Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Biggest obstacle to entering Paradise

“What is the biggest obstacle to qualifying for Paradise? Please clarify.”Asked by Yusuf Khan, Lucknow

He answers at 21:33 in Discovery of Paradise · 3 min 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
21:33
Maulana, kuch sawal lena chahenge. Yeh sawal bheja hai Lucknow se Yusuf Khan sahab ne. Unhon ne aapse poocha hai ke Maulana sahab, sab se bari rukawat paradise ko qualify karne ki kya hai? Is ko wazeh karein. Main sochta hoon ke Alhamdulillah Rabb-ul-Alameen ki daryaft, discovery, is mein jitni kami hogi, utni daryaft mein kami hogi.
22:18
Hamare mission ki poori daud-dhoop is daryaft ke liye hui thi. Miss Dania Mustafa ne Karachi Pakistan se likha hai: "What a thrilling lecture! You awaken the spirit of discovering God through science in me." Maulana sahab, I have a question. Maulana sahab, are the divine laws set by Allah in the universe and in ourselves? Is it equal? Can we base our life on these universal scientific laws?
23:12
Chonke! Woh yeh janna chah rahi hain ke jo nature mein aur hamare insano mein jo laws Allah taala ne banaye hain, jis pe jo zindagi chalti hai, kya is ko hum ek jaisa samajh sakte hain aur kya is ko divine revelations ke barabar maan sakte hain? Main to samajhta hoon ke haan, aisa hi hai aur yeh itna zyada hai ke woh kabhi khatam nahi hoga. Man aala Allah, man aala Allah, woh kabhi khatam nahi honge. Isi liye Quran mein hai ke: "Man ba'ad
24:12
Kalmatullah." To yeh to koi shak nahi ke waqia hai. maulana, agla comment bheja hai muhammad ammar sahib ne dilli se. unho ne likha hai: "maulana, aap ne bilkul durust farmaya.
24:42
allah ki daryaft hi hamare jeene aur marne ka maqsad hona chahiye. yahi raaz-e-hayat hai aur yeh raaz-e-hayat hamein sirf aap hi se seekhne ko mila hai. inshallah, i will discover allah as much as i can in my entire life. maulana, agla sawal bheja hai moradabad se sajjad khan sahib ne. unho ne likha hai: "maulana, how can we know whether we are on the path of paradise or hell?
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