Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why strive for unachievable ideal

“If the ideal cannot be achieved, why have there been efforts throughout history to achieve it?”Asked by Naghma Siddiqi, Delhi

He answers at 1:16:55 in Sahaba and Muhaddithin 24th · 1 min 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:16:55
bilkul theek hai. Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai, Miss Naghma Siddiqui ka. unhon ne likha hai: "If ideal cannot be achieved, why has there been efforts throughout history to achieve it?" dekhen, insaan jo hai, yaani ideal seeking animal hai. paidaishi taur par is ke mind mein ek mayar hai, ek ideal hai, jis ko woh achieve karna chahta hai. toh Allah taala ne yeh jo mayar pasandi hai insaan ke andar rakhi thi, jannat ke shauq ke liye, ke aadmi duniya mein kam tawajjuh de, duniya mein apni dil na lagaye, yeh samajh kar ke bhai, jo ideal mere mind mein hai, woh toh jannat mein milega, yahan toh bas kuch din rehna hai. lekin aaj is hua yeh ke beshtar insaanon ne is mayar pasandi ko isi duniya mein transfer karna chaha, jo mayar pasandi thi aakhirat, un ki jannat ki yaad karne ke liye, is se apne ko lo lagane ke liye.
1:18:09
is mayar pasandi ko chaha ke is duniya mein main bana loon. is ke nateejay mein yeh tareekh mein yeh manzar aap ko dikhai deta hai. Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai, Nafees sahib ne likha hai. unhon ne poocha hai ke kisi waqea ka zikr karte hue aap ne ek hadith ka hawala diya tha, jo is tareeqay, is tareeqay, is tareeqay, is tarah thi: "jab nahaal log ohde daar banaye jaane lagein toh qayamat ka intezar karo." is hadith mein kya baat kahi gayi hai?
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