Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Asteroid as Example of Stone Rain?

“In Surah Al-Hijr, verses 72-77, there is mention of a rain of stones. Can the recent asteroid falling in Russia be an example of that?”Asked by Nasim Akhtar, Delhi

He answers at 1:38:12 in Hadith-e-Jibril · 1 min 31 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:38:12
I thank God for giving you to us all. jazakumullah. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai naseem akhtar sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai quran ke al hijr chapter fifteen verse number seventy two to seventy seven mein yeh zikr hai ke pathar mein pathar ki barish ki nishani ke bare mein hai. kya maulana russia mein recently asteroid ka girna is ka example ho sakta hai? nahi, nahi, woh pathar ki barish kisi mazi ke waqeye ke liye wahan aap jazba karein to yeh galat hai, bilkul galat hai. hargiz nahin, woh jo pathar ki barish hai woh pehle zamane mein khud rasool ke inkar ki buniyad par woh hua tha waqia.
1:39:03
aaj ka is se koi talluq nahin. yeh bohat mein is ko yani bohat hi gunah ki baat samajhta hoon ke is ayat ko le kar koi kahe ke dekho roos mein pathar ki barish hui. mein is ko bilkul galat samajhta hoon. aik natural jo roos mein hua woh aik natural phenomena tha. aur jo quran jis ka zikr hai woh Allah ki taraf se tanbih utri thi rasool ke inkar par. donon ke natural alag hain, donon waqiat ke natural alag alag hain. kabhi bhi yeh ghalti na kijiye, musalman bohat ghalti karte hain. mein is ko gunah samajhta hoon.
1:39:44
maulana, agla sawal chennai se hai maulana iqbal umri ka. unhon ne likha hai maulana aik sahib ne sawal kiya ke aap ka aqeedah kya hai?
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