Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Clarification on knowledge of God in Ma'rifat

“In the book 'Ma'rifat', you wrote that knowledge of God means discovering God's existence at the level of consciousness. Please clarify this a bit.”Asked by متین طاہر, دلی

He answers at 54:26 in Purpose of Creation · 2 min 17 sec

His answer, in his own words
54:26
molana dilli se agla sawal kya hai mateen tahir sahib ne aur inhon ne likha hai ke kitab marifat mein aap ne likha hai ke khuda ki marifat yani khuda ke wajood ko shaoor ki satah par daryaft karna is ko thoda wazeh kar dein bhai is ko dobara padhiye toh wazeh ho jayega aap ne shayad kitab ko ek hi baar padha hai ek baar aur padhiye toh isi kitab hi se wazeh ho jayega aur mazeed aap ko sawal karne ki zaroorat inshallah pesh nahi aayegi molana agla jo comment hai woh khwaja kaleemuddin sahib ne bheja hai pennsylvania usa se inhon ne kuch comments ah ah reference ke taur par diye hain molana aur phir inhon ne comment kiya hai toh hum in ke pehle woh comments padhte hain inhon ne comments likhe hain ke please see the comments by seekers of the truth hello my name is john and i am seeking knowledge in islam if there is any way shape or form that you could please help me i would greatly appreciate it john prockett california dusra comment hai dear sir salam i wish to learn more about the quran by reading the translated version in the english language i am 53 years of age and in my community we have many religions i believe it is very important to educate one self in learning about other whether it be studying language or studying religion
56:17
michael yates philadelphia molana sahib the hundreds of comments like the ones above we receive who are looking for quran online prove your point in the lecture that muslims should only be disseminating the gods message and nothing else theek molana agla sawal hyderabad se danish sahib ne kiya hai aur inhon ne likha hai ke molana sahib you often say that peace should not be clubbed with justice can you please elaborate on the same so that i can understand it better yeh club club toh sahi nahi hai
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