Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Distinguishing evil from wrong choice

“How do you differentiate between evil and wrong choice?”Asked by سمر شیروانی, دلی

He answers at 56:36 in Pillars of Western Thought · 1 min 21 sec

His answer, in his own words
56:36
Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai. Samar Sherwani sahab ne kya hai. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana sahab, how would you differentiate between burai and wrong choice?" is ke bare mein bataein. dekhiye, burai to ek sharai lafz hai. misalan, koi sharab piye to bura kaam kar raha hai, koi khazeer khaye to bura kaam kar raha hai, koi jhoot bole to bura kaam kar raha hai. to burai ek sharai lafz hai.
57:10
wrong choice ek practical term hai, practical term hai. misalan, jahan aap ladne ke posh mein nahi hain, wahan ladai chhod dein. aap wahan aap ko peaceful tareeqe se kaam karna chahiye. jahan aap ko dawat ke mawaqe hain, wahan aap jihad chhod dein. yeh sab wrong choice hai. yani practical mamlaat mein dekhna padta hai ke what is achievable aur what is not achievable. yeh dekhna padta hai jo achievable na ho halaat ke aitbar se, wo aap karne lage hain to that is wrong choice. to main dekh raha hoon ke wrong choice ka jo lafz hai, ek practical term hai aur burai ka lafz jo hai, ek sharai istilaha hai.
57:58
Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai. Syed Ahmed Ali sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "You mentioned ideal world and desires few times
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