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Quran & Tafsir · Q&A

What is the meaning of God's dye in Quran?

“Maulana, in Quran chapter 2, verse 138 it says: 'We take God's own dye, who is better than God's dye?' Maulana, what is the meaning of God's dye? That is sibghatallah.”Asked by مولانا زکوان ندوی, دلی

He answers at 1:02:19 in Sahaba and Muhaddithin 24th · 3 min 2 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:02:19
maulana, yeh sawal aaya hai dilli se maulana zakwan nadvi sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai ke quran ke chapter number two, verse number 138 mein aaya hai: "wa nattakhidhu billahi ghayrahu". who is a better dye than God's dye. Maulana, what is the meaning of God's dye? That is sabqat Allah. is ke bare mein bataein.
1:02:54
sabqat allah, is mein dekhein, woh aik is ka aik background hai, yeh jis ko kehte hain istibaq eesai logon ke haan. to un ke haan aik rasam thi ke jab woh kisi ko christian banate thay to istibaq karte thay. yani pehle zamanay mein kuch rang, koi khaas rang ka kapra pehnana, ab to shayad pani sakte hain sirf.
1:03:29
to is ke background mein yeh alfaaz aaye hain, matlab yeh nahi ke koi rang hota hai allah taala ka. is ka matlab yeh hai ke allah ko, yani allah ki following ke maani mein, allah ko ikhtiyar karo, sirf rang ke maani mein nahi. woh log sirf rang ke maani mein samajh rahe thay ke khaas rang ka kapra ho to woh deendar ban gaya. abhi bhi un ke haan yeh hai, mukhtalif rang ke kapre un ke hotay hain jo batate hain un ke deeni darjay ko.
1:04:07
to har mazhab mein aisa hua hai, mazhabi tabqay ne rang ke sath mazhab jor rakha hai. to yahan par bataya gaya ke asli rang woh nahi hai, maadi rang. asli rang yeh hai ke allah ki tabedari. yeh is maani mein mein samajhta hoon kaha gaya hai. doosri baat yeh hai ke rang ki tamseel bohat ba-maani hai. dekhein, yeh pani hai, is mein agar aap pathar ka tukra dalen to alag aa kar wahan par jaye ga, woh pani mein ghule ga nahi. lekin jab rang dalte hain to poore pani mein ghul jata hai. woh
1:04:48
to yeh matlab hai ke jis tarah se rang pani mein ghul kar ke poora is mein sarayat kar jata hai, to allah ke deen ko is tarah ikhtiyar karo ke poori shakhsiyat ka hissa ban jaye. aisa na ho ke tumhari shakhsiyat alag hai aur deen alag hai, woh zamima ke tor par na rahe, balkeh tumhari shakhsiyat poori ki poori se woh dhal jaye. yeh matlab hai is ka. molana, agla sawal tamil nadu se hai, molana iqbal umri sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "mazhab aur siyasat mein farq karne ko
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