Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Books on Prophet and Companions

“Please guide which books we should read to understand the life of the Prophet of Islam and the Companions?”Asked by مس شبانہ, رائے پور

He answers at 1:17:29 in Islam & Prophet of Islam 21 Oct, 2012 · 1 min 16 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:17:29
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. yani sankaron ki kitabein hain, tadad mein kitabein hain. main koi kitab suggest nahin kar sakta. aap khud yani library mein jaiye, wahan par dekhiye. hamara, main sirf yeh keh sakta hoon ke hamare haan aisi kitabein kai chhapi hain. baqi aap ko haq hai ke aap jo chahein kitabein padhein. dekhiye, hamare haan kitab chhapi hai "paighambar e inqilab" aur "mutala-e-seerat" aur "seerat-e-rasool" aur "prophet of peace". yeh kitabein chhapi hain. aur bhi kitabein hain, lekin yeh to direct taur par seerat par kitab hai. hamare haan se. baqi aap kaun si kitabein padhna pasand karen ge?
1:18:34
to yeh to aap ko haq hai ke aap kisi bhi book shop mein ja kar ke wahan se jo chahein le lein, jo jo pasand ho aap ko. maulana, agla sawal hai dilli se miss naghma siddiqui ka. unhon ne likha hai: "as this world is for test, we get less than ideal, but our nature wants ideal."
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