ke baray mein batayen.
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