Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of religious zeal in Islam

“What is the meaning of religious zeal (ghayrat)? Please explain about this.”Asked by مولانا عنایت اللہ عمری صاحب, بینگلور

He answers at 1:18:52 in Don't Be Angry Culture · 1 min 6 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:18:52
aap do kitabein parh lijiye, is mein sari baatein wazeh ho jayengi inshallah. agla sawal bangalore se aya hai aur maulana inayatullah umri sahib ne kiya hai. unhon ne poocha hai ke deeni ghairat ke kya maani hain? is ke baray mein batayen. deeni ghairat koi cheez nahi hai. nothing hai islam mein. kuch nahi. deeni ghairat ek jahiliyat hai. yeh jahiliyat ki cheez hai. quran mein kaha gaya hai "hamiyat aljahiliya" jis ko kaha gaya wahi deeni ghairat hai. kuch nahi, deeni ghairat kya cheez hai?
1:19:35
yani yeh lafz na hadith mein aya hai na quran mein aur is ko itna bara darja de rakha hai. yaad rakhiye, deeni ghairat ka lafz na quran mein hai na hadith mein hai. lekin sahabi ne is lafz ko bhi istemal kiya. main is ko hamiyat jahiliya manta hoon. is ko koi haqeeqat is ki nahin. agla sawal kya hai Maulana Iqbal Umri ne Tamil Nadu se. unhon ne likha hai: "zaati muhasba mein sukoon milta hai aur ghair ke muhasbe se stress paida hota hai.
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