Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why did prophets not find peace?

“The prophets led a life of great unease and problems because every prophet was severely persecuted by his people. Then what is the meaning of the verse that hearts find peace in the remembrance of Allah? Why could the hearts of the prophets not attain peace and tranquility? Please explain.”Asked by مس سائرہ لطیف, کراچی پاکستان

He answers at 1:01:00 in The Existence of God · 1 min 49 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:01:00
to yeh Allah hi in logon ke sath nipat sakta hai, hamare jaisa aadmi nahin nipat sakta un se. Maulana, agla sawal bhi Karachi Pakistan se hai Miss Saira Latif ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Anbiya e Karam ne bari be sukuni aur masail wali zindagi guzari kyunke har Nabi ko us ki qaum ne bohat sataya." phir is ayat ka matlab kya hai ke Allah ke zikr se dilon ko sukoon milta hai? Anbiya e Karam ke dilon ko sukoon aur itminan kyun hasil na ho saka? is ke baray mein bataein. nahin, yeh yeh yeh yeh yeh qaul kaha tha ke sukoon hasil nahin hua, yeh to aap ka kehna hai. yeh galat hai baat ke Anbiya ko sukoon hasil nahin hua, yeh galat baat hai. dekhiye, Quran ki ayat mein sukoon ke mani jismani aish nahin hai,
1:01:58
harghiz nahin hai ke rehne ke liye aap ko achha ghar, achhi car, achha saman mil jaye. yeh matlab nahin is ayat ka. is ka ayat ka matlab hai ke aap ka mind mutmaeen ho jaye ke main sachay rastay par hoon. bas yeh mani hain. in ideological itminan murad hai is se, is se physical aaram murad nahin hai. harghiz harghiz yeh yeh yeh galat fehmi nahin honi chahiye ke physical aaram murad hai is ka. ideological itminan ke main jis rastay par hoon, woh sacha rasta hai, yeh murad hai is ka.
1:02:50
molana, agla sawal chennai se aya hai mr ramesh
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