Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Leadership for a discovering Muslim ummah

“If the Muslim ummah develops a discovering attitude instead of a defending attitude, then their struggle, da'wah, and discovering activities would require some sort of leadership. How should this leadership be and how should it work?”Asked by Ms. S. Ahmed, Delhi

He answers at 1:12:03 in Revival of Muslim Ummah · 4 min 3 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:12:03
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. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana sahib, if the Muslim ummah develops discovering attitude instead of their defending attitude, then their struggle aur daawa aur discovering activities would require some sort of leadership which can guide their ways. so how should be this leadership and how should it work?" mere nazdeek musalman defend bhi nahi kar rahe. Defend to ek positive word hai, nahi bas doosron ko blame dete hain. bas saara musalmanon ka jo neechay hai, woh stage ho ya un ka, yani jo printing press ka jo istemal kar rahe hain, woh dono jagah bas doosron ko blame dein.
1:13:00
defend to ek bohat oonchi baat hai. Musalman defend kahan kar rahe hain? Sachaa defence jo hai, woh bohat bari baat hoti hai. musalman defence kar, defend, defend karna bhi nahi jante. Defence jo hai, ek bohat bara art hai. Musalman to bas react karte hain, react karte hain. bas har cheez ka blame doosron ko dena, kuch bhi ho, bas doosron ko blame dena. jaise India mein corner rights hote hain, bas jhat se blame denge police ko. Yeh bilkul galat hota hai, bilkul galat hota hai.
1:13:33
saare musalman chahe Mr ho ya Bol bhi, kya karte hain corner rights mein . Dekhein, maine is pe kai article likhe hain. Corner right ki ek hi kahani hamesha hoti hai ke Hindu logon ke haan juloos ka riwaj hai, judge juloos woh nikalte hain. to is mein kuch un ke slogan hote hain, kuch gaana bajana hota hai, aisa hota hai. To musalmanon ne ek jhoota nazariya bana rakha hai ke is se masjid ki behurmati hogi. yeh bilkul galat baat hai. Koi sar fehrist ka Islam se koi is ka taluq nahi. To woh kahenge ke idhar hamari masjid hai, idhar tum mande ja rahe ho, is ko idhar se le jao.
1:14:12
to woh kehte hain ke hum ko le jayein, hum nahi le jayein ge idhar se. Ab police wahan maujood hoti hai, woh chahte hain ke police wahan roke, un ke route ko badle. to police kaise badlenge? Nahi badal sakte. Police, police ko ikhtiyar nahi ke woh route badle. To kya karenge? Musalman pathar maar denge. police ko pathar marenge ke yeh ooper side le rahi hai. Musalmanon mein yeh mind mein aa jayega. Un ka ke police wale police ko side le rahe hain aur pathar maar denge. tab kya hoga? Phir kya hota hai? Pehle masla hota hai, yani procession versus Muslim, juloos versus Muslim.
1:14:51
lekin jaise hi ab musalman pathar maar dete hain police ko, phir masla kya ban jata hai? Police versus Muslim. Phir saari kahani badal jati hai, saari kahani badal jati hai is ke baad. lekin koi ek bhi musalman rehne walon ki is ko khul kar is ko maane. bas wohi wohi dohrate hain ke police ka zulm, police ka zulm, police ka zulm. Koi police zulm nahi maanta. Main sab musalmanon ki nadani se hota hai. Muslims are paid, Muslims are paying the price of their own state policies. Muslims are paying the price of their own state policies.
1:15:29
z. Bhai, koi kehta nahi is baat ko. Bas doosron ko blame dena, RSS ko blame dena, BJP ko blame dena, police ko blame dena, administration ko blame dena. yeh musalmanon ka mizaj ban gaya hai ke doosron ko blame dena. Yeh bohat zyada buri baat hai. Koi Allah ko bhar ke pasand nahi. Is ka saboot yeh hai ke musalman maare ja rahe hain. phir nahi, blame dene ki policy kahan kaam hai? Ho rahi hai. Doosron ko blame de kar ke masla hal ho raha hai aap ka. To beh-haal yeh poori Muslim thinking ko badalne ka mamla hai. Aise masla hal hal hone wala nahi hai.
1:16:06
Maulana, agla sawal aaya hai Tamil Nadu se Maulana Iqbal Umri ka. Unhon ne likha hai: "Ek sahib ne bari umeed se kaha ke Misr ke inqilab ki tarah saari duniya mein inqilab hoga.
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