Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Limits of intellect in religion

“What are the limits of using intellect in religion?”Asked by Yaqub Umari, Solapur

He answers at 1:22:39 in Materialism and Intellectual Dwarfism 29th · 5 min 54 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:22:39
aadmi ka hal ye hai ke wo busy hai kahin kisi job mein kisi business mein hamari tarah se to koi nahi ke wo sab kuch chhod chhad kar ke sirf study karta ho to jo log bhi istemal karte hain internet ko mein samajhta hoon is mein sawa confusion ke aur kuch milta nahi un ko mein is apne tajurbe se yahi samajh paya hoon maulana agla sawal hai solapur se maulana yaqoob umri sahib ka unhon ne likha hai deen mein aql ko istemal karne ka hudood kya hai koi had nahi had kya hai had hai sincerity koi had nahi hai aap sincere hon bas aap sincere hon misal ke taur pe ke mein aik baat bataoon ke har aadmi parta hai alhamdulillah rabbil alamin in rozana namaz mein aql ko istemal nahi karta mujhe aik aadmi nahi mila jo aql ko istemal karta ho yahan halanke is se bohat bara item hai is ke andar kisi bhi namai se aap poochen bas alhamdulillah rabbil alamin parh liya baghair aql ko istemal kiye hue mein ne apni aql ko istemal kiya to mein ne socha ke mein keh raha hoon ke khuda ya tera shukr hai to
1:24:06
kaise bara shukr nikle ga jo allah ke rabb jo rabbil alamin ki shan shan ho jabke mein tarah tarah ke tajurbaat har waqt mujh se guzarte hain matlab kisi ne mujhe sata diya kisi ne mera nuksan kar diya kisi ne mera mera maal hadap kar liya kisi ne kisi ne koi masla create kar diya is ne pareshan kar diya mujh ko yani har har din har subah shaam log koi na koi aisi baatein tajrube guzarte hain jis se shikayatein aati hain complaint aati hai to main kaise kahoon bada shukr kaise mujhe se niklega main jee raha hoon nashukri mein to keh raha hoon khuda tera shukr hai
1:24:50
to main us ko daryaft kiya ke is ka matlab yeh hai ke alhamdulillah alhamdulillah rabbul alameen jo hai ek ek poore culture ko dawat deta hai is ka matlab ke aye bande bhulao in baaton ko taake tum bara shukr kar sako bhulao sab baaton ko shikayaton ko bhulao aur nuksan ko bhulao jo tum par pesh aa raha hai yani ye ye ayat ye bata rahi hai ke ab bande bhulao in baaton ko kyunke kaun duniya mein aisa hai jis ko ke yani negative experience na ho raha ho koi aisa nahi hai aisa to koi aik bhi insan nahi mile ga aap ko jis ko negative experience na hua ho ye log shikayaton mein jeete hain har aadmi shikayat mein jeeta hai jis se bhi miliye aap abhi aap yahan se nikal ke jaiye road par kisi se baat kijiye wo shikayat bole bole ga kahin bhi aap dekhiye to har aadmi dil mein shikayat liye hue hai dil mein nafrat liye hue hai dil mein intiqam ka jazba liye hue hai dil mein tarah tarah ke negative thought liye hue hai
1:25:57
ab in is tarah ke kaifiyat mein wo jee raha hai phir kehta hai alhamdulillah rabbil alamin to rabbil alamin ke darje ka shaoor kaise nikle ga is ki zuban se tab mujhe samajh mein aaya ke is ayat mein yeh yeh baat yeh message ek chupa hua hai woh yeh ke aye bande tu agar chahta hai ke woh badi ibadat kar sake jis ko alhamdulillah kaha jata hai to bhala
1:26:24
ishq shikayaton ko shikayaton ko bhala nafraton ko bhala nuqsanaat ko bhala jab tak bhulayega nahi tum baaton ko tab tak shukr nahi kar payega jise burnard shaw ne kaha tha ke the most uneducated person is one who has nothing to forget mein ye kahunga ke sab se zyada yani ah na wo aadmi yani shukr us ko mein is tarah kahunga ke shukr karne ke liye aap ko forget karna parta hai agar aap forget na karen to aap nashukri mein jiyen ge zuban se kahenge alhamdulillah haqeeqat mein aap nashukri mein jeene wale honge to ye aql ko istemal karni hi parti hai baat samajh aayi
1:27:15
agar mein ne na istemal karta to kuch bhi samajh mein ata bas alhamdulillah bolta rehta mein to mein ne samjha hai ke alhamdulillah jo hai wo wo color hai tamam negativity ka alhamdulillah rabbil alamin aik aik hi ayat nahi hai wo qatil hai har qism ki manfi jazbaat ki har qism ke bure khayalaat ki har qism ki shikayat ki har qism ki nafrat ki jitni bhi manfi item hain is sab ki qatil hai ye aur jab aadmi is tarah namaz padh ke nikle to kaisa aik naya insan hoga wo aap ghor kijiye jis tarike se alhamdulillah wala culture ikhtiyar kare us tarike se wo namaz padh kar nikle to aik naya insan hoga wo jo shikayaton se khali hoga inteqaam se khali hoga manfi jazbaat se khali hoga kyun woh samjhega
1:28:09
ke agar main apne aap ko khali nahi kiya to main alhamdulillah kehne ke qabil nahi rahunga alhamdulillah rabbul alameen kehne ke qabil jab banunga main jab ke apne aap ko purify karoon purify karoon apne aap ko tab main keh sakoon ke aye allah tera shukr hai yeh aql ko istemal karne se yeh baat samajh mein aati hai
1:28:34
maulana agla sawal dilli se maulana zakwan nadvi sahib ka hai unhon ne aap se do quran ki ayaton ko wazeh karne ke liye kaha hai pehli ayat chapter 2 of quran verse number 201 hai jis mein aya hai Our Lord grants us good in this world as well as good in the world hereafter.
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