Emphasis on contemplation vs recitation
“Maulana has emphasized contemplation (tadabbur) and said that the Quran is a book of wisdom, and the door to its treasure opens when a person engages in contemplation. But often Muslims emphasize recitation more. Why is that?”
He answers at 40:27 in CPS Mission Conference 2023 · 5 min 12 sec
40:27ke har woh soch jo aap ke shukr ko ghata de, woh shaitani soch hai. to doctor sahib, agla sawal mera related hi hai, ke tadabbur pe Maulana ne bohat likha hai, bohat emphasize kiya hai, contemplation ji. aur woh kehte thay ke Quran is a book of wisdom, and the door to its treasure opens when a person engages oneself ji in contemplation. lekin aksar dekha gaya ke Muslims jo hain, woh tilawat pe ziyada emphasize karte hain. tilawat ghlat nahi hai, lekin woh emphasize shift of emphasize hai. to mein chahunga ke tadabbur aur tilawat is ke upar aap kuch roshni dalein.
41:12ji, hum yeh Maulana ka bohat hi ahem subject hai ke Quran ko tadabbur ke sath parhna chahiye. tadabbur ka matlab yeh hai, Maulana is ki example dete thay ke jaise ice berg hota hai, woh chota sa nazar aata hai, lekin andar bohat bara hota hai. woh to yahi haal Quran ka bhi hai ke Quran ke baray mein aata hai, luckily ayat minhazahr wa batn ke har Quran ki wirth mein aik outer content hai aur aik inner content hai. to is ko tadabbur ke tor par, tadabbur yani wahi is ka matlab tadabbur hai. aur Maulana kehte thay ke Quran ko agar sirf aap ne arabi mein parh liya, aur arabi hamari mother tongue bhi nahi hai,
42:05aaj kal log sirf ziyada tar parhte hain sawab kamane ke liye, Quran ko arabi mein bana samjhe. Maulana ka kehna tha ke Quran ko aise parhein ke aap ne koi hissa parha, phir us pe sochein, phir gehrai se sochein to aap ke layer upon layer jo is ke meaning hain, woh khulte chale jayenge. Maulana ka kehna tha ke Quran aik choti book hai, if you compare it with bible, it is one sixth of the bible. bohat hi choti kitaab hai is sense mein.
42:40to lekin is ke jo meaning hain, woh hidden meaning hain, woh ice berg ki tarah se hain ke aap jab ghaur karte hain to jab ghaur karte hain to phir Allah taala ki taraf se inspirations aate hain, yani faizanat farishte ke zariye. to woh faizanat aate hain, aap ko inspire karte hain, aur jo deeper meaning hai, us tak aap pahunch paate hain, aur wohi real meaning hai. Maulana ka kehna tha ke jo deeper meaning hai Quran ka, wohi real meaning hai. to Quran ko tarjume se parhein, urdu, hindi, english, kyunke mother tongue mein, mein khud urdu mein parhta hoon. jab mother tongue mein hum parhte hain to ziyada hamare dil pe asar hota hai banisbat hum kisi foreign language mein parhein.
43:28to yeh bohat zaroori hai ke urdu mein parhein, aur tazkir ul Quran ko is tarah se parhein ke is ke deeper meanings tak pahunch sakein. aur jo tazkir ul Quran hai, yeh Maulana ne likhi hai, bohat hi mukhtasar tafseer hai, handy, aur is mein sirf Maulana ne khud yeh baat likhi hai is ke introduction mein ke yeh is mein tazkiri pehlu hi ko numayan kiya gaya hai. y ani bohat sari information hai, bohat sari baatein hain, is ko ignore karte hue khud likha hai Maulana ne is mein ke woh sab cheezein ignore kar ke sirf jo tazkiri pehlu hai, jo sabaq ka pehlu hai, jis mein lessons hain hamare liye, is pehlu ko highlight kiya gaya hai, aur woh bhi bohat hi brief.
44:13to tazkir ul Quran parhein, aur aap koshish karein ke is kitab ko apne apne halqe mein promote kar ein. Yani jo bhi log hain, parhe likhe log hain, ulma hain, masajid mein jo imam hain, chounke woh khutba dein ge to kuch is mein se parh ke dein to bohat achi baat hai. ab yahan par ek hamare saathi hain, Ammar shayad yahan par hon, to woh Delhi mein unhone har masjid mein taqreeban yeh kitab rakhwa di hai. Ji, to yeh mere khayal se bohat acha tareeqa hai ke apne apne maqam pe aap log Tazkir ul Quran ko Urdu, Hindi, English mein aa gayi hai, aur bhi languages mein kaam chal raha hai, paanch chhe languages mein aa gayi hai yeh kitab.
45:00to aap is ko masajid mein rakhein, madaris mein dein, jo Sahaba zauk log hain, un tak pohanch ayein. To ek tareeqe se Quran ka behtareen, yani interpretation hai, aur Maulana ka ek taaruf bhi ho jata hai jo log nahi jante Mol ana ko. To main guzarish karunga aap sab se khaas taur se is kitab ko aap zyada se zyada promote karein taake yeh mission ki bhi ek bohat aham kitab hai, aur Maulana ka bhi introduction hota hai, aur is se yani bohat hi gehrai se baatein samajh mein aati hain. inshallah ji, jazak Allah Doctor Sahab. Kuch comment parhna chahunga agle sawal lene se pehle. Rohit Kumar ji ne Amritsar se likha hai