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Spirituality · Q&A

Difference between spirituality and Shariah

“How do you see the difference between spirituality and Shariah?”Asked by Muhammad Arslan, Pakistan

He answers at 49:53 in The Age of Giving Global Thanks Dec 15. 2019—Maulana Wahiduddin Khan · 1 min 7 sec

His answer, in his own words
49:53
molana, agla sawal pakistan se muhammad arsalan sahib ne bheja hai. unhon ne aapse poocha hai: "how do you see the difference between spirituality and shariat?" dekhiye, jahan tak mere sath taluq hai, main to koi difference nahi samajhta. baqi jo scholars hain, scholars ke nazdeek farq hai. spirituality un ka, is ka taluq tasawwuf se hai aur shariat ka taluq fiqh islam se hai. baqi mere nazdeek to wohi fiqh hai, wohi shariat hai, wohi tasawwuf hai, wohi sab.
50:48
main to universal outlook mere andar hai allah ke fazl se. molana, agla sawal lete hain. yeh sawal bheja hai ahmedabad se faizan sheikh sahib ne. unhon ne likha hai: "molana, muslims for now many many decades are trapped in non serious and emotional issues.
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