Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Principle for determining matters of creed

“What is the principle by which we can know whether something is a matter of creed or not? Please explain.”Asked by Maulana Iqbal Umri, Tamil Nadu

He answers at 1:14:26 in God and Man I · 2 min 3 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:14:26
shukr mein jiyenge. Maulana agla sawal kya hai Tamil Nadu se Maulana Iqbal Umri ne. unhone poocha hai koi baat aqide ki hai ya nahi is ko janne ka kya usool hai? is ke bare mein batayen. dekhiye aqide ki tamam baaten Quran mein maujood hain. Quran ke bahar agar koi aqida ijad karta hai to woh galat hai. yani koi bhi aisi baat jis ka aqide se talluq hai, jis ka talluq jannat jahannum se hai, woh lazman Quran mein maujood hai.
1:15:03
koi agar yeh kahe ke Quran mein maujood nahi hai to woh jhoot bolta hai. to aap Quran padh lijiyega. aqide ka mamla koi bhi aisa nahi hai jo Quran mein maujood na ho. to agar koi aisi baat bataye aqide ki, farz kijiye koi kahe ke Taj Taj Mahal ko dekh lo to jannat pakki ho jayegi. to us se poochhein Quran mein kahan likha hua hai? koi kahe ke Qutub Minar par charh jao to to jannat ka ticket mil jayega tum ko. to poochhein Quran mein kahan likha hua hai?
1:15:39
to koi bhi aisi baat jis ka talluq nijaat se hai, aqide se hai, woh lazman Quran mein maujood hai. Quran mein hai to theek hai, nahi to nahi. isi ko Imam Abu Hanifa ne kaha tha ke yatoon al-sha'b min kitab Allah taqool ke Quran se lao to manunga, nahi nahi manta mein. to koi bhi shakhs agar yeh daawa karta hai ke aqide ka mamla Quran se bahar bhi kahin maujood hai to woh galat daawa karta hai. Quran mein agar aqida hi na ho to phir Quran mein hai kya? kya sirf tareekh hai is mein qomon ki? nahi, aqide ka koi bhi mamla aisa nahi hai jo Quran mein maujood na ho.
1:16:23
aur jo cheez Quran mein maujood na ho, woh aqida bhi nahi hai. woh aqida bhi nahi hai. Maulana agla sawal Delhi se hai Mr Arshad Sirajuddin sahab ka. unhone likha hai Maulana muhtaram aap ne ilm aur dawat ke maidan mein bharpoor zindagi guzari hai.
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