Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Developing interest in Islamic literature for youth

“In present era, we see younger generation is less interested towards books, especially Islamic literature. Can we have an advice from you, Maulana? That how can we develop interest in younger generation towards Islamic literature and Holy Quran?”Asked by Shiraz Ahmed Sheikh, Kashmir

He answers at 52:01 in The Concept of Help —Maulana Wahiduddin Khan · 4 min 16 sec

His answer, in his own words
52:01
maulana kashmir se sheikh ahmed sheikh sahib ne sawal bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "in present era we see our young generation is less interested towards books, especially islamic literature. can we have an advice from you, maulana sahib? that how can we develop interest in our young generation towards islamic literature and holy quran?" dekhiye, yeh zamana jo hai, yeh hai age of reason. age of reason aur hamare log jo hain, woh fatwa ki zuban jante hain, joshe taqeenon ko jante hain, fakhr ki zuban jante hain. to sara literature jo tayyar kiya unhon ne, woh rubbish hai. rubbish kyunke reason ki zuban hai hi nahi.
53:00
rezn ki zaban mein literature tayyar kiya hi nahi kisi ne. fakhr ki zaban ya kisi qism ki to wo to miss lewt karti hai. main ne tajruba kiya is ka. main is kitab mere sath shuru kiya rezn ki zaban mein. to aaj sari dunya mein hazaron log hain jo in ko Allah ne hidayat di hai. aap apne is pas jahan bhi aap hon, dunya ke khatte mein hon, aap survey kijiye. aap dekhiye ke wo kitaben jo likhi gayi thin fakhr ki zaban mein, siyasat ki zaban mein, is se kuch bhi nahi hua. aur jo kitab likhi gayi hai leader ki zaban mein, is se bohat se logon ko zindagi mili hai. aap apne is pas aap survey karen to aap yeh misalen pa pa pa jayen ge.
54:04
maulana, agla comment mumbai se aya hai miss hasna sajid anwar ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana voice was so clear and emphatic as if maulana was talking ten years before." miss sahar saleem ne dilli se likha hai: "maulana, today talk gave me answers to so many questions and i got a complete new perspective on help. today i got the reason my father asking me to leave the comfort zone and develop the personality to face struggle with patience. help can be a hindrance for discovering potential. the discovery of potential is a journey which empowers and enables a person to solve problems and make more opportunities for themself and realize their potential. thank you Maulana sahib for helping us."
55:06
masha Allah. miss karotlin ne srinagar se likha hai, jo class mein maujood hain: "Maulana, i hope the parents who are watching program will go for an introspection and realize their follies in pampering children and try to help them to discover their wisdom and potential to develop a strong personality."
55:33
maa baap jo hai sirf pampering jante hain bas, aur pampering jo hai wo to zeher hai. zeher. mehtab ahmad sahib ne dhampur se likha hai: "maulana sahib, aap ki baat sahi hai. ek maa ko bhi yeh lalach hota hai ke mera beta bara ho kar meri madad karega. magar ek dai maa se bhi zyada insan ka khair khwah aur madadgar hota hai. aaj dawah work bhi paise ke bina nahi hota. jazak allah maulana." maulana, agle do sawal kuch milte julte hain to hum dono ko parhna chahenge.
56:17
ek sawal yeh sawal aamir mori sahib ne kiya hai goa se. unhon ne likha hai: "as per god's creation plan, there would always be a section of people who will be under privileged and weak.
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