Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Western innovation and Islamic influence

“How did the Westerners become the innovators? What was the source of their innovation? Did they get the idea to innovate from Islam?”Asked by محمد خورشید عالم, دلی

He answers at 56:08 in Realistic Approach 30 March, 2014 · 4 min 10 sec

His answer, in his own words
56:08
Maulana, agla sawal kiya hai Delhi se Muhammad Khurshid Alam sahib ne. Unhon ne likha hai: "How did the westerners become the innovators? What what was the source of their innovation? Did they get idea to innovate from Islam?" Second Islam bas khali bas yahi hai. Log logon ko pata hai ke hamara fakhr hamare hisse mein aana chahiye. Fakhr jo hai, hamare hisse mein aana chahiye. Sab se bari burai yeh hai ke aap fakhr apne hisse mein dalna chahein. Woh insaan nahi hai, un ko Allah ne nahi paida kiya hai, aap hi ko paida kiya hai.
56:48
Yaani musalman samajhta hai ke hamara paida karne wala to Allah hai, baqi un ka paida karne wala shaitan hai. Yeh soch jo hai, itni zyada dirty hai, itni dirty hai ke Allah kabhi is ko maaf nahi karega. Is soch ko bhai, in cheezon ka aap jaanna chahein to meri kitaab chhap rahi hai, is ka naam hai "Azhar-e-Deen". Is ko parhiye, aap Woh us waqt press mein hai, bohat jald aa jayegi. Maulana, ek hissa un ke sawal ka yeh bhi tha ke "Why Muslims consider America to be an enemy of Islam?" Wahi falsehood ka hissa hai, isi falsehood ka hissa hai.
57:31
Dekhein, sab se bari wajah jo musalmanon ke haan aayi hui hai ke America Israel ki himayat kyun karta hai? To sawal yeh hai ke America Pakistan ki himayat kyun karta hai? 60 baras se Pakistan mein ek hi wazir raha hai. To America agar Israel ki himayat karta hai to aap sochiye ke Pakistan ki himayat kyun karta hai? Aur seven million musalman kyun rehte hain 68 se America mein? is ki wajah kya hai? to amreeka apne interest ko jahan dekhta hai, jahan interest israel se is ko poora ho raha hai, to israel ka saath deta hai.
58:13
jahan pakistan hai, woh pakistan ka saath deta hai. jo seven million musalman wahan hain, woh is ke woh labor, is ko labor ki zaroorat hai, woh labor faraham kar rahe hain. to in ko in ko apni jagah di gayi hai. is seven muslim jo hain amreeka mein, woh un ke labor ki zaroorat poora kar rahe hain. to in ko bhi woh moqa diya gaya hai. dekhen, har aadmi apne interest ko jeeta dekhta hai. koi dushman kisi ka nahi hota. kisi insaan ko yeh fursat nahi ke woh aap se dushmani kare.
58:44
yeh nazariya hi batil hai, bilkul jhoot jhoot hai. har aadmi apne interest ko dekhta hai. ab ab aap ko kahin ikhtilaf par jata hai, is ka interest to aap ka to aik dushman hai. woh apne interest ko hasil karna chahta tha. ittifaq ki baat hai ke aap ko kahin thokar lag gayi. to yaad rakhiye, apni dictionary se nikaal dijiye lafz "dushmani" aur "conspiracy" aur sahi lafz is ke rakhiye ke har insaan apne interest pe chal raha hai. aap bhi interest chal rahe hain, musalman bhi apne interest pe chal rahe hain. to
59:23
kahin aap ka interest doosre se mawafiqat kar jaye ga, kahin mukhalifat kar jaye ga. to woh ittifaq ki baat hai, koi kisi ka dushman nahi, kisi ko fursat nahi ke woh kisi ko dushmani kare. har aadmi ko khud apni taraqqi, bachon ko taraqqi dena hai, apne ghar ko banana hai. yeh nazariya hi bilkul baseless hai, bilkul baseless hai ke falan dushman hai, falan dushman hai, koi dushman nahi hai. har aadmi apne apne... mein ne aap ko misaal di ke agar israel ki himayat karne ki wajah se amreeka dushman ban gaya hai to is pakistan ki himayat kyun karta hai?
1:00:02
woh seven million musalmanon ko apne haan jagah di hui hai, khoob kha kama rahe hain. woh kyun? to apne interest ki wajah se yeh bhi kar raha hai, interest ki wajah se woh bhi kar raha hai. interest ka lafz dono ko explain karta hai. maulana, agla sawal dammam se hai. miss ummat ul muiz ne kiya hai. unhon ne likha hai: "Maashallah, very comprehensive talk on realistic living.
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