“If a person makes the afterlife his concern and focuses entirely on it, then the world and its development are left behind. And if he puts all focus on the world and scientific knowledge, then there is no time to do anything for the afterlife. That is, a person will either develop the world or turn towards the afterlife, because a person cannot do both things. What do you say about this?”Asked by Abdul Latif Sahib, Karachi, Pakistan
maulana agla sawal karachi pakistan se hai abdul latif sahib ka unhon ne likha hai agar insan akhirat ko apna concern banata hai aur sara focus usi ki taraf karta hai to phir dunya aur dunya aur is ki taraqqi reh jati hai aur agar sara focus dunya aur sainsi uloom mein lagata hai to phir phir akhirat ke liye kuch karne ka waqt nahi milta yani insan ya to dunya ki taraqqi karega ya woh akhirat ki taraf mutawajjah hoga kyunke insan do cheezon ko nahi kar sakta is ke baray mein aap kya kahenge yeh dekhiye aisa nahi hai islam mein rehbaniyat nahi hai islam mein jo hai woh ke dunya ke jo mashagil hain jo karobar hain woh karte hue un ke douran allah ko yaad rakhna allah ki yaad se ghafil na hona to aisi cheez yeh nahi ke dunya ko chhod diya jaye nahi dunya mein allah ko yaad rakha jaye maslan aap paisa kamatay hain to us ko aap deen ke liye kharch kijiye yeh nahi ke khali family ke liye kharch karen log khoob khoob paisa kamatay hain lekin kis liye apni family ke liye yeh hai dunya dari
yeh dunya dari harghiz nahi hai ke aap paisa kamayen aur waqt zaroorat apni family ke liye kharch karen aur deen ke liye bhi sath sath kharch karen to islam mein yeh usool nahi hai ke aap dunya chhod kar chhod dein akhirat ke naam par nahi dunya mein rehte hue akhirat ko yaad rakhen aur jo taqazay deen ke hain un ko bhi bharpoor tor par ada kar karte rahen tark e dunya ki taleem islam mein nahi hai maulana agla sawal kashmir se hai aamir jinn sahab ka unhon ne aap se poocha hai every human
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