Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reforming scholars to purify Islamic thought

“Your explanation of derailment of Islamic religious thought is most appropriate and relevant today. But since the derailment was caused by the scholars, isn't it important to reform the scholars rather than the people? To purify the river, the polluting pipelines need to be plugged. Otherwise, no matter how much cleansing is done, the river of current Islamic thought will continue to be polluted.”Asked by حامد اقبال, دلی

He answers at 55:58 in Mission of Tajdeed (Revival of Islam) · 3 min 20 sec

His answer, in his own words
55:58
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai. hamid iqbal sahib ne kiya hai. unhon ne likha hai: "Your explanation of derailment of Islamic religious thought is most appropriate and relevant today. but since the derailment was caused by the ulama, isnt it important to reform the ulama rather than the people? to purify the river, the polluting pipelines need to be plugged. otherwise, no matter how much cleansing is done, the river of current islamic thought will continue to be polluted." dekhiye, mein ne kabhi nahi kaha ke ulama se aata hai. yeh mein ne kabhi nahi kaha ke yeh aata hai interaction se aata hai. mein ne yeh kaha ke yeh aap keh rahe hain, meri taraf mat lagaiye is ko.
56:56
mein ne yeh kabhi nahi kaha ke ulama se aata hai, derailment interaction se aata hai, ikhtilaf se aata hai. woh fitri hai. jab ikhtilaf hoga to kuch na kuch idhar ki baat, udhar idhar ki baat, idhar mil mil jayegi. to woh phenomena hai ikhtilaf ka, ulama ka phenomena nahi hai. woh Maulana, agla comment bheja hai Professor Najma Siddiqui ne Dilli se. Unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, today talk on tajdid clarified many concepts very meaningfully. bringing back from the derailment seems a long process. ve all need to work very hard and play our role very sincerely.
57:50
jazak allah for inspiring us ." masha'allah. Azhar Mubarak Sahib ne Bhagalpur se likha hai: "Maulana, you are a great positivist which I experience many times by his words. many of the complexities he explains with very simple words." okay, so we will end the session now. thank you.
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