Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of science and religion statement

“Science is the search for truth, and religion is about obedience. What does this mean?”Asked by مولانا فرح سلفی, بینگلور

He answers at 1:07:13 in Quran for All Mankind · 1 min 55 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:07:13
maulana, agla sawal bangalore se aya hai, maulana farah salfi sahib ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke "science is the search for truth, and religion is about obedience." is ka kya matlab hai? dekhiye, science ko sachai se matlab nahin hai. yeh galat kisi jis ne kaha hai ke science sachai ki talash ka naam hai, yeh galat hai. science ko sachai se koi matlab nahin hai. science ka matlab hai ke law of nature kya hai, is ko janna, fact kya hai, is ko janna. is se bas nahin ke woh sachai kya hai. sachai falsafe ka, sachai jo hai, falsafe ka, falsafi ka target hota hai, science ka nahin.
1:08:02
misalan, yeh pani hai, yeh science na janna chahiye ke yeh liquid kaise ban gaya, gas, gas liquid form mein kaise tabdeel ho gaya. is ka to matlab nahin sachai, yani jo hai, woh kya hai, jo hai, is ko explain karna. bas sachai to falsafi ka ya mazhabi logon ka subject hota hai. aise hi kisi ne ek keh diya, ek qaul: "ji,
1:08:31
science ka, science dan ka mutafiq yeh hota hai ke jo jis dunya mein woh reh raha hai, us ko us ko yani janna ke kya hai, kese." yani jaise misal ke tor par suraj nikalta hai, suraj doobta hai, to yeh kya hai? yeh phenomena kaisa nikalna hai, kaisa doobna hai? is phenomena ko janna, is ka naam hai science. truth, truth! yeh kehna galat hai ke truth science ka subject hai, falsafa ka subject zaroor hai, mazhab ka subject zaroor hai, science ka subject truth nahin hai.
1:09:09
maulana, agla sawal mister zafar sahib ka hai, mumbai se. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke "should religion limit itself to traditional style or become more liberal?" what is your comment on this?
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