Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of 'Every day He is engaged'

“In Surah Rahman it is said 'Every day He is engaged in some matter.' What does this mean?”Asked by Abdul Basit Umri, Doha, Qatar

He answers at 1:05:46 in Revival of Faith · 6 min 35 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:05:46
agla sawal Maulana Ah Maulana Abdul Basit Umri ka hai, Doha Qatar se. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana Surah Rahman mein hai ke kal yomeen huwa fi shan." is ka matlab kya hai? is ka matlab yeh hai ke Allah taala ne is kainat ko asal mein pehle zamanay mein yeh tasawwur tha ke Khuda ne paida kar diya aur phir automatic machine ki tarah duniya chal rahi hai. paida karne ke baad Khuda ka is mein koi koi dakhal nahi hai. yeh ek tasawwur tha pehle. to isi ki tardeed hai yeh ke Khuda ne doosri jagah "ala al-khalq wal amr" doosri jagah ke Khuda ne paida kiya aur aur poori kainat is ke ek active control mein hai.
1:06:45
woh is ko manage kar raha hai, har lamha manage kar raha hai. "kal yomeen huwa fi shan" ka matlab hai ke har lamha Khuda is is kainat ko manage kar raha hai. aisa nahi ke alag thalag hai is se. yeh matlab hai is ka. Mr Sajid Anwar ne Roorkee se likha hai: "jaise ek misaal doon mein aap ko, abhi kal parson ki khabar thi ke ek satellite jo America ne faza mein khala mein bheja tha,
1:07:21
kai baras tak kaam karta raha woh, ab woh defunct ho gaya. ab woh kaam karna chhod diya us ne. jab woh aisa hota hai to woh satellite jo hai neeche aane lagta hai, yani jo ghoomta rehta hai zameen ke gird to woh band ho jata hai ghoomna. ab zameen ki kashish se woh neeche aane lagta hai. to aa raha tha, ab tamam tamam khabrein thi ke kahan girega, kahan girega, kahan girega. ab woh agar aur ek bari bus ke waqt tha, woh agar woh gira hota farz ke kisi shehar par, kisi basti par, sara tahseen kar deta woh. kyun ke upar se jab cheez girti hai, koi bohat sakht is ki chot hoti hai.
1:08:00
itna bara pathar bhi agar gire to bohat bara is ka dhamaka hoga. jab poori ek bari si bus gire to kitna bara dhamaka hoga. lekin woh gira ja kahan ke samandar bhi gir gaya. yeh Khuda ne manage kiya is ko. agar Khuda manage na karta itldm to agar gir padta kisi kisi shehar mein, kisi insani basti mein to bohat tabahi hoti is ki wajah se. to yeh ek choti si misaal hai. har lamha Khuda manage kar raha hai is kainat ko, insani history ko bhi.
1:08:35
tab bhi dunya aise chal rahi hai, warna chal nahi sakti thi. Mr. Sajid Anwar ne Roorkee se likha hai: "During dawah activities, sometimes it happens that seemingly highly educated person turn out to be very insincere during the discussions. they pose such questions which are outrightly illogical. how to continue da'wah discussion under such situations? kindly advice."
1:09:11
asal mein yeh jo hota hai, is ka aap reason dhoondhiye ke kyun hai. maine jo apne tajurbe mein paya hai, apne experience mein is ka reason hota hai bias, prejudices. log kisi na kisi bias mein jeete hain. isi mein condition, is mein condition hoti hai. conditioning ho jati hai un ki. to saare log ki conditioning ki wajah se kuch soch un ke mind mein, yaani jam hi rehti hai. to woh jab sunte hain koi is se alag koi baat to react karte hain. woh react karte hain to illogical baatein karte hain. to
1:09:52
yeh is ka hal sirf yeh hai ke hum, yaani jaldi na karein un ke bare mein faisla karne mein . hum un ko dua karein, un se interaction karein, un ko kitabein dein. tab hoga. abhi dekhiye, yaani abhi hamare paas aaye the south india ke kuch log, yaani paanch saat saat aadmi the ghaliban. koi woh kai din rahe hamare paas, phir woh aaj, woh aaj raat, aaj hi raat ko wapas gaye hain. woh
1:10:27
to un mein ek sahab the, to jo unhi ke isi ilaaqe ke the. to un ke ek saathi ne kaha ke yeh hamare saathiyon mein sab se zyada stubborn aadmi the. bohat hi conditioning pakki thi un ki, aur woh kisi tarah se un ko samajh mein nahi aata tha. yeh arsal mission to unhone kaha ke un ka haal woh tha jo Hazrat Umar ke bare mein hai ke Hazrat Umar ke bare mein ek sahabi ne kaha tha ke "wallah la hatta humal khitab", yaani yeh shakhs, yaani Hazrat Umar iman lane wale nahi hain yahan tak ke un ka jo qabeela hai,
1:11:12
woh us qabeelay ka gadha tak musalman ho jaye. to itna zyada un ka case stubburn lagta tha. unhone kaha un ke bare mein hamari yeh rai hi thi. aaj woh sab se aage hain, poore group mein sab se aage wahi hain. us waqt bohat hi yaqeen ke saath, bohat zyada josh ke saath lage hue hain, aur bohat zyada da'wah ka kaam kar rahe hain. lekin is mein waqt laga.
1:11:40
to aise case jab aate hain to un ko samjhein ke conditioning ki wajah se woh react kar rahe hain. jab tak koi conditioning toote gi nahi to aise karein ge woh. to un logon ke liye yeh karna hai ke dua karein, aur is se kabhi bhi behas na karein. sirf yeh kahein ke "aur kitabein padhiye, aur kitabein padhiye, aur kitabein padhiye". yaani dua karein, aur un ko kitabein padhwate rahein. to hamara bar bar ka tajurba hai ke aadmi badal jata hai. to hum to kahin se mayoos nahi hain. har aadmi ke bare mein hum umeed rakhte hain ke sahi tareeqe se kaam kiya jaye to badal jayega woh.
1:12:22
mr amir bin yusuf ne karachi pakistan se sawal kiya hai. unhone likha hai: "insan jannat mein apne aap ko tawheed parast hone ke saboot diye baghair nahi ja sakta,
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