Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Fasting: ritual or spiritual observanc?

“Is fasting a ritual act rathr than a spiritual act? Kindly advise us how to observe fast with the true spirit.”Asked by Mr. Arshad Jamal, New Delh

He answers at 1:11:28 in From The Spiritual Tree · 1 min 10 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:11:28
maulana, agla sawal mister arshad jamal ne kiya hai nai dilli se. unhon ne likha hai ke "ar fast is a ritual act rather than a spiritual act". kindly advise us how to observe fast with the true spirit. bhai, is mein advise kya hai? is mein yahi ke kitabein parhiye. hamari kitab likhi hai "som ramzan", is ko parhiye aap aur hadith ko mutala kijiyye aap. to yaani ke yeh hain masail aur yeh hain is ki, yaani yeh hain haqeeqat roza aur yeh hai ke masail roza.
1:12:09
to dono cheezein maujood hain kitabon mein. aap parhiye is ko. masail roza janna hai to woh bhi kitabein maujood hain. aur roze ki jo rooh hai, us ki jo spirit hai, woh janna hai, woh bhi maujood hai kitabon mein. quran ko parh kar aap jaan sakte hain. hamari kitab chhapi hui hai, kya naam tha kitab ka? "som ramzan". "som ramzan" is ko parhiye aap. yeh sab cheezein ke mutala karne se maloom hoti hain. sirf ek sawal, ek jawab se nahi maloom hoti yeh sab cheezein. aap is ki study kijiyye is kitab ki "som ramzan". yeh mil gayi aap koi good word mein. maulana, agla sawal kya hai mr ameenuddin qazi ne delhi se.
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