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Dealing with doubts from atheist books

“Whenever I read books like 'The God Delusion', I feel my faith leaving my heart. I feel frustrated. How can I tackle this problem? I need to maintain a balance between my religion and my research work.”Asked by Mr. Riaz Bhat, Kashmir

He answers at 1:48:33 in The Straight Path · 2 min 46 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:48:33
main isko be be asal samajhta hoon. Maulana, agla sawal phir se Kashmir se aya hai. Mr Riaz Bhat ne likha hai. unhone poocha hai ke "whenever I read some books like God Delusion, I feel my iman coming out of my heart. i feel frustrated. how can i tackle this problem? i have to maintain a balance between my religion and my research work. my studies are my priorities right now.
1:49:05
shall i stop reading such books till i have enough time to devote fully for the understanding of the religion?" kindly guide God Delusion mere paas bhi hai. main ne nahi parha isko. woh to apne aap mein delusion hai. woh woh kitab kuch bhi nahi hai, iske andar hai. aap kaise is se mutasir ho gaye? mislan iske andar ek bohat bari ghalati yeh hai ke Musalmanon ke practice ko le kar ke unhone Islam ko yani ghalat sabit kiya hai. misal ke taur par is mein hai thought crime ke Musalman jo hain, woh marte hain aise aadmi ko jo un se mazhabi ikhtilaf kare. to yeh kahan Islam mein? kahan yeh? yeh Musalmanon ka amal hai. iska aap ne Islam ko ghalat samajh liya. aisi Muslim practice se aap Islam ki ideology ko aap ne condemn kiya.
1:49:58
yeh koi kitab hai? yeh to confusion hai. yani confusion ka bundle hai. woh is kitab ko parh ke kaise mutasir ho gaye? aap yeh illogical hai ke aap Muslim community ke practice ko le kar ke Islam ki ideology ko condemn karein. Islam ka ideology alag cheez hai aur woh basic cheez hai. yeh samjhein woh sirf musannif ke Islam yani Islam alag hai, Musalman alag hai. you have to differentiate between Islam and Muslims.
1:50:33
you have to judge Muslims in the light of Islamic teachings, not vice versa. is tarah ki jitni kitabein hain, sab mein yeh confusion hai ke ab Musalman samajhte hain ke jo Musalman kar rahe hain, isi ka naam Islam hai. lekin Islam ka ek authentic text hai. Islam ka ek authentic text hai. woh masnad matan woh hai ke is ko dekh kar aap Islam ko rah banayein. Musalman to har qism ke in mein Musalman, jis tarah ke main ne kaha, jis tarah dunya mein azadi Allah ne di hai, istiqlaal logon ko, mazhabi logon ko bhi azadi hai, wohi misuse karayenge, wohi misuse karenge. to misuse karne ke case ko le kar ke aap Islam par rai banate hain. bohat bari kitabein, moti si kitab hai, woh woh confusion ka bundle hai.
1:51:19
woh Maulana, agla sawal hai Hafiz Muhammad Daniyal sahib ka Patna se.
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