Importance of form versus spirit in Islam
“Maulana, MashaAllah, your lectures are full of spirit. My question is regarding those who accuse you that you don't pay attention to form. In your view, even if someone doesn't perform the form, you still consider it valid. Your entire focus is on spirit. Maulana, what do you say about this? And is form really as important as spirit or not?”Asked by انور حسین, لکھنو
He answers at 48:59 in Discovering God · 7 min 9 sec
48:59yeh sawal bheja hai lucknow se anwar hussain sahib ne. unho'n ne likha hai: "maulana, mashallah, aap ke lectures spirit se bhare hue hote hain. mera sawal hai un logon ko le ke jo aap pe ilzam lagate hain ke aap form ko tawajjuh nahi detey. aap ke nazdeek agar koi form na bhi kare to to bhi aap us ko jaiz qarar dete hain. aap ka sara focus spirit pe hota hai. maulana, is bare mein aap kya kahenge? aur kya form waqai itna hi zaroori hota hai jitna spirit ya phir nahi?" jo log aisa kehte hain, un se aap sirf yeh kahiye ke tum lecture in ko suno. aaj hi lecture jo hai record ho chuka hai, us ko suno.
49:58to sara lecture mein form with speed ki baat hoti hai, form without speed ki baat nahi hoti. aap jo log sunte hain, un se poochen ke kya un ko sookha sookha din milta hai jis mein speed nahi hoti? yeh kahan woh kis aasman mein rehte hain woh log jin ki woh baat kar rahe hain? har hafte hamara lecture log sunte hain sari dunya mein. un ko pakriye, un se poochiye ke tum ko lecture se take away kya milta hai? take away kya milta hai?
50:42to aap ka aap ko maloom hoga ke aap ne baseless mafroza ghalat kaam qaim kar rakha hai. ab kuch mat kijiye, sirf yahi kijiye ke jo log sunte hain, chahe direct sunte hon ya indirect, un se poochen ke tum ko hamare lecture se take away kya milta hai? bas take away mein apne aap involve hain, dono cheezen, form bhi aur speed bhi. jo log aisa kehte hain, woh to mere nazdeek andhe par ka saboot dete hain, andhe par ka saboot dete hain. un ko yani ja ko fasiq bain fatabaiyin, woh tehqeeq karen, ghar baithe baithe koi farz kar lete hain.
51:32woh un logon ko milen jo sunte hain hamari aur un se poochen ke tum ko hamare program se take away kya milta hai? sensor ko hota hai ke hamari kitabon se poochhein, hamari kitabon se sensor ke program se, itwar ke program se take away kya milta hai? take away ka matlab bata doon mein aap ko ke mein pehli baar jab London gaya to London mein mein ne dekha ke wahan kuch dukaanen hoti hain jis pe likha hota hai take away, sign board par. sign board pe likha hota hai take away. yeh un logon ke liye hota hai jo jo prepared food lena chahte hain.
52:24ja rahe hain office, un chahiye ke woh office ja ke kuch kha kha lein. to wahan woh sign board kehta hai ke hamare paas to hamare liye prepared food hai, to paisa do aur le jao, pakane ki zaroorat nahi hai. tum ko kitchen mein ja ke pakana nahi hai, paisa do aur le jao packet. to take away ka matlab hai ke wahan se bila kya? aap ne program suna to is se bila kya? aap ko to jo log aisa kehte hain, woh to Allah taala ke haan bohat zyada yani un par mein sochta hoon ke bohat zyada kadi saza hogi. un ko kadi saza ke tehqeeq to kiya nahi aur ghar baith kar ke ek ilzaam laga diya. un ke upar ilzaam lagane ka ki saza hogi un ko ke tehqeeq tehqeeq koi nahi ki.
53:32bohat se log the jo sunte hain program ko har jagah, to un se mil ke poochte tum ke tum ko is program ko sunne se ya kitabon ko padhne se take away kya milta hai? baghair yeh tehqeeq ke unhone maan liya to woh to Allah ka munafiq qarar paayenge. munafiq yeh saada baat nahi hai. jo log baghair tehqeeq ke maan lein, woh munafiq hain Allah ki nazar mein. maulana, agla comment bheja hai professor najma siddiqui ne dilli se. unhone likha hai: "maulana, today you have re-stressed the discovery of God through our capacities of test and appreciation of nature etc.
54:27this further helps us to discover God by reflecting on Surah Rahman in the light of today's lecture." jazak Allah maulana. doctor naghma siddiqui ne dilli se likha hai: "maulana, I got a big takeaway from today's lecture, which was a reflection on your journey of the discovery of God as God of love. it touched my heart. I realized today that God gives us two things at the same time for one who has discovered God. firstly, he gives us need based things like food. secondly, at the same time, he he he has given us an introduction to paradise in it in the form of taste.
55:16but this is for one who has discovered God and paradise. what we have to do is keep our mind open to discover these things at every moment. then we will be able to find the inner meaning of everything. jazak Allah maulana for opening my mind." maulana, phir comment bheja hai Muhammad Zakariya sahib ne. unhone likha hai: "thrilling ideas of maulana, opportunities are always there to spread God's message. but the problem with us is that we don't avail it and always complain with the system around." doctor safina tabassum ne saharanpur se likha hai: "really thrilled by your experiences of discovery of God. I pray that I may also develop the ability of extracting marifa from day to day experiences." maulana, agla sawal lete hain.