Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Developing a new theory of international relations

“My area of interest is theory and practice of international relations. I have done many courses on research methods as well as on theory at master's, MPhil, and PhD level. But I am confused about all political and social theories because all theories have faced serious rebuttals. I want to develop a new theory of international relations that may satisfy the readers of my discipline. And if I succeed in my task of doing so, it would be a miracle for my discipline, as intellectuals say it is impossible.”Asked by تصور حسین, لندن

He answers at 57:39 in The Message of Eid Al-Adha · 6 min 58 sec

His answer, in his own words
57:39
Maulana, yeh sawal kiya hai Mr. Tasawwur Hussain ne. Unhon ne yeh sawal London se likha hai. Unhon ne likha hai ke "My area of interest is theory and practice of international relations. I have done many courses on research methods as well as on theory at master's, MPhil, and PhD level. But I am confused about all political and social theories because all theories have faced serious rebuttals. I want to develop a new theory of international relations that may satisfy the readers of my discipline. And if I succeed in my task of doing so, it would be a miracle for my discipline, as intellectuals say it is impossible to predict human beings. But I have listened to almost hundred videos of yours in which you have frequently used the words like natural law or law of nature.
58:38
Can you please guide me and please help me out in this formative phase of my intellectual journey? Maulana sahib, my question is: what does the Quran say about human beings? Are they being governed by some law of nature or are they free? I mean, if they are free, then we can neither understand them nor predict about them. And if they are being governed, then is there any clue in the Quran which helps us to understand human species fully and explain their behavior by objective laws of nature?" Is ke bare mein hamari kitab mein kafi matter maujood hai.
59:26
Is ka khulasa yeh hai ke ke Qur'an ne is jo nature hai, us ko bator role model ke pesh kiya hai. Nature barah-e-rast taur par law of divine law se govern ho rahi hai. Us ko koi choice nahi hai, yani freedom of choice nahi hai. Lekin same is recorded by Aiman. Is tarah ke hum baqi dunya jis tarah follow kar rahi hai divine law ko under cooperation, hum isi ko follow karein apne aazad irade se.
1:00:16
Jaise misal ke taur par dekhiye, sitaron ki dunya hai. Qur'an mein bataya gaya hai ke sitaron ko dekho, woh move kar rahe hain barabar lekin un mein takrao nahi hai. Ek ek sitara doosre sitare se takrata nahi hai. Is ka matlab kya hua? Ek model hai yeh ke aap apni activities ko is tarah se organize karein ke doosre se aap na takrain. To is sitaron ka jo model hai, space mein phaila hua, woh yahi hai ke to mein har ek apni apni, yani woh har ek apne apne order orbit pe ghoomta hai. Kul fi falakiyat apne apne orbit orbit se cross kar ke doosre ja takrata nahi hai.
1:01:11
To yeh ek model hai lekin woh us model par amal kar rahe hain, yani under compulsion. Wohi insan se matloob hai by choice ke aap apni zindagi ki sar'garmiyan is tarah organize karein ke aap apne dayre mein rahein, doosre ke daire mein daakhil na hon. is ko misaal ke taur par hadees mein bataya gaya hai ke momin ki misaal aisi hai jaise rassi mein bandha hua ghoda. to is mein hai ke jitni lambi rassi hoti hai, usi ke daire mein woh ghoomta hai,
1:01:56
usi ke daire mein ghoomta hai, is se bahar nahi ja pata. to kaha ke insaan ko chahiye ke woh ek divine rassi apne ko mein apne aap ko baandh le. woh divine rassi jahan tak koi jaane deti hai, wahan tak jaaye, is se aage na jaaye. misalan azaadi aap ko is baat ki azaadi hai ke aap bolen, magar is baat ki azaadi nahi ke aap logon ko gaali den. aap ko is ki azaadi hai ke aap apne haath paon ko chalaen, is baat is ki azaadi nahi ke aap logon ko maaren.
1:02:31
aap ko is ki azaadi hai ke aap business karen, magar is ki azaadi nahi ke aap logon ko expect karne lagen. to nature mein jo cheez, yaani divine law ke tehat hai, wahi insaan se matloob hai apne ikhtiyar ke saath. yeh poore nature ko Allah taala ne bator model pesh kiya hai. misalan dekhiye, gulab ke phool ko dekhiye. phool hai to usi branch mein kaanta bhi hai. to kaha ke phool jo hai, kaante ke saath reh raha hai, koi protest nahi, koi shikayat nahi karta. to aap ko is duniya mein is tarah rehna hai ke doosre logon ko aap se shikayat kar ke, protest kar ke, takra kar na rahen, balkeh avoid kar ke rahen.
1:03:23
yaani phool ne avoid karne ki policy ikhtiyar ki hai, kaante se takrata nahi woh. to woh to aisa kar raha hai divine law ke tehat, insaan karega by choice. aise hi aap dekhiye, cow ko dekhiye, gaaye ko dekhiye. gaaye kya karti hai? aap us ko ghaas dete hain aur woh milk lotati hai. to yeh kya hai? Cow is a divine industry to convert non-milk into milk. aise hi aap rahen apne mahaul mein is tarah se ke aap ko negative experience ho, us ko aap convert karen positive experience mein.
1:04:09
yaani aap ki positivity kabhi khatm na hone paaye. yaani negative experience ke darmiyan positive ban kar rehna, yeh lesson de rahi hai cow aap ko. to poora nature aap ko sabak de raha hai. yeh itna hi farq hai ke nature mein woh cheez divine law ke tehat hai, under compulsion, aur insaan by choice isi tareeqe ko ikhtiyar karta hai. maulana, agla sawal miss naghma siddiqui ka hai, de
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