Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Blasphemy law vs purpose of Islam

“How does blasphemy law contradict the purpose of Islam? Also, what is the model that we see from the life of Prophet that shows that what Muslims are doing today in the name of blasphemy law is totally wrong?”Asked by مسٹر باسط جمال / مس شازیہ خان, دلی / لکھنو

He answers at 32:47 in The Issue of Shatm-e-Rasool (Abuse of the Prophet) Prof. Farida Khanam · 11 min 34 sec

His answer, in his own words
32:47
hai, khwah rasool allah salallahu alaihi wasallam ke ta'alluq se ho ya kisi aur insan ke ta'alluq se ho. ghulu islam ka tareeqa nahi hai, yeh hum ko samajhna paray ga. aah, apa yeh sawal hai. aah, do teen logon ne yeh sawal poocha hai. similar question hai, jaise aah mr basit jamal ne delhi se poocha hai ke: "aah, how does blasphemy law contradict the purpose of islam". aah, is ke baray mein thora thori roshni dalen. aah , isi tareeqay, isi waise hi milta julta sawal aah miss shazia khan ne lucknow se poocha hai ke: "what is the model that we see from the life of prophet that shows that what muslims are doing today in the name of blasphemy is totally wrong".
33:29
to in dono sawalon pe thori si roshni daliye aap. asal mein musalman yeh bhool gaye hain ke hamara jo rishta hai non muslim se, woh d'ai madhu ka rishta hai. woh unhon ne in logon ko apna rival samajh liya hai. ek zaman tha ke taqreeban hazar baras tak sari dunya par musalman rule kar rahe the. ab doosray logon ne taraqqi ki aur doosray logon ko mauqa mila, aur yeh rasool khud quran mein aya hai ke yeh jo iqtidaar hai, woh allah ta'ala doosray logon ko de ga, kyunke yeh test ke paper hain.
34:11
to doosray logon ko iqtidaar mile ga, lekin musalmanon ne yeh samjha ke doosray logon ne sazish kar ke hamara iqtidaar chheen liya hai. we and they ka concept paida hua. to woh itna zyada is mamle mein sensitive ho gaye, woh defeatist mentality ki wajah se itna sensitive ho gaye ke zara sa bhi unke bare mein kuch kaha jata hai, quran ke bare mein, rasool ke bare mein, khaas taur par rasool ke bare mein, to woh bilkul provoke ho jate hain. halanke woh naya zamana hai, woh yeh samajhte nahi ke pehle zamane mein sabhi log provoke hote the, to woh itna zyada, itna zyada woh nahi tha.
34:51
mamla itna barhta nahi tha woh, aur pehle zamane mein media nahi tha. to lekin ab jo hai, sari duniya jo hai, woh badal gayi hai, aur religious freedom sari duniya ne accept kar liya hai. halanke religious freedom islam le kar aya, lekin baad mein musalman apna sab q bhool gaye. unhone quran se aur rasool se hidayat lena chhod diya. ab sirf woh apne jazbat par chalte hain, aur woh yeh dekhte hi nahi ke duniya in sab cheezon ko chhod chuki hai. yeh sari cheezein, khaas taur par yeh church se aayi thi, aur ancient age mein intolerance bohat zyada tha. encyclopedia britannica mein aap dekh sakte hain ke woh age of intolerance
35:36
tha. to woh uski wajah se is tarah ki baatein jo blasphemy laws waghera bane, aaj bhi blasphemy law hai england ke jo law mein, lekin woh inactive hai. lekin musalmanon ne isko activate kar liya, kyunke woh samajhte hain ke sari duniya hamari dushman hai. to unko yeh, unka yeh perception jo hai, unko badalna hoga, aur logon ko dai madhu ke hisab se dekhna hoga. tab tamam log jo hain, jaise ke Maulana sahib ne bar bar kaha ke yeh duniya dar-ul-insaan hai, dushman aur dost mein yeh duniya nahi baanti ja sakti. aur jo hum ko, har ek ko, hamein Khuda ki baat batani hai, Khuda ka paigham pahunchana hai, chahe woh musalman ho, na non-muslim ho, sab ko hamein Khuda ki baat pahunchani hai.
36:26
aur yahi hamara rishta hai un logon ke sath. woh dushman aur dost ka rishta nahi hai, balke potential friend ka rishta hai. agar dushman ke sath hum acha sulook karein to woh hamara kal dost ban jayega. to yahi unko discover karna hai. ji apa, mere mein in fact yeh bhi samajhta hoon ke yeh jo response muslims, sum of these muslims have been giving in the subject of b blasphemy, it is nothing less than doing a self goal. and i will explain why i am saying this. ah, jaise aap ne apa abhi bataya, bohat sahi ke ek musalman ya ek momin ki identity uske dai hone se establish hoti hai.
37:09
to is duniya mein ah, har ek musalman ke liye ah, ek hi equ ation hai, woh hai dai aur madhu ki equation. ah, which means that every dai has to be a lot more patient, a lot more tolerant, and above all, you know, be a well-wisher for entire humanity. ah, main bhi jab logon se discussion karta hoon, yeh subject bohat zyada samne aata hai. ah, but agar hum ah, quran ko dekhein, ah, yeh sab log ah, is baat se zaroor agree karenge ke jo quran utara gaya, woh ah, sirf musalmanon ke liye nahi utara gaya, balke ah, poori insaniyat ke liye utara gaya.
37:44
is mein message hai poori insaniyat ke liye. ab isi mein woh ayat bhi aati hai, aap ne bhi bataya ke prophet of islam was sent as a mercy to humanity. ab yahan pe sochne wali baat yeh hai ke aap mercyful ya forgiving aap kab banenge kisi ah, opposite party ke liye? ah, aap mercyful ya forgiving normal situation mein nahi honge, ya phir jab aap ke taluqat bohat ache hon, aap ko bohat appreciate kiya jaye. ah, yeh forgiveness ya mercyfulness tab aati hai ah, jab aap ko abuse kiya jaye, aap ko oppress kiya jaye, insult kiya jaye, aap ke sath injustice kari jaye.
38:22
is ke baad agar aap mercyful hote hain, tab aap mercyful ya forgive ah, forgiver kehlata hain. aur prophet ki zindagi se bhi hum ne yahi dekha ke unhone ah, kis tarah woh jitne log jo unko oppose karte the ya abuse karte the, jaise apa ne bataya, to kaise unhone unko maaf kar diya. aur aah, prophet is a role model for all muslims, and if prophet is a forgiver, and he is a merciful personality for everyone.
38:52
that this is the same conduct or trade that we have to adopt in a life. to apa, jab mein islamic history ke baray mein bhi parh raha tha, to mujhe kai example samnay aaye, jaise aah, Safwan bin Umayya ka example hai ke woh kaise bees saal se bhi zyada prophet ke khilaf rahe. he was one of the bitter enemies of the enemy of the prophet, and aah, Khalid bin Waleed aah, jo war general thay, woh un ke bohat qareebi dost thay. unhon ne un ko dawat di, lekin unhon ne kaha ke mein kabhi bhi prophet ko mein follow nahi karunga. aah, in fact, un ke jo cousin aah, Umair thay, aur jo un ke dost bhi thay, unhon ne prophet aah, ko marne ke liye un ko Madinah bheja, jab prophet Madinah mein thay. aah, lekin Umair ne khud prophet ko aah, follow aah, karna behtar samjha. aah, ab yahan pe hum dekhte hain ke yeh to aah, blasphemy se bhi zyada aagay ki baat ho gayi ke prophet ko marne ke liye unhon ne plan banaya.
39:51
aah, isi aah, aah, isi Safwan bin Umayya ko prophet ne maaf bhi kiya aur ooncha uhda bhi diya. is hi tareeqay se hum Abu Sufyan ka example dekhte hain, ya Umar bin Suhail ka dekhte hain ke kaise Umar bin Suhail bhi woh personality thay jinhon ne Hudaybiyyah treaty ke waqt Rasool ka word aah, erase kiya tha. lekin prophet ne un ko bhi jab Makkah Makkah fateh hua, aah, un ko maaf kiya. aur wohi Umar bin Suhail baad mein aagay ja ke jab prophet ki death hui thi to woh kharay hue, and he was a very good orator, and he spoke aah, aah, with lot of passion ke prophet ke aah, aah, death ke baad Islam aur zyada strong ho gaya hai. to kaise log wapas mud ke aaye. aah, to yeh jaanna bohat zaroori hai ke Islam aah, objective is to root root out the cause of blasphemy, and not give command aah, to kill people.
40:49
aah, and this is very important that aah, we have to recognize. aah, mein is mein add karna chahunga, Quran mein bataya gaya: "Ma yaatihim min rasoolin illa kaano bihi yastahzi'oon" ke jo bhi Rasool aaye, un ka mazaaq uraya gaya hai. to asal hota kya hai ke koi bhi insaan jo aata hai aur Rasool bankar aaye, to kisi doosre insaan ko us ke imaan aur us ke fikr se hatana bohat hi mushkil kaam hota hai. intehai mushkil kaam hai. ab is maidan mein koi bhi aayega, us ko koi gaali dega, koi mazaaq urayega, yeh to hota rahega. ab agar blasphemy ka law aa jata, Allah taala aah, nazil kar deta to koi bhi insaan nahi bach sakta tha. even Islam ki tareekh dekhein to jaisa ke abhi apa aur Regis sahib ne misaal diya, maine bhi parhi hai, mere zehn mein beshumar misaal aa rahi hain. Hazrat Umar bhi bach nahi paate kyunke Hazrat Umar ne aah, jab nikle thay ke qatal karenge, us se pehle to sab ko takleef dete hi thay, nikle thay qatal karenge.
41:50
to us waqt kisi ne poocha tha: "yeh kahan ja rahe ho?" to kaha: "Hazrat Umar ne yeh kaha tha ke mein is be-deen ko maarne ja raha hoon jis ne hamare Arab ke aah, Arab mein bilkul tafreeqa paida kar diya, ikhtilaf paida kar diya hai." to yeh lafz dekhiye: "mein is be-deen ko maarne ja raha hoon" yeh to bilkul hi sarapa us ki baat hai. fateh Makkah ke mauqay par Hind ne kaha tha: "Hind wohi hai jo Rasool Allah salallahu alayhi wasallam ki bitter dushman thi aur aap ke chacha ko aah, marwane ka kaam saunpa tha aur bhi doosri cheezein karti rehti thi." us ne yeh kaha tha: "Ya Rasool Allah! Ma kaana 'ala zahril ardi min ahl-i-khabaa'in ahabb ilayhi min ahl-i-khabaa'ik, thumma ma asbaha al-yawma 'ala zahril ardi ahl-i-khabaa'in ahabb ilayhi min an ya'uzzu min ahl-i-khabaa'ik. " aey Allah ke Rasool! aaj se pehle rooye zameen par koi bhi khayma wala aisa nahi tha jis ke baray mein mujhe sab se zyada pasandeeda ho ke woh zaleel ho.
42:55
yani Rasool Allah salallahu alayhi wasallam sab se zyada zaleel hona ko zaleel karna Hind ko pasandeeda tha. aur ab mujhe sab se zyada pasandeeda yeh hai ke aap aur aap ke log woh izzat paayein. to ab dekhiye, agar insaan aah, ke liye yeh qanoon ban jata to koi bhi insaan bach nahi pata tha. Makkah ke andar to ek insaan bhi bach nahi pata, Madinah ke andar bhi kuch log bach sakte to bach sakte thay, dehati koi bhi nahi bachta, badu jis ko kehte hain, koi bhi nahi bachta tha. Taif ke log saare log maare jaate hain. phir is ke baad hum jo aaj Rasool Allah salallahu alayhi wasallam ke naam par kar rahe hain, hum bhi koi, hum kisi ko nahi maloom rehta ke Islam kya hai kyunke sab log mar jaate hain us waqt. to yeh jo payghambar ke jo aata hai, us ko takleefein hoti hain. to hum ko yeh jaanna chahiye, samajhna chahiye ke is se jo cheez kharab hoti hai, woh dawat ka mahol kharab hota hai.
43:51
dawat ka mahol kharab hota hai, Khuda ke mansoobay takhleeq se aagahi ka mahol kharab hota hai. kyunke qayamat ke din Allah taala kisi se pooch nahi sakta ke tum ko mera paigham pohancha ke nahi pohancha, kyunke woh kehta hai ke tum ne qanoon banaya tha ke jo bhi Rasool ko ki shat'am kare, us ko maar diya jaye. to yeh bilkul hi Islam ke mansoobay takhleeq ke bilkul hi khilaf qanoon hai jo soch rahe hain ya jo samajh rahe hain ya fiqh ka jo kaam hai, yeh bilkul hi khilaf hai. aah, kuch comment lena chahunga apa sawal lene se pehle. aah, yeh comment bheja hai Srinagar se Miss Karutlein ne, unhon ne likha hai: "The most appreciable rather shining aspect of Islam is that it fought against religious persecution and preach total freedom of faith."
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