Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Can Muslims protest peacefully

“Can we as Muslims at least protest peacefully without use of violence?”Asked by Iftikhar Hussain, Bangalore

He answers at 50:44 in How God Manages Human History · 8 min 4 sec

His answer, in his own words
50:44
yeh sawal bheja hai bangalore se iftikhar hussain sahib ne. molana, un ka sawal yeh hai: "molana, you said today that present age is age of peace. and quoting hitler, you said: 'there will be no victors but survivors if there is any more war.' my question is then: can we as muslims at least protest peacefully without use of violence? i am saying this because unless we raise our voice, authorities will not listen to the concerns and will keep on exploiting us. molana sahib, what is your guidance on peaceful protest?" peaceful protest means futile protest.
51:39
futile protest. aap blame dete hain authorities ko, blame dijiye apne wrong method ko. road par aa kar chalana yeh chodiye, measurement seekhiye. allah taala ka tareeqa manage karna hai, manage karna.
52:08
wo seekhiye. poori tareekh ko allah manage kar raha hai, poori tareekh ko. to aap manage karna seekhiye, takrao chodiye, is ko haram samjhiye. is ko samjhiye ke andha pan samjhiye, andha pan. yahi to hai fitna dohama ke sari qaum andhi ho jayegi, is ko kuch dikhai nahi dega, kuch kiya karein, kiya na karein. jis cheez ko aap keh rahe hain protest, wo wo phenomena hai fitna dohama ka. itne zyada raaste khule hue hain. aap bataiye ke ek shakhs france se aata hai aur poore india mein ek empire khada kar deta hai, tata.
52:59
aap kehte hain hamein ladna hai, protest karna hai. us ne kabhi protest nahi kiya, tata ne kabhi protest nahi kiya. aur sab se bara jo hai colonial powers ka misaal, wo log india mein aaye, french company aur british company to talwar le ke aaye the, maar maar kar ke hukoomat karna aur apna maqsad to tha apne product ko bechna, lekin maar maar kar ke. phir unhon ne pata kiya ke maarne ki zaroorat hi kya hai? peaceful tareeqe se hum apni industry badha sakte hain poori duniya mein, yahan tak ke poori duniya mein hamari monopoly ho jaye. aap ghaur kijiye, aaj monopoly hai, jaisa ke maine arz kiya, airbus ki aur boeing ki monopoly hai sari duniya mein.
54:06
to kya koi talwar le ke yeh monopoly qaim kiya unhon ne? gun chala kar kiya hai? apne standard se. india ki kamzori yeh hai ke aaj koi standard ki cheez milti nahi. agar india in standard ki cheezein banaye to is ki bhi monopoly qaim ho jayegi. lekin india mein koi cheez standard ki milti nahi. is zamane mein yaad rakhiye, standard ki taqat hai, talwar ki taqat nahi hai. is zamane mein jo taqat hai na, woh standard ki taqat hai. talwar ki koi taqat nahi hai. koi bhi cheez aap standard ki banaiye, sari duniya jhook markar kharede gi. lekin india mein koi ek cheez bhi standard ki nahi milti.
55:00
isi liye yahan par log bohat si cheezein late hain. bohat hi ajeeb baat hai ke parhe likhe log bhi haqeeqaton ko nahi jante. mujhe taajjub hota hai. baat karte hain protest ki, baat karo standard ki, quality education ki. yeh parhe likhe log hain jo baatein karte hain, yeh sab protest. aaj ke daur mein baat karo quality education ki, standard ki. mujhe bohat taajjub hota hai ke parhe likhe log itne bekhauf, bekhabar hain.
55:39
isi liye mujhe lagta hai ke yahi hai fitna dohama, yahi fitna dohama hai. Maulana, Mumbai se sawal kiya hai Fawad Siddiqui sahab ne. unhone likha hai: "Molana, polytheism exists even today like it existed at the time of Prophet of Islam. So what is wrong if Muslims are engaging in conflict with polytheists as this is what Prophet and later sahaba did, which helped in spreading of Islam? So in a way Muslims are engaged in conflict with polytheists that is like following sunnat. Why is it that you stop?" is se bara koi jhoot nahi ho sakta, is se bara koi jhoot nahi ho sakta.
56:28
dekhiye, is raaz ko janiye ke shirk se murad Quran mein jo shirk jarah hai, shirk eitiqadi nahi hai. shirk eitiqadi to kabhi khatam hi nahi hoga, Allah ke script ke mutabiq. shirk eitiqadi na kabhi khatam hua, na kabhi khatam hoga. shirk jarah ko Quran ne khatam kar diya aur inqalabat jo aaye duniya mein, is ne khatam kar diya. to Allah ka jo matlab tha, woh yeh nahi tha ke shirk eitiqadi khatam ho jaye. iska matlab tha ke shirk jarah khatam ho jaye. qatil fitna, yahan shirk se murad hai shirk jarah.
57:16
kaise ajeeb hai, parhe likhe log ki baaton ko samajhte nahi aur bari bari baatein karte hain. Maulana, agla comment lena chahenge. yeh bheja hai Mahboob bhai ne Mumbai se. unhone likha hai: "Molana, today you said a sentence: Musalmanon ne ladai ko namaz ka darja de rakha hai. This is the path-breaking sentence for any Muslim to break his conditioning in this regard. Maulana, definitely my conviction has doubled towards you. Jazak Allah." Dr. Najma Siddiqui ne Dubai se likha hai: "Very meaningfully described historical gist from the Islamic perspective,
58:06
focusing on various shocks for learning process, for learning lessons. Also pointing out our mistakes and need for global da'wah work. May Allah help all of us in this work. Jazak Allah." Maulana, Sahar Saleem ne likha hai Kashmir se: "Molana sahib, in today's lecture we all again got the broader vision for da'wah. We should be thankful to today's time where it is so easy and convenient to make da'wah empire. We should take global dawah as an opportunity by truly understanding what it really means. Thank you, Maulana sahib." Javed Hayat sahab ne Mumbai se likha hai: "Maujooda daur mein Musalman aur Islam ko hasil da'wah opportunities ko aap ke ilawa koi aur address karta ho, yeh mujhe nahi pata." Maulana, hum agla sawal lete hain.
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