Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why Muslims Protest Only Other Communities' Evils

“Why is it that Muslims do not react to the evils committed by members of their family or community, but they launch their protest only against the evils when these are committed by people belonging to another community, whom they regard as their enemies?”Asked by Farida Khanam, Delhi

He answers at 42:45 in Q&A · 4 min 17 sec

His answer, in his own words
42:45
maulana, agla sawal doctor farida khanam ka hai dilli se. unhon ne likha hai: "why is it that muslims do not react to the evils committed by the members of their family, by the members of their community, but they launch their protest only to the evils when these are committed by the people belonging to another community, humm, they regard as their enemies?" haan, abhi haal mein mujhe quran ka ek english tarjuma mila jo yahan ek book fair mein kafi banta gaya hai. to is ke shuru mein ek preface hai, ek forward hai. is forward mein likha hai ke islam aur musalman unique hain. ghore o fikr karo ke islam bhi unique hai, musalman bhi unique hai, ummat, ummat bhi unique hai.
43:39
to yahi zehan mein paida hoga. islam to bilashuba unique hai, musalman unique nahi hai. musalman to ek blnt bashar min khalq kiya hai? sahib, kis surat mein? blnt bashar min khalq. ji, kya kya ayat hai? blnt bashar min khalq. blnt bashar min khalq, jaise doosra insan hai, us se musalman. main hairaan reh gaya ke is quran ko bant rahe hain ghair muslimon mein, jis mein khud likh rakha hai ke musalman unique ummah hain. pata nahi ke yani khuda description karta hai.
44:18
to isi se logon ke andar yeh paak, jis ko kehte hain woh yani self righteousness. hum kuch doosron se bartar hain, hum kuch behtar hain, hum khair ummah hain. isi ki wajah se apne bare mein kaha jaye to bhark bharken ge aur doosron ke bare mein khoob bolen ge, be takan. to main hairaan reh gaya ke woh quran, us mein likha hua tha ke ghair muslimon ke mein phailane ke liye, aur us mein, us mein forward word mein yeh likha hua hai. kya kya kya tha? woh us mein yahi tha ke islam aur muslim ummah unique hain. ji ji ji, mere paas maujood hai, kuch aap aa ke dekh sakte hain. islam bilashuba unique hai, lekin unique is tarah se main bhi unique agar tab bhi main nahi bolunga. main kahunga ke islam jo hai, preserved religion hai, mehfooz religion hai.
45:13
har har mazhab jo tha, wahshi tha, jaisa ke islam hai, jo allah ne bheja. to islam jo hai, kuch superior hai, doosre pichle mazahib jo the, inferior the. aisa nahi, kuch bhi nahi. to unique ka lafz hi sach much irrelevant hai. quran ya islam koi yani doosre jo allah ke bheje hue mazahib the, us se alag nahi hai. wahi wahi wahi ka wahi hai.
45:42
to unique ka concept hi galat hai. aur musalmanon ka samajhna ke woh unique ummah hain, woh khair ummah hain, doosre log un se kam hain, kuch yeh bilashuba ek ek khud sakhta nazariya hai, baseless hai. aur isi ki wajah se yeh agaya musalmanon mein, yani apne ko kuch behtar samajhna, doosron se ooncha samajhna. to jo log aisa maan lein, to un par karsiz ka karsaz kiya jayega, to bohat ghussa honge. aur doosron pe kiya jaye, to khoob khush honge. yeh nafsiyat musalmanon mein iss waqt hai, jis ko angrezi mein kehte hain paranoia. musalmanon ka jo hai, us ko panaroid character ban gaye hain musalman.
46:27
aur yeh mera dekhein, bilkul is ka islam se koi talluq nahi hai. maulana, agla ek comment aaya hai maulana abdul basit umri ka doha, qatar se. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana shib shib abi talib ke waqeye se daai ka kirdaar bohat wazeh andaaz mein samajh mein aaya. is wazahat ke peeche nabiyon ka waqeya yaad aaya ke un ko aari se aur lohay ki kanghiyon se un ke jism ke tukde kiye gaye, phir bhi unhein yeh bardasht karne ka hukum tha." ji haan, sahi hai. maulana, agla sawal hai dilli se mister arshad jamal sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "ek sahab ka message aaya ke falan address par al risala issue kar dein.
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