Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Nation first versus religion first

“Maulana, is it nation first or religion first?”Asked by وسیم خان, کانپور

He answers at 39:52 in Nation Building On India's Republic Day · 2 min 33 sec

His answer, in his own words
39:52
You have increased my spirit of struggle today even more. jazak Allah Maulana." Maulana agla sawal lena chahenge. do logon ne kuch milte julte sawal kiye hain to hum dono sawal padhenge. pehla sawal Kanpur se hai Waseem Khan sahab ka. unhone likha hai: "Maulana is nation first aur religion first. What should be the order of the priority?" Mehtab Ahmed sahab ne Dhampur se kuch aisa hi sawal bheja hai. unhone likha hai: "Maulana sahab love of the mother land is it part of iman?
40:34
Please guide us." dekhen ek hadith hai agarche kuch log is ko zaeef batate hain wo hai: "hubb ul watan min al iman." hubb ul watan min al iman. watan ki mohabbat iman ka juz hai.
41:04
to jab maine padha is hadith ko: "hubb ul watan min al iman." watan ki mohabbat iman ka juz hai. to jab maine kuch bahut tafseel ki is rai ko padha ke yeh zaeef hai ya mauzu hai to maine meri meri nature ne meri meri fitrat hai us ne kaha ke yeh hadith agar hadith Rasool na ho tab bhi woh hadith fitrat hai. yeh hadith bil farz agar hadith Rasool na ho tab bhi woh hadith fitrat hai. woh hum sab ke dil ki pukar hai. hum sab ke dil ki pukar hai. kyunke watan ki mohabbat aise hi fitri hai jaise maa ki mohabbat. jis tarah aap ne maa ki mohabbat karte hain aise hi aap ke dil mein fitri taur par apne watan ki mohabbat aati hai.
42:12
wo part of part of nature hai wo. watan ki mohabbat part of nature hai. Maulana Doctor Junaid Sheikh ne Mumbai se sawal bheja hai. unhone likha hai: "ek sahab se mulaqat hui jo ek Islami organization se wabasta hain aur ek bade uhde par hain.
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