Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Overcoming westernophobia in Muslim community

“Due to biased culture and negative thinking, today Muslim community is unable to utilize Islam to spread the word of Islam. Maulana, how is it possible for us in such an atmosphere to get rid of westernophobia? Please guide us.”Asked by Ishaq Kamal Qadri, Hyderabad

He answers at 1:10:40 in How God Manages Human History · 7 min 1 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:10:40
maulana, agla sawal ah ashaq kamal qadri sahib ne kiya hai haiderabad se. unhon ne likha hai: "Due to biased culture and negative thinking, today Muslim community is unable to utilize Islam to spread the word of Islam. maulana, how is how it is possible for us in such an atmosphere to get rid of westernophobia? Please guide us." bas logon ko samjhaiye, literature phailaiye, communication ko istemal kijiye, print media, electronic media dono ko istemal kijiye. bas yahi kafi hai.
1:11:30
naseer sunah sahib ne tamapur se likha hai: "maulana, ek hadith mein peshin goi hai ke aakhri zamane mein sher aur bakri sath mein charen ge. shayad yeh wahi aman ka daur hai, aaj yeh yahi aman ka daur hai. maulana, kya yeh sahi hai?" dekhiye, sahi hai magar is mein condition ke ke sath hai. sher aur bakri ek sath ka matlab yeh nahi hai ke physical sense mein, yeh matlab nahi hai. yeh possible ho gaya, ho jayega ke agar aadmi manage kar sake to yeh us ke us ko yeh faida utha sakta hai. woh to aisi cheezen log manage karna jante nahi hain aur blame dete hain.
1:12:19
manage karna jante nahi hain aur blame dete hain. aap you have to learn the art of management. is ke baad sab kuch woh hal ho jayega, sab kuch khatam. art of management. maulana, dilli se management ka main ek misal deta hoon. yeh yeh divine method hai. jaise main srinagar gaya to wahan ke maidan mein jab main dekh raha tha to ek shakhs ne bataya ke dekhiye, paharon par jo chamak raha hai, woh woh barf hai.
1:13:01
hum khade the aur paharon par chamak raha tha to woh woh barf thi. is waqt mujhe pehli bar discover hua ke khuda management ka tarika ikhtiyar karta hai. yani yahan maidani ilaqe mein pani barta hai to mousla dhar barish hoti hai. pahari ilaqe mein mousla dhar barish nahi hoti. wahan yeh jo snow kehte hain, us ko snow parti hai. to snow kya hai? woh mousla dhar barish ka badal hai. yani upar se snow aati hai, bilkul rooi ke rooi ke tarike se woh jam jati hai, barf ban jati hai.
1:13:53
to barf kya cheez hai? woh is yeh store ki hui barish hai, store kiya hua pani hai. ab woh barf jo hai, jam gayi aur dhire dhire dhoop se, suraj se pighalti hai, pighal ke koi behti hai. to mousla dhar barish mein pani nadiyon ke zariye yahan se wahan pahunch jata hai. aur jahan pahari ilaqe hain, wahan nadiyaan is tarah ki nahi hoti hain jaise ke maidani ilaqe mein. to woh to pahari ilaqon mein barf pighal kar ke pani pahunchata hai aur maidani ilaqon mein barish nadiyon ke zariye pahunchti hai.
1:14:50
jagah yeh hamare management hai. to management to khud khuda ka tarika hai, wohi insan ko karna chahiye. maulana, dilli se mister ss poori ne sawal bheje hain. un ke do sawal jo milte julte hain, hum un ko lena chahenge. unhon ne likha hai ke: "In today's saffron regime, will peaceful efforts bring any result? if you talk against majority, you are you are termed as a traitor. kaho ya saho." phir un ka doosra sawal hai ke: "ji when isi ko pehle lijie.
1:15:41
ji yeh sab manta nahi. yeh to gaali ka lafz hai. saffron regime dekhiye, hamara tarika islam ka tarika yeh hai ke kisi ko wohi kaho jo khud apna naam de rakha hai us ne. agar aap ne woh kaha hai ke yeh saffron regime hai to kahiye un ko. nahi to woh gaali hai. jaise qadiyani apne ko qadiyani nahi kehte to aap un ko qadiyani kahein to yeh gaali ho jayega. woh apne ko ahmadi kehte hain to aap bhi ahmadi kahein. apna naam jo unhon ne de rakha hai, wohi lijiye. doosra naam mat lijiye. to woh apne ko saffron regime nahi kehte to aap ko kehte hain.
1:16:21
ab gaali kyon dete hain? bhai, pehle pehle to aap apni apni zuban badliye, apni soch badliye. tab aap ko right thinking aayegi aap ke andar. aur doosra kya tha? "When a whole community is branded as terrorist." nahi, bilkul. "When what can they?" galat hai yeh. ji sari community ko terrorist kaun kehta hai? kaun kehta hai? main bhi doosri community ka fard hoon, mujhe to koi nahi kehta. hmm, is sari community ko branded un ko woh yaani keh diya ke yeh sab terrorist hain.
1:17:03
yeh bilkul galat baat hai. maulana, shayad woh kuch aise debates ko mention kar rahe hon jahan pe aapas mein do log argument karte hain. to woh to kuch bhi ho sakta hai. debate mein to ek aadmi farzi tor par bolta hai, ek ek pro bolega, ek against mein bolega. debate karne ke liye is ko kyon misaal diya unhon ne? actual misaal dijiye. ji, koi aisa idea mein kuch nahi hai. khwamkhwah woh to title de rakha hai.
1:17:41
maulana, agla sawal lena chahenge jo chennai se. main dekhiye, yeh is ke khilaf hai is hadees ke. "lamashkurannasa lamashkurallah." hum ko is mulk mein mauqa hai peaceful tareeqe se hum sab kaam kar rahe hain.
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