Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Changing reference of fighting verse for peace

“There is an ayat: 'Allah loves those who fight in the way of Allah.' How can we change its reference for peace?”Asked by Maulana Iqbal Umari, Chennai

He answers at 31:52 in Changing Reference from War to Peace 10 Aug, 2019 · 13 min 13 sec

His answer, in his own words
31:52
Maulana, agla sawal kya hai? Maulana Iqbal Umri ne Chennai se, unhone likha hai, ek ayat hai. Maulana, Allah mohabbat karta hai un se jo jang karte hain Allah ke raste mein. Maulana, is ayat ka reference aman ke liye kaise is ko badlein? nahi, dekhiye, bohat bari ghalat fehmi hai ke ke is ko generalize karna, general banana.
32:26
us waqt ki yeh ayat us waqt ki hai jab ke duniya mein jang ka zamana tha, daur jang tha. Duniya mein jang ke magar chare hi nahi tha. Yani woh jo jang pe itna yaqeen karte the ke ke is zamane mein kaha jata tha, ek shayar ne kaha hai ke woh ahyaanan ala bakrin akhina alam al khana.
33:05
to jang to un ka kal culture tha, jis zamane mein jang culture bana hua tha, us zamane ki baat hai. Woh yeh nahi ke aam hai, woh harghiz nahi. aaj aaj jang ke koi matlab nahi hai. Aaj jang ka koi matlab nahi hai. to Maulana, unhone likha hai ke kya yeh keh sakte hain ke aaj pur aman dawat jo karta hai, Allah un se mohabbat karega? aaj Allah mohabbat karega jab aman ki buniyad par manage karen. Aaj yani dawat ka kaam karen, aman ke usool par manage karen,
33:47
planning karen. Aaj harghiz harghiz is ka matlab yeh nahi ke lado to Allah madad kare, mohabbat karega. Harghiz nahi. Pur aman planning karen to Allah madad karega. aaj ke lehaz se is ka matlab hai ke tum pur aman planning karo to Allah tum se madad karega. Woh zamane ke baad jang culture bana hua tha. chunanche ek shayar ne kaha ke woh ahyaanan ala bakrin akhina Allah khana. yani apne hi logon se ladne lagte hain jab koi dushman ladne ke liye na ho. To yeh tha jab jang culture bani hui thi.
34:33
ab to koi jang sirf nadan log karte hain. Ab koi aqal mand aadmi jang nahi karega. To aap pur aman planning kijiye. hum jang ki baat hi karna chhod deejiye. aur unhi se Allah mohabbat karega. maulana, comment bheja hai miss daniya mustafa ne pakistan se. unhone likha hai, "replacing the reference with our life and our times makes the life of sahaba more practical and applicable for us." jazak Allah maulana sahib. masha Allah.
35:13
sajid anwar sahib ne mumbai se ek comment aur question bheja hai. unhone likha hai, "maulana, your point of changing the reference is very relevant. my question is how to change the existing reference to the right reference?" i am apprehensive that in this process i may land up in wrong reference. please advise . nahin, sincerity shart hai. sincerity shart hai. agar kisi ka aadmi ka agar sincerity na ho to woh to kuch nahin kar sakta.
35:51
sincerity to shart hai. aadmi ke andar itna to hona chahiye ke woh sincere ho jaye is maamle mein. fayyaz sahib ne ek comment bheja hai hyderabad se. unhone likha hai, "applying war reference in peaceful situation is a unique idea that potentially could make great development in a belief in God." jazak Allah maulana. maulana, unka sawal yeh hai ke aap ne jo hazrat umar ke hawale se jo jawab diya ke unhone namaz padhte waqt jang ki planning ki to lekin woh ek war wali situation thi.
36:47
lekin aap ne yeh bhi bataya h m se, dekhiye, woh ek waqea hai. ji ji, kyunke us waqt koi doosra option nahin tha. jab doosra option na ho to aap ko sochna padega jang mein. aap hain tab bhi sochna padega. koi option to nahin. yeh matlab nahin ke jab jang ho rahi hai to khade hogaye namaz padhne ke liye. yeh matlab nahin hai. jab doosra option nahin tha to aap ne yeh kiya. to maulana, unka yeh sawal hai ke aap ne yeh bhi bataya ke namaz padhte waqt khayal jo hain woh to aate rahenge. woh involuntary hain.
37:23
to aksar aisa hi hota hai ke insaan ke zehen mein khayal aate hain aur is khayal ke basis pe woh koi action le leta hai. to aane deejiye, khayal aane deejiye. is se pehle main ne ek baat batai thi. ek ek philosopher tha, british philosopher. us ne kaha tha, bahut badi baat kahi thi us ne ke "i am large enough to contain all these contradictions." "i am large enough to contain all these contradictions." mutazad, contradictory soch ko bhi aadmi jama kar sakta hai apne dimagh mein.
38:07
yeh to koi baat nahin hai. yeh Allah ki jo deen hai, mind ki shakal mein, us ko aap us ko aap underestimate kar rahe hain. maulana, unka question yeh hai ke jab yeh thoughts jis jis ke upar hamara koi ikhtiyar nahin, koi control nahin, aur woh jab ab mind mein aate hain aur us ke basis pe hum koi action karte hain to is action ka gunah hamare upar kyun aata hai? kyunke woh nahin, aap manage kar sakte hain. manage kyun nahin kiya aap ne? aap aap ki pakad us par hui ke jab tum manage kar sakte ho to manage kyun nahin karte the? maulana, ek naghma aap ne ek comment bheja hai gurgaon se. unhone likha hai, "i realize today that we are not well.
39:00
we should think that it is an opportunity for our body to get refreshed." i also understood that if we depend solely on God, then then only our dua will be fulfilled. bhai, dekhiye, aap ke mind mein jab yeh capacity hai ke woh do cheezon par soch sake, woh do contradictory ayat par soch sake, to aap ko aisa karna chahiye. is mind ki is capacity ko istemal karna chahiye. kyun nahi istemal karte aap? "I am large enough to contain all this contradictions." yeh kijiye.
40:00
Maulana, ek basic question yeh zehn mein aata hai ke jo Islamic history hai, woh har ek musalman jaanta hai. jaise is daur pe to Maulana ek ayat sunane par par bhi kode pade maare jaate thay. Lekin aaj yeh bhi zamana hai, yeh generalize kar diya aap ne. ji, maare jaate thay? nahi, mara gaya. ji haan, yeh mat kahein ke maare jaate thay to mara gaya. kode generalize, generalize kyun karte hain? ji, kode maare gaye Maulana. Lekin aaj to free Quran distribution hum log khud hi karte hain Maulana aur poori ki poori Quran distribute karte hain.
40:37
to koi masla nahi hai. to kyun kyun nahi woh reference ko change kar paate? Muslim is time pe war ka daur tha lekin ab woh khatam ho gaya. tab ek ayat sunane par kode maare jaate thay. ab ab poori ki poori Quran distribute kar sakte hain Mol ana. ab dekhein, kal hum log gaye thay yahood ke jalse mein. jis zamane mein Quran utra tha, yahudiyon ne inkar kiya ke yeh Quran Allah ki taraf se hai. inkar kiya tha unhon ne. lekin kal wahan free liya Quran distribute kiya gaya. yeh hai zamane ki baat. is zamane mein tolerance bohat bari cheez ban gayi hai.
41:21
ab aap woh nahi kar sakte. aap ko tolerate karna parta hai. yaani mein bhi sacha, tum bhi sache, yeh manna parta hai. aur is ka is ka namuna kal kal kal tha. Maulana, ek aur jo bohat zabardast demonstration kal hua, woh yeh tha ke Hebrew mein Quran jo hai, woh abhi good world mein doctor Saniya ne samne publish karai. aur woh Hebrew Quran unhon ne itni khushi se li aur us ke sath photo bhi khinchwai. unhon ne Rubal Malgar ne aur kai copies di gayi wahan pe.
42:04
to unhon ne khud apne community ke logon ko Hebrew Quran jo hai, woh dilwaya aap ke hathon se. to yeh ek bohat bara demonstration tha Maulana. ji haan, ji haan, yeh zamana hi hai ke aap chahe apne ko sacha maanein, tab bhi doosre ko manna parega aap ko. nahi to aap backward shumar honge. Maulana, ek question bheja hai Islamabad Pakistan se Muhammad Tufail sahib ne. unhon ne likha hai, "I am an IT professional working in an educational institution.
42:41
I am willing to work for dawah, but don't know how IT information technology should be used for this purpose." is ke bare mein batayein. hum to rozana istemal kar rahe hain. kaise aap ko batlaiye? hamare saathi sari duniya mein modern technology ko istemal kar rahe hain. ab woh aata rehta hai barabar khabron mein. woh to zamana hi khatam ho gaya jab yeh is tareeqe se masla hoti thi. ab yeh is tareeqe se masla nahi hai.
43:20
Maulana, ek comment bheja hai Irshad Ali sahib ne Rampur se. unhon ne likha hai, "Maulana, do saal pehle jab mein haq ki talash mein nikla to mein ne bohat sare Islamic scholars ko suna. lekin maine kisi bhi scholars ke followers ke andar positivity nahi paai siwaye aap ke aur javed ahmad gamdi sahib ke. maulana, main samajhta hoon ke in logon ko ruk jana chahiye aur sochna chahiye ke kahin hum kuch
43:54
ghalat to promote nahi kar rahe jis se hamare followers ka intellectual development nahi ho raha. acha, theek hai, dua kijiye.
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