Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why always take the route of peace?

“You always talk about peace, but peace only delays the process, and the real result can be achieved only through protest and revolution—for example, the French Revolution and Russian Revolution are real-life examples of how things were achieved in this world. Why should we always take the route of peace? I don't think it is required, especially in today's scenario.”Asked by Zakir, Indore

He answers at 45:26 in Pillars of Western Thought · 2 min 54 sec

His answer, in his own words
45:26
molana, agla sawal zakir sahib ne kiya hai indore se. unhon ne likha hai: "molana sahib, you always talk about peace, but peace only delays the process, and the real result can be achieved only through protest or revolution. for example, French Revolution, Russian Revolution are real life examples as to how things were achieved in this world. why should we always take the route of peace? i don't think it is required, especially in today's scenario." main samajhta hoon ke aap ki kuch bhi study nahi hai, alfaaz aap ke paas hain, alfaaz bol diye aap ne. yani protest se dunya mein kamyabi hasil hui hai? yeh kaun si tareekh parhi hai aap ne?
46:16
main aisi kisi tareekh se waqif nahi hoon. agar aap ke paas aisi tareekh hai to us ka hawala de kar agle sunday mein aap batai'e ga. aap jo abhi jo farma rahe hain, to yeh to alfaaz hain, alfaaz hain, alfaaz hain. quran ke mutabiq dekhiye, yeh sab jo aap farma rahe hain, yeh yeh aap ke alfaaz hain, sirf quran nahi hai. yeh wa ma yanfa'u al-nas fi al-ard, yani jo nafeh bakhshi ka saboot deta hai, us ko dunya mein maqsad milta hai, qayam milta hai, establishment milta hai.
46:54
to quran to kehta hai ke jab apne ko nafeh bakhsh banao, yani giver banao, giver banao ge, tab dunya mein tum ko jagah mile gi. aap kehte hain ke nahi, larai karne wala banao, yeh kis quran mein likha hua hai? yeh kis tareekh se sabit hota hai? musalmanon ki asal ghalati is zamane mein yeh hai ke woh giver community nahi rahe hain, woh sirf protest community ban gaye hain. protest, protestant community, protest, protest, complain, complain. aur giver community, giver community banne ka sab se zyada yaqini tareeqa kya hai?
47:32
aap dawat ka kaam karen. da'i banne ke ma'ni hain ke aap logon ko kuch de rahe hain. da'i banne ke naam par aap kuch logon ko de rahe hain. da'i group, giver group hota hai. yani aap ghaur kijiye ke do so saal se larai lad rahe hain musalman aur bilkul hi yak tarfa taur par nuqsan utha rahe hain. to ab to re assessment ka waqt hai. yeh to re assessment ka waqt hai. rasool Allah sal-lal-lahu alai-hi wa-sal-lam to ek din ki larai ladte the, bas aap do so saal se lad rahe hain.
48:08
to ab time aa gaya hai re assessment ka ke kyun hum nakaam hain? kyun nakaam hain? is ka waqt aa gaya hai, na ke aap isi ko continue rakhne ke liye alfaaz naye naye bolen. molana, agla sawal aaya hai islamabad, pakistan se
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