Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Persistent failure: Is God angry and what to do?

“Sometimes one faces a long period of failure and no planning works. Does it mean that God is angry with us, and that is why things are not working? What should one do in such a situation?”Asked by Khurshid, Kanpur

He answers at 35:17 in Divine Help · 5 min 35 sec

His answer, in his own words
35:17
patience reflects our hope and trust in our god and letting him do things in his own ways. jazak allah." maulana, agla sawal lena chahenge. kanpur se bheja hai khurshid sahib ne. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, sometimes one faces a long period of failure and no planning works. does it mean that god is angry with us, and that is why things are not working? what should one do in such a situation? how can we maintain positivity or a normal self? bhai, aap mujh se miliye, main aap ko misaalain bataunga ke maine pachas saal tak wait kiya.
36:09
pachas saal tak khud jahan yeh aap dekh rahe hain ke hamara yeh office hai, yahan lift lagi hui hai, hum program kar rahe hain. is jagah ko paane ke liye maine pachas saal se zyada wait kiya. is jagah ko paane ke liye main aap ko dikha sakta hoon kyunke hua yeh ke main purane dilli mein tha. purane dilli mein koi kaam theek se hota nahi tha. mujhe ek aur jagah chahiye thi. mere paas is ke asbab nahi thay. to meri biwi ne khwab dekha. bohat naik theen, woh bohat naik theen, bohat naik theen, aur woh bilkul yahi.
36:55
yeh dono jagahain hamare paas jo hain na, is ko khwab mein dekha tha. unhon ne pesh ki aaj se pachas saal pehle to maine intezar kiya Allah ke fazl se, aur theek waqt par yeh dono jagahain hamein milain. to genuine hona chahiye aap ka, aap ki dua genuine ho. aap janiye ke Allah kis ke aap think kya hai, Allah ka management ka tareeqa kya hai. yeh sab janiye aap aur is par bharosa karein, aur woh spirit aap ke andar aap ko maloom ho ke main jo hoon. yeh sab shart purani karte hain, bas khwah makhwah yaani umeedon mein jeete hain. woh tamanna alal Allah jo hadith mein aata hai, to is se kuch nahi hoga.
38:04
Maulana, kuch aur aaj bhi dekhiye, subah se main is mein tha ke apa se pooch lijiye, aap doctor sanson se pooch lijiye. aaj hi maine unhon ne is ko kaha ke bhai, mere paas kuch nahi hai, ab tum log ja karo jo karna hai, ya resist aap karein jo karna hai. lekin ain waqt par aap dekhiye, ab mujhe intezar karna karna tha. jab main is point pe pohancha jahan woh ladka aur woh ladki baithe thay, aur unhon ne kaha tha ke main jo hoon, to main dekhiye, aaj subah se do jazbat mein jee raha tha. woh jo hadith mein aata hai ke "al-iman raja'a wal-khauf" yaani umeed aur khauf, umeed aur khauf ke beech mein.
39:05
to ain waqt par jab hamari gaadi gate pe pohanchi, park ke gate par, to wahan par farishte ne mere mere mann mein daal diya. to aaj jo main bola hoon, kuch bhi mere aaj subah se kuch bhi mere mann mein nahi tha. to aap Allah par bharosa bharosa kijiye, aur yeh yeh janiye ke aap ki aap ki talab genuine talab ho, aur aap intezar karein, aap Khuda ki sharton ko poora karein. tab to aap ke liye wahi ho jayega ke Khuda kahega ke main jo hoon. Maulana, agla comment bheja hai Shafi Ahmed Dar sahib ne Srinagar se. unhon ne likha hai: "it was really thrilling word, main jo hoon, and patience for dua is key for divine help.
40:13
thank you Maulana for such a divine guidance." Sartaj Siddiqui sahib ne likha hai Purbani se: "a mind unlocking lecture from Maulana about true nature of a dua. hoping towards God is a form of dua. a dua must be genuine and not according to a wishful thinking. jazak Allah Maulana sahib." Aamir Mori sahib ne likha hai: "today lecture was so special that anyone who listen to it will definitely develop the love for God.
40:53
you said that hope is also the type of worship. this is really thrilling statement. thank you Maulana sahib." Maulana, agla sawal bheja hai Muhammad Zakariya sahib ne.
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