Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is self-accounting peaceful and judging others stressful?

“In self-accounting there is peace, and in accounting for others there is stress. Is this correct?”Asked by Iqbal Umri, Tamil Nadu

He answers at 1:19:59 in Don't Be Angry Culture · 2 min 53 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:19:59
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. kya yeh sahi hai?" haan, yeh baat bilkul sahi hai. is ki wajah dekhiye yeh hai. yeh bohat gehri baat hai. yeh bohat ziyada gehri baat hai. dekhiye, aadmi jab muhasba karte hain introspection ko, introspection to jab aadmi apna muhasba karta hai to kya hota hai woh? is waqt, is waqt woh farishton ki sohbat mein hota hai.
1:20:41
zaati muhasba ek bohat hi bara musbat amal hai. ek bohat bara positive kaam hai. aur khalish rabbani kaam hai. jis mein Allah ka khauf hota hai. aur aur akhirat ki pakad hoti hai. yeh sab baatein dil mein aati hain to aap apna muhasba karte hain. to woh sara kaam farishton ki sohbat mein hota hai. jo aadmi sahi maano mein zaat ka muhasba karta hai to farishte jowq dar jowq is ke paas aate hain. zahir hai ke is mein sukoon to aaye ga. jab lekin jab doosre ke khilaf aap bolte hain to woh to khalish shaitani kaam hai.
1:21:23
aap ghore kijiye. yaani Quran mein jo Iblees ka aur Adam ka qissa bayan kiya hai, is mein itne aspects hain ke main sochta hoon ke shayad saare hi aspects mein shamil hain. saare aspects. sab se pehle kis ne yeh kaam kiya hai? shaitan ne. ke Allah ke khilaf naoozubillah bola woh. ke kisi ke khilaf bolna, yaani opposition ke boli bolna, yeh to shaitani kaam hai. yaani shaitan ne is is yeh jo tradition hai, is ko shaitan ne shuru kiya sab se pehle. ke kisi ke khilaf bolna, jhanda le ke khara hona. to shaitan naoozubillah Allah ke khilaf jhanda jhanda le ke khara ho jaye ga, ho gaya.
1:22:08
to jo log opposition ka kaam karte hain, kisi ke khilaf jhanda le ke khare hote hain aur doosre ke khilaf taqreerein karte hain, un ko bohat ziyada darna chahiye. yeh to ek shaitani kaam hai. aur is shaitani ki sohbat ki wajah se woh kaifiyat hoti hai jo aap ne farmaya. to jis aadmi ko zaati muhasba ki tofeeq mile, us ko bohat ziyada shukr ada karna chahiye. aur jo aadmi doosre ke muhasbe mein pada hua hai, us ko yaani panah mangni chahiye Allah taala se ke main shaitan ke chakkar mein pad gaya tha aur khudaya meri toba qabool kar. Maulana, agla sawal Mr. Muhammad Samiullah Sahab ka hai Delhi se. unhon ne likha hai: "How can problems be converted into opportunity?
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