Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Definition of monotheism

“What is monotheism?”Asked by جمیل اختر خان, دلی

He answers at 1:19:04 in Revival of Muslim Ummah · 2 min 4 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:19:04
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai jameel akhtar khan sahib ka. unhon ne aapse poocha hai: "what is monism?" is ke baray mein bataein. is par hum likh chuke hain. dekhein, ek monism, ek monotheism urdu mein kehte hain: "wahdat al wajood tauheed." monotheism ka matlab hota hai tauheed, yani Allah ko ek ek ek ek mustaqil existence ke taur par manna, ek wajood ke taur par manna. aur monism ka matlab hota hai ek ke woh qulub bhi mante hain kis cheez ko, lekin ek what is ek spirit ke taur par, just like gravity.
1:19:48
to woh khuda ka naam tha, ek symbolic word hota hai, jaise gravity hai, cosmic rules hain. to is ko aap khuda keh dein to woh ek symbolic word hoga. monism ka matlab kuch bhi nahi hai, yani woh woh ek philosophy hai. monism koi religion nahi hai. main monism ko religion nahi manta, is ko main philosophy manta hoon. aur monotheism to religion hai, yani Allah ko ek wajood ke taur par man kar ke aap aap apni zindagi is is ke hukum ke mutabiq jab ta'ameer karen to is ka monotheism to ek ko kehte hain wahid wajood aur doosre kehte hain tauheed. maulana, woh aap se ek aur sawal unhon ne kiya hai. unhon ne likha
1:20:35
hai ke daba ke baray mein aap ne apni rai ko aakhir rai kyun qarar diya hai? bhai, aap dalail se mutmaeen ho to maaniye, mat maaniye. aakhir raaye kya? aakhir raaye to koi cheez nahi hoti. har cheez ko dalail se jaancha jaata hai. jo maine daleelein di hain, is ko is ke lihaaz se dekhiye. aap agar aap ko theek lagti hai to maan lijiye, nahi to na maaniye. aap ko maanne ka bhi haq hai aur reject karne ka bhi haq hai. maulana, agla sawal maulana fard ahmad sahab ka hai dilli se. unhone aapse poocha hai: "how one should develop his will power?" is ke bare mein bataiye.
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