Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Importance and meaning of spirituality in Islam

“What is the importance of spirituality in Islam? Please also decipher the word spiritual.”Asked by Amir Hussain Ahmed, Assam

He answers at 56:44 in The Culture of People of Paradise · 1 min 22 sec

His answer, in his own words
56:44
! only we need to be receptive! may god help us! thank you so much, maulana!" maulana, agla sawal lete hain. yeh bheja hai assam se aamir hussain ahmed sahib ne. unhon ne likha hai: "what is the importance of spirituality in islam? please also decipher the word spiritual!" dekhen, spirituality ke liye jo quran mein lafz hai, woh hai "al-rabbaniyah". kono rabbaniyin? rabb wale bano!
57:27
to spiritual insan bano ka matlab hai rabb wala insan banna. main to yahi samjha hoon. to spirituality ka ek weak sense hai, weak jahan khuda ko hadaf kar diya jata hai. to khuda ko hadaf kar ke jo spirituality banti hai, woh weak spirituality hai. lekin god oriented spirituality jo hai, wahi mere nazdeek sahi spirituality hai. woh weak nahin hai kyunke iska ek known target hai: khaliq ki qurbat. maulana, agla sawal sydney, australia se khalid idrees sahib ne kiya hai.
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