Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Minority role and thinking in India

“We live in minority in India, so what can we do? Please advise what should be our thinking.”Asked by رفیق صاحب, کانپور

He answers at 37:17 in Communal Harmony · 12 min 25 sec

His answer, in his own words
37:17
apa, ek comment aya aur isi se mein agla sawal bhi jodna chahunga jo bheja hai Kanpur se. comment bheja hai Imran Ahmed sahib ne Dilli se, unho'n ne likha hai: "ma sha Allah, apa middle nation hone ke bana par hamari zimmedari hai ke hum kisi bhi qeemat par India mein aur poori duniya mein peaceful mahaul qaim rakhein." jazak Allah, apa. ab agla sawal jo hai, woh ek tareeqe se related hai is comment se. yeh Rafiq sahib ne bheja hai Kanpur se, unho'n ne likha hai: "apa, we live in minority in India, so what can we do? please advise on what should be our thinking." to is ke bare mein apa bataein. yeh Maulana ne likha tha ke minority majority kuch bhi nahi hai. yeh to meri ek dost theen, hain Rozala Jang, to unho'n ne kaha ke jo minority institute banaya gaya hai, us mein hum to aur zyada advantageous position mein hain.
38:20
minority se hamari kisi baat mein hamari koi kami nahi aayi hai, balkeh humein hamare institution ko safeguard karna, us ko mazeed fund dena, aur hamari aur zyada izzat hoti hai minor ity mein. kyunke woh samajhte hain ke humein un ko protect karna hai, un ki madad karni hai. to minority ki wajah se humein kabhi bhi koi problem nahi hai, balkeh hamari jo hum mil jul kar nahi rehte, hum taluqat nahi banate, hum log alag alag rehte hain, apne festival bhi alag alag manate hain. apne school kholenge to woh sirf Muslim Muslim logo'n ke liye kholenge. to yeh mil jul kar khaas taur par school level par saath jab hota hai na, mukhtalif firqe ke logo'n ko, to woh bohat hi gehri bonding ho jati hai.
39:10
to minority hona kuch problem nahi hai. minority ke to ke liye to kabhi bhi koi masla nahi hua. ab bare se achhe se achhe schoolo'n mein hamare bachcho'n ke dakhle hote hain, to job milta hai, business hum kar sakte hain, bohat achhe achhe halaat mein Musalman hain. bas agar koi apni nadani se koi harkat karega, kyunke hamare haan bohat se jahalat bhi bohat hai, to jo jahil hain, be rozgar hain, wohi ladai karte hain. jab koi jaloos nikal raha hai, khaas taur par to jaloos ke mauqe par un ko rastay se hat jana chahiye, woh masla khud khatm ho jayega. ab naujawan log jate hain aur ladne lagte hain, route badlo. Maulana likhte hain ke ab ek slogan hi lagate hain.
39:58
ek slogan jo hai na, woh lesser evil hai, chhota shar hai. agar hum slogan ko bardasht kar le'n, woh do minute mein slogan lagate hue woh jaloos guzar jayega, lekin hum us ko bardasht nahi karte, araz nahi karte, phir hum us se ladai shuru kar dete hain. phir woh bohat bada, woh greater evil ban jata hai aur bada fasad bhark uthta hai. to hum advantageous position mein hain, hamare liye koi bhi rasta ruka hua nahi hai. hamari apni koi kami hogi jis ki wajah se hum samajhte hain ke hum minority mein hain. woh us ko Maulana likhte hain ke hum sabr kare'n, araz kare'n, koi aisa masla hai to baat cheet ka andaaz ikhtiyar kare'n. bohat jagah aisa hua hai, fasadat par mein padh rahi thi ke bohat jagah aisa hua hai ke Musalmano'n ne fasadat nahi hone diye. woh baqayda us ki khabar rakhte the ke kahan kya ho raha hai, aur jahan kuch dekhte the, koi galat baat ho rahi hai, to woh police ko
40:57
woh karte the, police ko khabar karte the, aur woh police apna law and order apne haath mein nahi lete the. jab law and order apne haath mein le dein, tab baat bigadti hai. to police ko khabar karte the, police aa ke sab masla hal kar deti thi. to yeh bohat sare waqiyat Maulana ne apni kitabo'n mein likhe hain. ji, aur apa is mein add karna chahunga, mujhe ek program bhi yaad agaya Maulana sahib se, yahi aise hi related ques tion poocha tha. to unho'n ne bohat hi sahi baat kahi, unho'n ne kaha ke dekhein, yeh minority majority ka masla jo aap ne dimagh mein rakha hua hai, yeh bilkul aisa sahi nahi hai. kehte hain, ab mera mera case lijiye, Maulana ne apni taraf point karte hue kaha, kehte hain, main sochta hoon ke main ek Indian hoon, ek Indian Muslim hoon. Jaise hi main yeh sochta hoon ke main ek Indian hoon, main automatically majority ka hissa ban gaya.
41:50
to aap yeh samjhein ke aaj ka jo daur hai, woh merit merit b yes daur hai. To Hazrat Ali ka call bhi hai ke value of a person lies in his excellence. So agar Maulana ne phir kaha ke agar aap doosre ki zaroorat ban jayen, to woh kabhi bhi aap ko nahi chhodega. so you have to realize that, that in the present world, jaise apa ne kaha ke hamari ek advantageous posi tion hai. So if we focus on developing our self, in making our self value asset to the society, to automatically aap ko jo samaj hai aur jo doosre faith ke log hain, woh aap ko bahut zyada pasand karenge, accept karenge.
42:37
so it is a change of thinking that one needs to do. Merit par ek ji qissa mujhe yaad aaya, hamare chacha jaan jo the, abba ke bade chhote bhai, to woh Banaras Hindu University se engineering kar rahe the. to unhone ek saal padha, iske baad woh ghar chale gaye, koi wajah se time par aa nahi sake. Kai mahina guzar gaya, chaar paanch mahina shayad, phir woh aaye, chaar paanch mahine ke baad to kehne lage, mujhe dakhila chahiye. ab woh jo hai principal tha ya head of the department tha, woh ghussa hone lage, itne dinon ke baad, chaar paanch mahine, tareekh nikal chuki, ab tum ko kaisa woh milega, dakhila kaise milega?
43:24
woh unko baithne ke liye bhi nahi kaha. Phir bas ghusse ke andaaz mein unhone kaha, kya tumhare marks kitne marks hain? To unhone kaha, 80 percent. woh zamana tha angrezon ka zamana, to marks bahut mushkil se aate the. to jab unhone kaha, 80 percent, to unhone kaha, baitho, baitho, baitho, ab back date mein unka dakhila karaya. To yeh tareeqa hai aage badhne ka ke hum apne aap ko merit par saabit karen ke hum is mulk ke liye ji, hum mufeed ek hissa ban sakte hain. bilkul, bilkul sahi kaha apa aap ne. Apa kuch aur comments hain. Muhammad Yaqoob Umri sahib ne likha hai,
44:05
jazak Allah apa for your lecture on such and important topic, communal harmony is the soil where spirituality and dawah work can grow. is par main ji ji zaroor kehna cha rahi thi ke Maulana jo itna zyada zor dete the na, peace par, woh isi liye ke baghair peace ke koi kaam nahi ho sakta, aur khaas taur par dawah work, jo uske liye peaceful circumstances jo hain, woh essential hain. to is wajah se woh bahut zyada chahte the ke peace qaim ho, communal harmony ho, peace qaim ho taake yeh kaam jo hai aage badhaya ja sake. ji, Zahid Ali sahib ne likha hai, Farida apa, we need more empowered women in India to step forward in mobilizing women wings.
44:58
to is pe to apa, main main hi add karta hoon ke bahut sari ladies CPS ladies group se jud rahi hain, baqayda group bada hota ja raha hai, aur aap ne jo is mein aap ne likha hai, to woh waqai woh ho raha hai. aur aaj ke lecture ke madhyam se main yeh bhi kehna chahunga ke agar if there are more women who want to join the CPS ladies wing, then you can write to us with your details at info at cpsglobal dot org y. Yeh ek bahut hi positive group hai, aur yeh bahut zyada jo hai activities mein involved hai, how to spread positive thinking, how to develop ones personality, how to become God oriented and spiritual in ones daily life. bahut si jo ladies hain, unke bahut zabardast comments aur experiences bhi yahan pe hum ne kai dafa share kiye hain ke kaise unki zindagi badli
45:55
aur. To yeh zaroor, yeh jo group hai, yeh isi tarah se badhta rahega. Ji, aur woh aurat ne hamari insaniyat padhayen, khud ba khud sari ladies jo hain, inspire ho jayengi. ji ji, Muhammad Akram sahib ne likha hai, conclusion regarding the inf peace in the light of respected Mrs Khan is to focus on providing service of humans. jazak Allah. Abdullah Bhatti sahib ne likha hai, mam, main Abdullah Pakistan Multan se hoon, paanch times namaz regular padhta hoon aur Quran bhi padhta hoon, lekin mujhe امی aur abu ki baat ka baat karta hoon to mujhe ghussa aa jata hai, mujh se badtameezi ho jati hai, lekin baad mein main Allah se maafii maang leta hoon. kya meri maafii qabool hogi aur use main kaise khatam karoon, uske baare mein mujhe advice karen. Namaz jab padhen to bahut dhyan se padhen, uski spirit ke saath padhen.
47:03
namaz koi ritual nahi hai ke bas time ho gaya aur namaz uthak baithak kar liya. to aap spirit ke sath parhenge, tabhi to wo spirit aap ke andar aayegi, kyunki quran mein likha hai ke kitna zyada maa ne tum ko dukh par dukh seh seh kar tum ko bada kiya. to gratefulness jo hai na, agar hum apne apne jo maa baap hain, apne jo log jinhone bhi hamari madad karte hain, hamare kaam aate hain, insan matlab insano ke liye agar hum hamare andar gratefulness nahi hai to hum khuda ke liye bhi grateful nahi ho sakte, kyunki ye ek spirit hai. to ye spirit insano ke zariye se hamare andar jagti hai, aur jab ye spirit jaagegi, tabhi hum khuda ke grateful bande banenge. to Maulana to yahan tak keh dete hain, jo grateful nahi hoga, wo jannat mein nahi jayega. to ye bahut hi serious baat hai, aap is par sochiye aur apne ghusse ko control kariye.
48:03
kabhi kabhi ho jata hai galtiyan to iske Allah taala maaf karte hain, lekin roz roz nahi hona chahiye. aur kyunki agar aap ne aisa nahi kiya to phir aap khuda ke bhi nashukre bande qarar payenge. to ye aap kaise bardasht kar sakte hain? ji, ek jagah Maulana ne likha bhi tha ke strong person is not one who overcoms his opponent, but a strong person is one who controls his anger. to ye aap ki personality strong aur Maulana kya karte the? khamosh ho jate the. ghusse ki baatein to hoti hi rehti hain.
48:43
ji, to agar jab ghussa aaye na to aap thodi der ke liye, chand minute ke liye, chand secondon ke liye aap khamosh ho jaiye. wo ghussa jo hai, wo jab para chadhta hai, ab aaj kal ke zamane mein keh sakte hain BP badh jata hai, wo ghussa chadhta hai, wo thodi der mein wo para utar jata hai, aur wo bilkul hum normal ho jate hain. phir iske baad hum ko lagta hai ke hum kis baat pe ghussa hue the, koi baat to thi nahi. ji, to bas thodi der ke liye khamosh ho jayein ya apni jagah badal dein. Maulana kai baar mein dekhti thi ke barje mein ja ke thaharne lagte the. ji, to apni jagah badalni to ghussa khud ba khud khatam ho jata hai.
49:18
ye apa aap ne bahut sahi advice diya, kyunki Maulana yahi Rasool Allah ki advice ko yahi kehte the ke Rasool Allah ne kaha tha ke when one of you becomes angry, he should keep quiet. aur tamam emotions mein sab se destructive emotion jo hai, wo anger hi hai. to isliye bahut ye important hai. apa, ye ek sawal hai, hamari majlis mein ye maujood hain, Miss Surender Chadda. unhone likha hai, mera naam Surender Kaur hai, main ek Sant parivar se taluq rakhti hoon.
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