Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Interpretation of verse on taking Jews and Christians as friends

“In Surah Maidah, it says do not take Christians and Jews as friends. Now the alliance of Jews and Christians ruled by Zionism is ruling the world, and Muslim countries like Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey have joined hands with US. How do you interpret this verse?”Asked by فاروق کدوئی, دلی

He answers at 1:06:33 in The Importance of Wisdom · 1 min 52 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:06:33
maulana dilli se agla sawal hai farooq kaddoi sahib ka unhon ne likha hai ke surah maida chapter five mein aya hai o you who believe do not take christians and jews as friends in the above verse jews and christians were never friends but now the present day alliance of jews and christians ruled by zionism is ruling the world whoever if you shall take them as friends shall become one of them clearly quran is pointing towards the alliance of pakistan saudi arabia turkey which have joined hands with us how do you interpret this verse of the quran based on my observation dekhen yeh aayaten jo hain yeh contemporary christian aur contemporary jew ke liye hai woh koi eternally sare ke liye nahi hai yeh bilkul galat aisi bachti tafseer hai is ka mani yeh le lein ke qayamat tak jitne christian hain qayamat tak jitne jo hain hargiz nahi jo contemporary thay contemporary rasool Allah sal Allah alayh wasallam ke un ke baray mein yeh hai aaj woh jis doosre doosre insan woh bhi woh bhi insan dekhein buniyadi baat kya hai nasal se koi hukum nahi banta nasal se is jaisay musalman samajhte hain ke hum musalman hain to hum jannat mein j ayenge yeh bhi galat hai musalmanon ka nasal ki buniyad par samajh lena ke hamari nijat ho gayi hai to yeh bhi galat hai aur doosron ko samajhna hai ke woh falan nasal se hain to woh bure hain yeh bhi galat hai
1:08:14
mabni bar nasal koi bhi hukum islam mein nahi hua karta merit pe hota hai merit par to is zamane mein jo rasool Allah sal Allah alayh wasallam ke jo contemporary thay un ke baray mein yeh ayat hai is ko generalize karna aur sare christian qayamat tak ke jo hai un par apply karna bilkul galat hai base less hai is ka islam se koi talluq nahi hai agla sawal hai dilli se hai anees mohammad sahib ka unhon ne likha hai jab aakhri bar mein is session mein aya tha tab meri dilli tamanna thi ke mujhe sirf sunday wala program hi nahi balkay baqi dinon ke program ke baray mein
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