Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Origin of human prayer

“When did humans begin to pray?”Asked by سبھاش ورما

He answers at 32:22 in The Discovery of God IIC Prog (Maulana Talk) · 4 min 38 sec

His answer, in his own words
32:22
maulana, yeh sawal subhash verma ji ka hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke "When did humans begin to pray?" is ke bare mein bataein. dekhein, maine ek kitab padhi thi bohat pehle ke is kitab ka title tha ke "Gyan ka aaghaz kab hua?" "Gyan ka aaghaz kab hua?" is mein likha tha ke jab insan is zameen par aaya aur yahan par shuru ke zamane mein jis ko hum kehte hain stone age, yeh stone age ki baat hai, to do aadmi kisi baat par ghussa ho gaye. yaani pathar un ke hathon mein tha, to dono ne ek doosre ko pathar se mara.
33:20
un ke paas wahi tha. yeh baat hai stone age ki. to jab woh pathar takraya to sparking hui. jab sparking hui to dono ke ghussa khatam ho gaye. woh lage dekhne ke is pathar mein kahin koi hai, aag aag hai koi. to dono ke dono pathar ko le kar sparking ko talash karne lage. aaj hum jante hain ke khud pathar mein sparking nahi thi, balkeh hawa mein oxygen hai, is ke takrane se sparking hoti hai. to yahan se shuru hua sochna. is kitab mein yeh bataya gaya tha ke yahan se sochna shuru hua.
34:16
to is ne yahan tak pohancha ke koi koi hasti mujh se bari hai. koi hasti mujh se bari hai. yahan se ibadat ka tasawwur paida hua. yeh secular interpretation hai. lekin jo mazhabi interpretation hai Islam ke mutabiq, yeh to yeh hai ke paighambar aaye, prophet aaye, unhon ne bataya ke ek God hai, us ki parastish karo. woh malik hai tumhara. to secular interpretation mein to woh hai, aur jo mazhabi interpretation hai us mein bhi yahi hai.
35:00
maulana, this question is from Miss priya malik. unhon ne aap se poocha hai "What is the concept of God as per Islam?" is ke bare mein bataein. woh to wahi hai jo maine arz kiya. pehle woh belief tha, belief. ab mere nazdeek scientific discoveries jo hui hain, is mein yeh cheez reality ban chuki hai. mera jo manna hai, jo maine arz kiya, woh scientific language mein Islami ka belief tha, woh scientific language mein. is par maine ek kitab likhi hai jo "Discovery of God" aur bohat si kitabein meri hain is mozu par. to main samajhta hoon ke nietzsche ne jo kaha tha ke "God is dead,
35:51
that was a challenge." ab is woh challenge ka jawab diya ja chuka hai. aur bohat si scientific theories hain, un mein se do ka maine samajh diya aap ko ke ek tha big bang aur doosra hai quantum physics. koi bhi shakhs jo sincere ho, uska study kare. main khud apne bare mein bataoon aap ko ke bhai jo study thi na, woh yahi se thi ke main pehle Khuda ko nahi manta tha. Khuda hai to mujhe dikhai dena chahiye. main khud apne bachpan mein aisa hi tha.
36:34
to meri jo seeking spirit jaagi hai, woh yahi se jaagi hai ke Khuda hai to mujhe janna chahiye ke Khuda hai. to jo woh awaz mere andar se nikli, "Khawand, tu kab aaye ga? main kab tak tere aane ka intezar karoon?" to meri mere andar jo ek insan hai, woh bol pada tha. to meri starting yahan se shuru hui hai. Maulana, agla sawal Mr. mohit mehta ne kiya hai, woh Ahmedabad se program dekh rahe hain.
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