Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Rationale for interfaith interaction despite risks

“What is the rationale for your call for interaction with others as this may also mislead Muslims if they are open towards interaction with other faith people?”Asked by Salman, Lucknow

He answers at 47:20 in The Deeper Meaning of The Quran · 2 min 2 sec

His answer, in his own words
47:20
Maulana, agla sawal kya hai Salman Sahab ne Lucknow se. unhon ne aap se poocha hai keh "What is the rationale for your call for interaction with others as this may also mislead Muslims if they are open towards interaction with other faith people?" dekhiye, mislead, mislead pehle boliye ga. Mislead, mislead. haan, mislead. yeh koi criterion nahi hai. duniya mein kaun si zabaan hai? khud Arabi zabaan parh kar ke log gumrah ho jaate hain. yeh kaun si baat hai? yeh koi mayar nahi hai. jitne gumrah firqay duniya mein paida hue, woh sab Arabi zabaan mein mahir thay.
48:15
jitne Islam mein firqay nikale hain, woh sab Arabi ke mahir thay. yeh koi baat nahi hai. Maulana, agla comment Pakistan se bheja hai Tariq Badar Sahab ne. unhon ne likha hai: "Today's lecture was important in understanding the importance of other languages and not only Arabic. Maulana, in Pakistan still we find few people who try to understand the Quran and mostly read it for thought, even the educated people. Distributing Quran translations is helping to break this mindset. Jazak Allah Maulana for guiding us in this direction.
49:13
Masha Allah. Maulana, agla sawal Dhampur se Mehtab Ali Nandro Sahab ne kiya hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai keh kya hum yeh keh sakte hain keh dawah work is summum bonum?
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