Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Spirituality · Q&A

Difference between guidance and misguidance

“I have so far observed this difference between guidance and misguidance: misguidance has a limit; it either stops at a breaking point or rapidly advances on one issue, while guidance is unlimited—just as ma‘rifat has no limit and the process of tazkiyah continues for a lifetime. Please tell us something about this.”Asked by Amir bin Yusuf

He answers at 0:13 in Islamic Pacifism Q&A · 3 min 38 sec

His answer, in his own words
0:13
maulana, ye sawal aaya hai mr amir bin yusuf ka pakistan se. unhone likha hai: "maine abhi tak hidayat aur gumrahi mein ye difference mehsoos kiya hai ki gumrahi ki limit hoti hai, wo kisi break par ruk jaati hai, ya kisi ek issue par tezi se aage badh jaati hai, jabki hidayat unlimited hoti hai, jaise marifat ki koi limit nahi, tazkiya ka amal lifetime chalta hai." iske bare mein kuch bataen. baat sahi hai, lekin main unhen kahunga ki gumrahi ruk jaati hai. nahi, warning milta hai: "ruk jao." speed breaker jo aata hai, wo warning ke liye hota hai.
1:10
speed breaker ke bawajood log gumrahi se hatate nahi, phir bhi usi par chalte rehte hain, usi raah mein. to main yeh kahunga ki hidayat ke raaste par aap chalenge to ismein koi speed breaker nahi aata, lekin ismein bhi aata hai. main balki yun kahunga ki speed breaker to zindagi ka hissa hai. speed breaker jo hai, zindagi ka hissa hai. rasool Allah ko masle pesh aaye, sahaba ko masle pesh aaye, wo sab isi par. speed breaker hi to the.
1:50
to speed breaker jo hai, wo aapko aapke test ke liye hota hai ki aap ruk jaate hain ya aage badhte hain. ruk jaate hain ya aage badhte hain. to speed breaker jo hai, is aadmi ke liye jo sach bach seeker hai, jo sachai ko daryaft kar chuka hai, uske liye speed breaker jo hai, wo sirf ek mehmid banta hai, ek instructional ban jaata hai. aur aur aur zyada incentive ke saath wo aage badhta hai. lekin jinke andar seeker, seeking spirit nahi hai,
2:29
jo daryaft ke darje mein sachai ko nahi paya unhone, to unke liye jab record koi aati hai to usi mein bhatak jaate hain. record unke upar chha jaati hai. to zyada sahi taur par yeh kahun ki isi speed breaker zindagi ke ek part hai. isi speed breaker ka matlab hai rukawatein, mushkilat, muwan'e, hurdles. yeh zindagi ka ek part hai. wo sab ko pesh aate hain.
3:04
paighambar ko bhi aur ghair paighambar ko bhi. aur wo darasal ek test hota hai. agar aap, yaani aapka zehan bedaar hai, aapka shaoor bedaar hai, aap cheezon ko analysis karna jaante hain, to isse aapko koi nuksan nahi pahunchega. aap aage badhte chale jayenge. lekin agar aapka zehan bedaar nahi hai, aapka shaoor bedaar nahi hai, aap usko explain karne ki taqat aapke andar nahi hai, to negative result niklega, aap phans karte jayenge ismein. aur aapki zindagi mein stop ho jayega.
3:51
maulana, agla sawal aaya hai mr muhammad raziuddin saudi arab. unhone likha hai ki pichhle hafte ke intellectual journey ke talk mein ek sawal ka jawab mein aapne kaha ki "mera teacher khud Allah taala hai, koi doosra teacher nahi.
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