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Quran & Tafsir · Q&A

Meaning of fitrat as a guide

“In Tazkirul Quran introduction page number 8, the last line of the first paragraph you have mentioned: 'Fitrat and universe are silent guides for man, while Quran is a verbal guide.' It is easy to understand that universe and Quran are guides, but I am confused about fitrat. Please explain what is the meaning of fitrat and how it can be a guide.”Asked by Idris, Raipur

He answers at 1:31:36 in The Straight Path · 2 min 40 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:31:36
maulana, yeh sawal aaya hai Mr. Idrees ka Raipur se. unho ne likha hai ke in Tazkir-ul-Quran introduction page number eight, the last line of the first para you have mentioned, fitrat aur kainat agar aadmi ki khamosh rehnuma hai to Quran ek shabdi rehnuma. maulana, it is easy to understand that kainat and Quran are rehnuma, but I am confused about fitrat. please explain what is the meaning of the fitrat and how it could be rehnuma. fitrat se murad wahi hai, is ko hum kehte hain intuition. wahi jo har aadmi is ka tajurba hota hai, jis aadmi ko intuition.
1:32:25
to yeh, yani ilm-ul-nafs ki tareekh, tareekh tehqeeq ke mutabiq, yani khud jo jo science of mind hai, is ki jinho ne tehqeeq ki hai, woh khud mante hain ke mind mein, yani fitrat aur mind alag cheez nahi hai. yani hum mazhabi zaban mein fitrat bolte hain, nafs bolte hain, rooh bolte hain, lekin scientific zaban mein har cheez ek hi hai. dimagh, brain. samjhane ke liye hum alfaaz bolte hain, alag alag ke zamir aur rooh aur fitrat waghera, wajdan. lekin yeh sab ka sab ka ta'alluq dimagh se hai. scientific zaban mein is ko sirf ek hi baat, yani sirf mind bola jayega.
1:33:13
hum apni language mein is ko mukhtalif alfaaz bolte hain. woh mind ke mukhtalif manifestations hain. to mind mein bohat zyada bhara hua hai. aur yeh ulama yeh kehte hain ke jo kuch hum daryaft karte hain, woh kehte hain mind ko unfold karte hain. mind ko unfold karte hain. pehlay se maujood maujood hai mind mein. to yeh koi nai baat nahi hai.
1:33:41
yeh yeh khud jo psychology ke jo experts hain, woh is ko baat mante hain ke mind mein bhara hua hai sab kuch. aur isi ko unfold karne ka naam hai daryaft. to aap in alfaaz se confuse na hon ke ke kahin fitrat bulata hai, kahin shaoor bulata hai, kahin rooh bulata hai, kahin zamir bulata hai. zamir hai, woh sab mind hi ka phenomenon hai, wahi ki manifestation hai. ek hi lafz science mein bulata hai mind, hum is ko mazhab ki zaban mein kai lafz bolte hain.
1:34:16
maulana, agla sawal kya hai Mr. Brij Bhushan Vaidik ne Delhi se. unho ne likha hai: "Maulana sahib, I am confused about the word Islam.
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