Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

America's success in eliminating terrorism

“To what extent has America been successful in eliminating terrorism? What is your opinion about this?”Asked by Yaqub Umri, Solapur

He answers at 35:38 in Islamic Pacifism Q&A · 9 min 1 sec

His answer, in his own words
35:38
Maulana Yaqoob Umri ne Solahpur se sawal kiya hai. Unhon ne likha hai: "America terrorism ko khatam karne mein kahan tak kamyab hai?" Is ke baray mein aap ka kya khayal hai? To aaj ke to yahi tha mauzu. Main ne is mein yahi kaha hai ke na Osama kamyab hai, na America kamyab hai. Dono nakaam hain. Kyun ke military koi option nahi hai. Dekhiye, yeh jo America jo kar raha hai, woh is liye nahi kar raha hai ke woh khatam kar sakta hai. Woh out of revenge kar raha hai. Jab nine eleven ka waqia hua tha to us waqt ka jo president tha, us ne kaha tha ke hum is ka inteqaam len ge.
36:25
Hum is ka inteqaam len ge. To aam jagah dekhiye aap, gharon mein, apne mohallay mein dekhiye aap, jab koi waqia aisa hota hai to inteqaam ki aag bhark uthti hai. Revenge ki aag. To yeh sab revenge ka mamla hai. Woh bhi revenge le rahe hain, woh bhi revenge le rahe hain. To koi result ko dekh nahi raha hai. Haalankeh result ko dekha hai to laga hai ke yeh to aap ek futa le ke size kar rahe hain. Kyun ke hamari sari jo koshishen hain, woh counter productive ban rahi hain.
37:01
Woh result ko dekh nahi rahe. To na America dekh raha hai, na Al-Qaeda dekh raha hai. Dono is mein mere barabar ke shareek hain. Maulana Abdul Basit Umri ne Doha Qatar se poocha hai ke tadreej ki, Islam mein tadreej ki kya ahmiyat hai? Tadreej ka matlab hota hai gradual process. Islam mein dekhiye, gradual change mana jata hai. Radical change nahin.
37:38
Yaani gradual tor par, dheere dheere badlao lana. Yeh hai Islam mein. Radical change Islam mein nahin hai. Kyunke woh nature ke khilaaf hai, fitrat ke khilaaf hai. Islam ke Rasool Allah Sal Allah o Alaihi Wasallam ki jo poori life aap parhein to jo aap tabdeeli laye samaaj mein, main woh sab gradual tareeqe par laye. Radical tareeqe par nahin. Kyunke radical tareeqe par koi tabdeeli kabhi aa nahin sakti hai. Yeh to ek radical change ek lafz hai. Iska koi matlab nahin hai.
38:11
To gradual change hi possible hai, wahi Islam ka tareeqa hai. Jaise misaal ke tor par dekhiye aap, Makka mein sharab haram nahin ki gayi. Haalanke Khudai shariyat mein sharab haram hua karti hai. Makka mein haram nahin ki gayi. Dheere dheere ahkaam utarte rahe sharab ke bare mein. Kayi stage par sharab ko haram kiya gaya hai. Yeh maine likha hai, woh aayaton ko maine naqal kiya hai ke pehle yeh kaha gaya, phir yeh kaha gaya, phir yeh kaha gaya.
38:46
To Madine mein jab log tayyar ho gaye, yaani jab to us waqt jaa kar ke ailaan kiya gaya ke sharab haram hai. To har har tabdeeli mein yahi kiya gaya, gradual change ka tareeqa ikhtiyar kiya gaya. Radical change ka tareeqa Islam mein bilkul nahin hai. Mr. Mustafa Omri ne Delhi se poocha hai: "Maulana sahib, scrutiny ka matlab kya hai? Aur distraction ka kya matlab hai?" Iske bare mein bataein. Dekhiye, maine jo lafz istemaal kiya hai, shayad agar isko le kar pooch rahe hain aap, to main yeh kahunga ke jab koi shakhs aap ko ek khabar de to uski scrutiny kijiye.
39:43
Scrutiny matlab chhaan been kijiye. Chhaan been kijiye. Jaise aap poochhein ke bhai yeh baatein tum keh rahe ho, tumne kahan dekhi? Kahan suni? To woh kahe ge woh falan kitaab mein hai. Kaha tumne woh kitaab padhi hai? Agar woh kahega haan to kahe ge woh satar banao, woh kis page par hai woh? Phir kitaab lao dikhao. Phir kitaab le kar dekhein aap kya us page par woh baat likhi hui hai.
40:12
Yeh hai scrutiny, yaani chhaan been. Scrutiny ke liye Quran Majeed mein lafz aaya hai, woh woh woh doosra lafz hai lekin is yeh hukum is Quran mein maujood hai. Tabayyun ka matlab yahi hai ke scrutiny karo iski. Yahan faasiq jo hai iska matlab yeh nahin ke faasiq de khabar to karo nahin to na karo. Nahin. Mufassireen ne isko wazeh kiya hai ke koi bhi khabar ho, usko chhaan been karna chahiye iski.
40:52
Kyunke aksar log jo hai Baat ko is tarah naqal karte hain ke baghair khud bhi samajhte nahin, doosre ko bhi bata nahin paate. To scrutiny jo main kehta hoon, woh khud Quran mein iska hukum maujood hai is aayat mein. Aur main zaati taur par samajhta hoon ke baghair scrutiny kiye hue kisi baat ko maan lena yeh bilashubah bahut bada jurm hai, jurm. Yaani akhlaqi jurm. Aap ke liye do hi option hain: ya to is baat ko sun kar maanein nahin, ya maanna hai to tehqeeq karein.
41:31
tahqeeq ke baghair maan lein aap to aap ka right nahi hai maanne ka. aur khuda ke pakar jayenge aap. doosri baat kya hai? Scrutiny aur distraction. Distraction to hamari zindagi mein har waqt hota rehta hai. Yaani distract maani hote hain, yaani inhiraaf karna. idhar se udhar inhiraaf kar jaana. to
42:00
har har subah, yaani subah shaam aap ko mukhtalif qism ke distraction pesh aate hain. is distraction ki wajah se aap kabhi ghusse mein pad jaate hain, kabhi inteqaam lene ka dimaagh aa jaata hai, khayal. kabhi ladne lagte hain. to mislan aap soch rahe hain, ek misbat andaaz mein soch rahe hain, soch rahe hain. lekin ek shakhs ne aap ko bura keh diya to aap lage us se ladne. wohi distraction hai wo. to aap ke soch ki line mein
42:36
jo aadmi bhatkaao le aaye, yaani misbat soch se aap ko manfi soch ki taraf daale, wahi distraction hai. to aadmi ko distraction se bahut zyada bachna hai. koi aisi duniya hamein nahi milegi jahan hamein distraction na pesh aaye. wo to hoga hi hoga. is liye hamein pehchaanna chahiye ke yeh hai distraction. aur yeh is ka bhi Quran majeed mein ishaara maujood hai. is ko kaha gaya hai ke: "main shaitan ko chhedta hoon".
43:19
yeh alfaaz hain? jab unhein shaitan ka giroh chhoota hai to foran chaukane ho jaate hain. yeh chhoona kya hai? yahi hai distraction. yaani shaitan ka koi giroh unhein bhatkaata hai, idhar se udhar, idhar se udhar. to jaldi se ba-khabar hote hain ke bhai yeh to shaitan waswasa hai. to hamein is se apne ko bachana bahut zaroori hai. Mr. Shahroz Khan ne Delhi se likha hai: "insaan ko selective reporting se bachte hue complete reporting karni chahiye." kya is baare mein Quran mein koi rehnumai ki gayi hai? dekhiye, yeh mutalba sahi nahi hai. aap apni maa se mohabbat karte ho to mujhe bataiye kahan kaam likha hua hai ke aap apni maa se mohabbat karo? koi ayat bata rahi hai mujhe?
44:06
yaani rehnumai ho sakti hai ke maujood ho, main sochun to wo ayat bata sakun inshallah. lekin yeh zehan galat hai. har baat ke liye aap kahein Quran ki ayat lao. to main poochta hoon, aadmi apni maa se mohabbat karta hai to Quran mein kaun si ayat likhi hui hai ke apni maa se mohabbat karo? kahan likha hua hai? bataiye. to is mein yaani sirf maadi wo nahi hai. aap ne is mein likha hai. yeh sawal padhiye in ka. insaan ko selective reporting se bachte hue complete reporting karni chahiye. kya is baare mein Quran mein koi rehnumai ki gayi hai?
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