Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Planning and success

“Firstly, I would like to thank you for guiding us to the straight path in this very confusing life. My question for today is: In today's fast paced world, it is often observed and heard that people who do not have few plans in their life, are poor personalities and weak leaders. Successful people often boast that they are rich and successful because they plan their life very well.”Asked by Sailesh Malhotra, Dubai

He answers at 24:14 in Roza (Fasting) Shock · 4 min 6 sec

His answer, in his own words
24:14
Maulana, agla sawal Dubai se Mr. Sailesh Malhotra ne bheja hai. Unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, firstly, I would like to thank you for guiding us to the straight path in this very confusing life. My question for today is: In today's fast-paced world, it is often observed and heard that people who do not have few plans in their life, are poor personalities and weak leaders. Successful people often boast that they are rich and successful because they have planned their life very well. Not all are that lucky. It is true that as a human, while I can do as much planning as possible, I cannot control the outcome.
25:09
So it is not the process of planning that determines the person's quality, but the outcome of the plan. Often, I for an instance, will put in my best efforts and leave the outcome to God. Does this make me a bad leader or a person? Please shed some light on this very confusing topic. Also, what should one do in a such situation like this? Bhai, main is ka jism bataiye kya hai? Maulana, un ka yeh sawal hai ke ah jo insaan kamyab nahi hota aaj ki duniya mein, ah woh woh insaan hai jis ne planning nahi ki hai apni life mein.
25:55
Lekin yeh bhi dekha gaya hai ke ah jo kamyab log hain, ah woh is baat ke bare mein bohat boast karte hain ke hum ne ah bohat sahi planning ki, isi liye hum kamyab hue. to un ka sawal yeh hai ke main aksar yeh karta hoon ke main apne best efforts dalta hoon aur phir Khuda pe ah daal deta hoon is ka outcome. Hmm, to kya is se mere ko yeh ah weak leadership category mein dala jayega? Kyun ke outcome log zyada dekhte hain, ah yeh decide karne ke liye ke kitna strong leader hai, jab ke outcome hamare haath mein nahi hai. Bhai, mujh par to clear hua ji ji, par main apna tajurba batata hoon ke pehli baat yeh hai ke jo aap planning karte hain to planning karte kis baat se?
26:53
Apne mind se. Aur mind kis ne diya hai aap ko? Mind Allah ne diya. To har kamyab planning aap ko Allah ki reminder hai. Aur doosri baat yeh ke planning ke baad jo aap kamyabi hui to is mein shart ek condition hai, aur woh hai Yaani apne hadd ke andar rehna. Log hadd ke andar nahi rehte, is liye planning phir ho jati hai, kamyabi bhi phir ho jati hai. Chahay political success ho ya material success ho, is ke baad zaroori hai ke aap ek hadd ke andar rahein, apni limitation ko jaanein.
27:40
To right planning ke baad bhi ek cheez baqi hai ke aap limit ko cross na karein, tab aap kamyab kahe kahe jayenge sahi maano mein. Maulana, agla comment bheja hai Delhi se Dr. Naghma Siddiqui ne. Unhone likha hai: "Maulana, jazak Allah for clarifying that God and the hereafter should be the focus of her life, and roza saves us from distraction, so we can focus on God and the hereafter. May God help us to achieve this, insha Allah." Maulana, agla sawal bheja hai Bilal Shafee Sahab ne Itanagar se. Unhone likha hai: "Hum jo Quran translation print karte hain, is mein agar kahin koi translation mein human error ki wajah se mistake pai jati hai,
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