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Society & Dawah · Q&A

Is reading Al-Risala once enough for dawah

“Generally people read Al-Risala and Al-Risala literature only once. After that they become satisfied with it. Is reading Al-Risala literature only once sufficient for dawah and intellectual development?”Asked by Hafiz Muhammad Daniyal, Patna

He answers at 1:51:19 in The Straight Path · 3 min 31 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:51:19
woh Maulana, agla sawal hai Hafiz Muhammad Daniyal sahib ka Patna se. unhone likha hai: "aam taur par log Al-Risala aur Al-Risala literature ko sirf ek bar padhte hain. is ke baad woh isi par mutmaeen ho jate hain. kya sirf ek bar Al-Risala literature ko padhna dawat aur intellectual development ke liye kafi hai?" hargiz nahi. main ne kai bar ek tajruba kiya ke ek aadmi mere paas aata hai, woh kehta hai ke main Risala padhta hoon.
1:51:55
to mein ne kaha kitni baar? unhon ne kaha aik baar. mein is se kehta hoon: "is se aik baar aur parh lijiyay mere samnay" aur phir mujhe aaiye poochun ga aap ko sawal. to aik baar is ne parha tha apne ghar, aik baar is ne parha mere samnay, koi aik safha. phir mein ne poocha ke ab band kijiye, band karein, bataein kya is mein baat kahi gayi? woh bata nahi paya. woh jab chahein aap tajurba kar lijiyay. jis ne bhi risalay ke kisi mazmoon ko aik baar parha, woh samjha nahi. is ko aap poochein is se ke kya samjhe aap?
1:52:29
to woh jo bataye ga, phir us ko dekhiye, aap kuch ko kuch bata de ga, bata de ga. woh jab chahein tajurba kar lijiyay aap. to aisay log jo hain, woh is ka bhi zara olaye ka qurb, woh malam ya qurb parha magar nahi parha. matlab is ke sath insaaf nahi kiya aap ne. parhne wala woh hai ke parhne ke baad jab is se sawal kiya jaye ke is mein kya baat hai to theek theek is ko bata sakay. woh agar woh theek theek nahi bata sakta to woh nahi parha. woh to mein is ko kahoon ke jo log samajhte hain ke un ko sachai mile aur un ke zehn ka development ho, to unhein risala ko kai baar parhna chahiye.
1:53:15
mein ne aik parhta hoon, aik mazmoon likha tha jis ne risala ko aik baar parha, us ne risala ko nahi parha. jis ne risala do baar parha, us ne bhi risala ko nahi parha. jis ne risala kai baar parha, us ne risala ko parha. yeh mein baat tajurbe se likhi hai. mein ne baar baar mein tajurba kiya. kuch samajhte nahi log aik aik baar parhne se, kuch nahi. is mein baat kuch rahe gi aur ntiyan kuch nikal lein ge. to risala ko jo shakhs bhi chahta hai ke is mein jo baatein hain, risala mein wisdom ki baat hoti hai, wisdom baseerat.
1:53:50
to jo chahta hai ke is ko samjhe, to us ko chahiye khud apne sath hi insaaf hoga apne sath ke baar baar parhe woh.
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