Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How can ordinary people attain highest Paradise?

“Is it true that God will grant the highest level of Paradise only to Prophets, Martyrs, and Scholars? How can an ordinary person like me aspire for Firdaus? Do we need to do big tasks to attain the highest level? If yes, then what are these big tasks that will help us achieve the level of Firdaus?”Asked by Qurban Ali, Madhya Pradesh

He answers at 31:05 in How to Become Deserving of Paradise · 1 min 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
31:05
maulana, agla sawal madhya pradesh se qurban ali sahib ne bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, is it true that god will grant the highest level of paradise to only prophets, martyrs and scholars? how can an ordinary person like me aspire for firdous? do we need to do big tasks to attain the highest level? if yes, then what are these big tasks that will help us achieve the level of firdous?" nahi, dekhen, yeh sochte hi nahi hain kyunke quran mein aik alaa ka mani nabiyyin, yani nabiyon ke sath honge.
31:56
to nabiyon ke sath ka darja milega rifaqat ka. to jis ke liye aadmi qualify karega, woh darja us ko milega. aur darjat beshumar hain. alaa ka mani nabi, nabiyon ke sath. nabi akela nahi hoga, is ke saathi bhi honge. maulana, yeh to bohat hope wali baat batai aap ne.
32:38
maulana, agla sawal waseem dyer sahib ne rajasthan ajmer se bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, aisa kyun hai ke logon ki knowledge mein increment hota hai par un ke consciousness mein increment nahi hota hai?\
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