Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of Tawasaw in Surah Al-Asr

“In Quran chapter 103 Al-Asr, the words 'Tawasaw bil-Haq' and 'Tawasaw bis-Sabr' appear. It is also narrated that the Companions gave great importance to Surah Al-Asr. Can you comment on this?”Asked by فیصل صدیقی, یو ایس

He answers at 1:30:10 in The Message of Eid Al-Adha · 1 min 30 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:30:10
Maulana, un ka ek aur sawal hai. Unho ne likha hai ke Quran ke chapter number 103 Al-Asr mein "Tawasi bil Haq" aur "Tawasi bis Sabr" ka lafz aaya hai. Isi tarah riwayat mein aaya hai ke Sahaba Surah Al-Asr ko bahut zyada importance dete the. Is ke bare mein aap kuch kahein? Dekhein, Tawasi jo hai, yeh us ko kehte hain مشارکت (musharakat). Is mein hai, yaani aapas mein. To main samajhta hoon ke Tawasi bil Haq aur Tawasi bis Sabr mein aam dawat murad nahi hai. Aam taur par jo dawat-o-tableegh karte hain doosron mein, yeh woh cheez nahi hai. Yahan par, yahan par aapas mein naseehat, aapas mein ek doosre ko achhai batana, burai se rokna, yeh murad hai.
1:30:58
Is mein yaani مشارکت (musharakat) ka seegha yeh hai, yaani aapas mein ek doosre ko, yaani wohi cheez jis ko hadith mein aata hai: "Al-Muminu Mir'atul Mumin". Ek momin doosre momin ke liye aaina hai. Aaina ke samne aap hon to jo kuch bhi chehre par aap hai, woh dikha de ga. Woh kahein mitti lagi hai, koi kahein tinka laga to woh bata de ga. To isi momin ko momin ke liye hona chahiye, yaani ek momin doosre momin ko batata rahe.
1:31:29
yeh hai twasi ka matlab. jo log is ko toseef de kar dawat-e-aam ke liye lete hain, main is ko is se mutafiq nahi hoon. maulana, yeh sawal aaya hai maulana abdul basit ka doha qatar se. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, shukr ki halat mein jeene ka formula kya hai is imtehan ki duniya mein?" is ke baray mein batayen.
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