Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why people think religion restricts freedom

“Why do people think that religion restricts freedom and therefore reject it?”Asked by مولانا یعقوب عمری, گلبرگہ

He answers at 1:13:02 in Islam & Prophet of Islam 21 Oct, 2012 · 4 min 26 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:13:02
maulana, agla sawal aaya hai gulbarga se maulana yaqoob umri ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana ek sahab ne kaha ke mazhab insan ki azadi par roak lagata hai, is liye hum ko mazhab nahin chahiye. maulana log kyun aisa samajhte hain?" aaj main ne jo kaha hai baatein is se aap andaza kar sakte hain ke ke islam to zabardast daai hai azadi ka. yani yani allah taala ka ki jo scheme of things hai us ke mutabiq azadi shart hai, lazim hai. koi is ko misuse kare ya properly use kare, is se aap ke paas nahin. is ko azadi baharhal rahe gi hasil. ek hi cheez par shart laga sakte hain aap, woh yeh ke woh aap ko physical harm na pahanchaye. dekhiye, aaj kal ke musalman jo protest kar rahe hain, is farq ko nahin samajhte ke insan par pabandi sirf yeh lag sakti hai ke tum doosre ko physical harm pahanchane ka haq nahin rakhte.
1:14:12
abhi main ne ek taqreer suni ek ek ek ek bade aalim ki to unhon ne is ke khilaf bol rahe the woh, yani yeh woh jo hai "innocence of muslim" wali film jo hai, to woh is mein unhon ne yeh kaha ke yani west mein bhi yahi concept hai azadi ka ke tumhari azadi, unhon ne yeh kaha ke tumhari azadi wahan khatam ho jati hai jahan doosre ki khair khwahi majrooh hoti hai. yeh bilkul galat baat hai. yeh west ka yeh concept nahin hai. unhon ne ghaliban angrezi ka lafz to nahin istemal kiya tha, ghaliban un ka matlab hua tha woh woh jo mashhoor hai america ke bare mein ke "your freedom ends where my nose begins". to is ka matlab to yeh hai ke tum azaad ho is waqt tak jab tak ke tum kisi ko harm na pahanchao. jab tum meri naak ko maro ge to kaha tum ne mujh ko harm pahanchaya.
1:15:17
to aap ke jazbat majrooh hote hain, yeh kisi concern nahin hai. na west ka, na na khuda ka. na khuda ki bhi concern yeh nahin hai. aap janiye, aap ka kaam janiye. aap ke jazbat majrooh hote hain to aap janiye. is ki bina par kisi ki azadi is oust nahin ki jae gi. achhe se samajh lijiye ke na yeh west ka concept hai, na yeh khuda ka concept hai. khuda ka concept har giz yeh nahin hai ke kisi kisi ke jazbat majrooh ho rahe hon to us ki azadi jo hai khatam kar di jaye. aadmi is waqt tak azaad hai jab tak woh apni azadi ko peaceful daire mein istemal karta hai. sirf is waqt pabandi lage gi is ke upar jab ke woh doosre ke liye harmful ban jaye. yeh islam ka concept hai, yeh west ka concept hai. yeh galat logon ne samajh rakha hai.
1:16:08
kisi ke jazbat majrooh hon to wahan pabandi lagai jae gi. har giz nahin. bilkul galat hai agar koi aisa karta hai. jazbat majrooh hote hain to aap ka personal masla hai, woh islam ka masla nahin hai. aisa koi qanoon na ban sakta hai, na chal sakta hai, na is ki koi feasibility hai ke jazbat ke majrooh hone par qanoon banaya jaye. abhi main ne parha ke invitations ke jo general assembly mein musalmanon ki tadad 58 hai. 58 muslim members hain. unhon ne ittefaq rai ke sath yeh wahan par mutalba kiya ke ke invitation jo hai aisa qanoon banaye jis par pabandi lagai jaye freedom of expression par. yeh bilkul ridiculous baat hai. aisa mutalba, aisi mang ridiculous hai. kyun ke aap kaise pabandi lagaen ge?
1:16:59
dekhiye, yahi islam ka stand hai, yahi west ka stand hai, aur yeh invitations ka stand hai ke har aadmi azaad hai ke apni, ke woh yani freedom of expression jo hai, woh is ka is ka absolute right hai insan ko. absolute right hai. sirf is waqt is ka right khatam hota hai jab ke woh doosron ko physical harm pahanchane lage. jab tak peaceful hai, aap koi pabandi nahin laga sakte is ke upar. maulana, agla sawal raipur se aaya hai miss shabana ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahib, please guide us which book we should read to understand the life of prophet of islam and sahaba?" to bahut sari kitabein hain, apne taste ke lehaz se aap padhiye.
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