Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Terrorists' misinterpretation of Quran

“Which Quran do terrorists read that makes them intent on killing everyone? What wrong teachings are they given? Please clarify.”Asked by Rishi Chorsia, Hyderabad

He answers at 56:37 in How to Manage Controversy · 2 min 44 sec

His answer, in his own words
56:37
hyderabad se rishi chaurasiya sahib ne sawal kiya hai. unhone aapse poocha hai: "maulana sahib, yeh sare terrorist kon si kitab, kon si quran padhte hain jo sab ko maarne par tul jaate hain? unhe kon si galat shisha di jati hai? is ko clarify karen." woh ek lafz mein yeh hai ke hamare jitne bhi likhne aur bolne wale log hain, unhone quran se har jagah quran mein bas
57:22
jihad likh rakha hai aur peace ko hadaf kar rakha hai. aap kisi bhi tafsir ko padhiye, har har tafsir mein yahi milega aap ko. ab main kya karun? yeh waqia hai ke tafsiron mein yahi ho gaya hai jo ke islam nahi hai. to aap mujh se mat poochhiye, aap in kitabon ko padhiye, in tafsiron ko padhiye aur dekhiye kya yeh baat hai ke nahi hai. musalli jihad jo karte hain, log is ko bara darja de rakha hai
58:09
aur mere paas koi doosra jawab nahi hai. aap khud in kitabon ko, in tafsiron ko dekhiye. maulana, agla comment bheja hai sajid anwar sahib ne mumbai se. unhone likha hai: "maulana, from today lecture, i have learned a completely new aspect of hudaybiyah treaty, that not to make a problem into controversy. this is a great learning. i will follow this principle in all aspects of life. jazak allah maulana." masha allah. professor farida khanoom ne delhi se likha hai: "it is exactly true that muslims have no fear of god.
58:59
i had been associated with the muslim institution for 25 years, but i never heard any of them engaged in serious conversation about god, paradise and the hereafter. their material concerns are their only focus." yahi asal masla hai, jar ki baat yahi hai, jar ki baat yahi hai. maulana, agla sawal ahmedabad se shoaib akhtar sahib ne bheja hai.
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