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Difference between adjustment and compromise

“Maulana, you often tell us to do adjustment. I want to know from you, what is the difference between adjustment and compromise?”Asked by فیروز صاحب, بھوپال

He answers at 54:41 in Lessons from My Journey to Agra · 1 min 14 sec

His answer, in his own words
54:41
maulana, agla sawal aaya hai bhopal se. firoz sahib ne likha hai, unhone likha hai ke "maulana, aap aksar hum logon ko adjustment karne ke liye kehte hain. "i want to know from you, what is the difference between adjustment and compromise? dekhen, yeh niyat ka mamla hai. shakal ke aitbar se dono mein koi khaas farq nahi hai. shakal ke aitbar se farq koi khaas nahi hai. agar aap sirf zaati interest ke liye karen to woh compromise hai. usool ke liye karen to woh adjustment hai.
55:18
yani principle ke liye agar karen, principle ke liye as a principle, then it is adjustment. lekin agar aap self interest ke liye karen to woh compromise hai. to self interest ke tehat kuch bhi karen, ghalt hota hai. woh aur principle ke liye jo bhi karen, aap sahi hoga. woh to difference jo hai, woh self interest aur principle ke darmiyan hai. warna shakal shakal ke aitbar se dono bohat milte julte hote hain.
55:55
maulana, agla sawal aaya hai kashmir se aamir jan mori sahib ka. unhone likha hai: "if a person contributes in the da'wah work indirectly, like purchase of da'wah material etcetera,
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