Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Examples of dissent in early Islam

“I want to know if there is any example of dissent in early history of Islam.”Asked by ڈاکٹر سفینہ تبسم, سارن پور

He answers at 51:47 in Patience and Crisis · 7 min 46 sec

His answer, in his own words
51:47
maulana agla sawal ah doctor safeena tabassum ne saharanpur se bheja hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai: "Maulana sahib I want to know if there is any example of dissent in early history of Islam." mani to milega lekin main samajhta hoon ke yeh jo term hai, term yeh term to west ki den hai. yeh term dis-sent. asl dekhiye yeh hai ke thande mulkon mein western country thande mulkon mein develop hua to garam mulk duniya mein hain, thande mulk duniya mein hain. to aap agar study karein garam mizaj, thande mizaj ka to garam mizaj reaction ki taraf le aata hai aur thanda mizaj sochne ki taraf le aata hai.
52:51
kaise manage karein aap? to in in ko allah ta'ala ne thande mizaj ke log paida kiye, garam mizaj ke log paida kiye. to dono ka alag alag function hai. to western log jo the woh thande yani main ek baat arz karoon ke main samajhta hoon ke jab hazrat adam kashti jo thi, kashti is mein kuch insaan bhar kar ke le jaye gaye to bohat si jaghein theen jahan un ko chhodha jata lekin un ko le ke chhodha gaya kahan? turkey ki sarhad par. aur turkey ek sard mulk hai. main pehli baar jab gaya tha turkey to jab nikla is se gaadi se bahar to ajeeb tarah ki thandak hui thi jaise india mein kabhi nahi hui thi. to allah ta'ala ko aise insaan jo matloob hain, jo kuch garam garam mizaj wale kaam bhi hain, woh is ko wahan drip kiya jata hai.
54:05
aur kuch kaam aise hain jo sirf thande mulkon mein develop hote hain. to main samajhta hoon ke hazrat adam ka jo qafila jo tha turkey ke thande mulk mein ja ke utara gaya, hua phaila hua. to is liye ke yeh thande mizaj ke logon ke andar jo cheez develop hoti hai, us ko matloob tha allah ta'ala ko. to dissent ka jo term hai, main samajhta hoon ke yeh bana hai inhi ilaqon mein. jahan tak main janta hoon, dissent ki koi misaal yani doosri countries mein mujhe nahi milti. jo maine jo kitabein padhi hain, un kitabon mein mujhe west ke logon mein yeh cheez paai hi nahi, bahar ke logon mein nahi paai.
55:08
misal ke taur par India mein ya Asian countries mein to is ka tasawwur hi nahi hai. dissent, D.I.S.S.I.E.N.T. reaction yahan par reaction foran karte hain. yeh meri maloomat ke mutabiq hai. ho sakta hai ke kisi ko maloomat mein yeh cheez shamil ho to woh batayega, inshallah. miss sahar saleem ne bangalore se likha hai: "patience is the complete process that makes us eligible for jannat. we need to realize with great hardship comes greater responsibilities." sajid anwar sahib ne mumbai se likha hai: "maulana you have explained many aspects of sabr in the past, but today aspect of sabr being the advance training for paradise was truly unique.
56:07
i will personalize this aspect of sabr inshallah." inshallah. maulana israr khateeb sahib ne chennai se likha hai: "maulana aaj kal india mein har ek manfi baatein kar raha hai, hata ke bohat se log jo positive baatein kiya karte the, woh bhi aaj kal manfi baatein kar rahe hain. aur woh tamam ke tamam sadkon pe protest karte hue nazar aa rahe hain. is mein sirf aap ka aur cps team ka istasna hai jo sabr aur positive thinking ki baatein karte hue allah ke kalma ko pahunchane mein laga hua hai. agar aap ki guidance nahi hoti to hum bhi manfiyat mein manfiyat mein pa kar halak ho jate.
56:58
allah aap ko jaza-e-khair de." dekhiye, mera to yaqeen kijiye ke mere saathi jante hain, mera shukr ka item badh gaya hai, badh gaya hai. jis ko aap kehte hain ziddi halaat, us ne mere shukr ko bohat badha diya hai, bohat badha diya hai. lekin yeh halaat ko main kya manta hoon? un ko manta hoon main. woh apple shock, apple shock to aisi badi cheez hai ke duniya mein jo apple shock pesh aaya tha pehli baar newton ke sath, us ke sar par saib gira tha, jis ko main apple shock ka naam diya hai.
57:47
mein ne to apple shock se insaan ko aik itni bari nemat ka ilm hua, jis jo bohat hi bari nemat hai lekin insaan be khabar tha is se. woh thi zameen mein quwwat-e-kashish hona, gravitational pull. kyunke agar zameen mein quwwat-e-kashish na hoti to har cheez unstable ho jati. stability zameen par hoti hi nahin. yeh ghar hamara jo building hai jo hai, jis mein aap baithe hain, yeh hilta, darakht ukhar jata hai apni jaron se.
58:29
har cheez idhar udhar idhar udhar idhar. to stability itni bari nemat hai, woh Allah taala ne apple shock ke zariye se insaan ko bataya. maulana agla comment parhna chahenge. yeh comment bheja hai professor farida khanam ne dilli se. unhon ne likha hai: "i think that muslims will have to strive to build good relations with their fellow men and perform dawah wa rka. only then they will receive divine help. adopting aggressive attitude will only aggravate the situation. am i right in thinking
59:19
so?" un ka bohat sahi hai, bohat sahi hai, bohat sahi hai, bohat sahi hai. jazakumullah. maulana agla sawal lete hain. yeh sawal bheja hai
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