Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Prophet's non-reaction vs Muslim reactions and blasphemy concept

“If Muslims claim to follow the Prophet's Sunnah, and the Prophet did not react to atrocities, then why are Muslims reacting today? Also, how did the concept of blasphemy originate?”Asked by Miss Tooti Malhotra, Delhi

He answers at 53:56 in The Issue of Shatm-e-Rasool (Abuse of the Prophet) Prof. Farida Khanam · 5 min 39 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:56
to is tareeqe se yeh hamari zimmedari hai. ji, apa yeh sawal Miss Toti Malhotra ne poocha hai Delhi se. unhon ne likha hai: "if the Muslims say they follow the sunnah of prophet, then of prophet did not react to any atrocities meted out to him, then why are Muslims reacting today?" aur ek aur hissa hai un ke sawal ka. unhon ne ek doosra sawal bhi bheja hai ke yeh concept of blasphemy originate kaise hua? to yeh do sawal hain. to Musalman jo prophet se guidance kahan lete hain, woh samajhte hain ke jo hamare charon fuqaha hain, unhon ne saari cheezein jo hain, woh Quran se, hadith se woh le li hain.
54:46
ab hum woh kisi bhi jurist ko follow karein, jo Imam Abu Hanifa ko zyada follow kiya jata hai India mein, to bas woh kafi hai. to jurist jo the, un in in ka interpretation tha apne zamane ke lehaz se. ab is zamane mein musalman ruler the, conqueror the, isi hisab se unhon ne interpretation kiya tha apni. aur is zamane mein kuch jo traditions thin, jo riwaj the, un sab ko milakar ek interpretation diya tha unhon ne. to wo zamani interpretation tha. to hum ko yeh chahiye ke har cheez mein dekhen ke wo aaj ke lehaz se kya relevant hai.
55:23
to hum direct quran o hadith se hum ijtihad nahi karte, baton ko samajhte nahi hain. ke kai bar aisa hota hai, agar koi baat kahe ke yeh hadith mein, yeh quran mein, to log kahenge wo to imam abu hanifa ne to aisa kaha hai. to yeh bilkul galat hai. agar imam abu hanifa hon ya koi bhi ho, agar un ki koi baat quran o hadith ke sareeh hukum se takrati hai, to wo wo relevant nahi hogi. is ko hum ko nahi lena hai. to log ke logon ke dimagh mein yeh baith gaya hai ke fuqaha ne sab kuch karam kaam kar diya hai, ab hamein kuch nahi karna, sirf un ko follow karna hai.
56:01
ab wo zamana hi badal gaya, to har cheez irrelevant ho gayi . to is wajah se hum ko dobara ijtihad ke zariye se quran o hadith se direct baton ko samajhna hai, halaat ko samajhna hai, aur phir hamein baton ko samajhna hai ke is naye daur mein hum kis tarike se deen ka kaam karna hai, kis tarike se hamein rehna hai. wo itna bhi nahi samajhte ke muslim islam ne religious freedom duniya ko diya, aur aaj wo religious freedom ko condemn karte hain. to ab wo logon ko samajhna hai, study karna hai, aur is silsile mein sab se zyada jo un ko faida degi, wo maulana ka literature hai.
56:46
to is literature ko padhen aur baton ko gehrai se samjhen, aur is ke baad khuda ki paigham jo hai, wo logon tak pahunchaen. apa, main aap ki baaton mein ek cheez add karunga. yeh blasphemy ka masla jo hai, yeh waisa hi masla hai jaisa ke fuqaha ne dar-ul-harb aur dar-ul-islam ka masla khud se create kiya tha is zamane ke lehaz se. ab fiqh asal mein develop hui hai abbasi daur mein, to khilafat ka daur tha. to wo cheez koi islam ka hissa nahi hai. unhon ne apni zarurat ke hisab se banaya tha, aur yeh koi aisa nahi ke ek aqide ka masla bhi ho jaye, balke yeh masla hai fiqh ka. un ki apni samajhi zarurat ka masla tha, is ko kya tha. to jaise aaj hum dar-ul-harb aur dar-ul-islam ki taqseem ko irrelevant mante hain, nahi mante, waisa hi is ko bhi karna hai hum ko ke yeh blasphemy koi islam ka masla nahi hai,
57:41
allah aur us ke rasool ki raza ka masla nahi hai, akhirat ki kamyabi ka masla nahi hai. yeh to hamper kar raha hai hamare liye. ah, jo dawah, jo islam ka asal maqsad hai, khudai paigham se logon ko agah karna, is se hum ko door kar raha hai. to is aitbar se to bilkul khilaf ja rahe hain hum islam ke. haan, yeh farhad sahib, impor tant point hai. in fact, mujhe quran ki wo ayat bhi yaad aa rahi hai jis mein bada clearly yeh bhi kaha gaya tha ke "do not, do not revile those whom they invoke instead of god, lest in their hostility, they revile god out of ignorance". to yeh bohat important hai kyun ke ah, isi ravaiye se hum un ko door kar dete hain islam se.
58:29
ah, wo samajhte hain ke islam jo hai, wo ek ah, violence ka mazhab hai, ah, aur ah, is mein bohat zyada jo hai, narrow mindedness hai. ah, aur yahi cheez jo hai, ah, dawah, dawah, dawah ke kaam mein bohat zyada rukawat ban ke samne aati hai. kai log to yeh bhi ah, muslims mein yeh bhi kehte hain ke "ah, you know, islam is ah, unsafe and we are under threat t". lekin aap dekhen ke surah ah, nisa mein bhi yeh ayat aayi hai ke "god will not allow ah, the unbelievers to harm the believers". to yeh itni badi ah, ek assurance ah, jo quran mein allah taala sab ko de rahe hain, ah, to ise hamein zaroor lena chahiye.
59:14
ah, musibat sirf tabhi aa sakti hai ke agar aap kisi mal, maan lijiye, aap kisi bhooke sher ke samne aa ke khade ho jayen aur aap sochen ke ah, wo aap ko kuch nahi karega, to wo possible nahi hai. aap agar ghalati karenge to is ka zaroor anjam bhi aap ko bhugtna padega. to we have to be very careful in our conduct. its very important. ah, agla sawal lene se pehle apa ek comment padhna chahunga jo doctor aslam khan sahib ne bheja hai
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