Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of Ummat-e-Wusta

“What is the meaning of 'Ummat-e-Wusta'?”Asked by Kausar Ali, Delhi

He answers at 1:10:38 in Revival of Muslim Ummah · 1 min 24 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:10:38
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai kausar ali sahib ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai: "what is the meaning of ummat-e-wasta?" is ke baray mein batayein. ummat-e-wasta quran majeed mein aaya hai: "wa kadhalika ja'alnakum ummatan wasatan rasool alayhi al-shuhada." ummat-e-wasta ka matlab hote hain, yani middle ummah, beech ki ummah, middle group. ke ayat ko aap ja ke quran mein dekhiye ga to us mein kya hai? us mein khud hi bata diya gaya hai ke beech ka matlab yahan kya hai
1:11:18
ke ummat-e-rasool, yani rasool logon ke darmiyan hai. rasool ko bila allah ki taraf se paigham direct, ab is paigham pahunchana hai doosron ko. beech mein ummah hai to ummah ko kya karna hai? rasool se lena aur doosron ko pahunchana. to middle man role hai yeh rasool se lena aur ummah tak pahunchana. to waise hi waise hi jaisa ke mila hai, wahi pahuncha. koi badlav nahin, coordination nahin, kisi bhi tabdeeli ke baghair. jo bhi as it is jo mila hai, us ko lijiye wahan se aur phir logon tak pahunchate rahiye, pahunchate rahiye, pahunchate rahiye. to yeh middle man ka role jo hai, is ko yahan bataya gaya ummat-e-wasta. Maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai Miss S. Ahmed ka.
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