Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Confirming one's divinely ordained role

“How can we confirm to ourselves that we have discovered the role meant for us by God?”Asked by Dr. Safina Tabassum, Ajmer

He answers at 57:38 in Islam and Peace · 1 min 53 sec

His answer, in his own words
57:38
maulana, agla sawal doctor safina tabassum ka hai, ajmer se. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, how can we confirm to ourselves that we have discovered the role meant for us by god?" is ke bare mein bataen. bhai, aap ki jo discovery hai, agar woh yani quran confirm kar raha ho is ka, to aap yaqeen kar lijiyega ke yeh yahi yahi sachai hai. yani aap jis cheez ko islam samajhte hain, jab quran ko padhen aur quran confirm kare aap ki soch ko, to main samajhta hoon ke yeh kafi hai yaqeen karne ke liye. yeh yeh jaise aaj main ne jo baat kahi, aap quran ko padhiye to jab aap pohnchenge yahan pe "alsalato khairun"
58:30
. to kya quran confirm kar raha hai is ko? to bhai, yeh yaqeen ke liye kafi hai ke peaceful ideology hi quran ki ideology hai. to asal tareeqa yeh hai ke har aadmi ko chahiye ke woh quran ko is niyat se, is dua se ke sath padhe, as z tak ke quran ka khud ka mission khud khud kya keh raha hai. khud ka quran khud yani kya message de raha hai? to agar aap is niyat se, is dua ke sath padhenge to sari baat apne aap khul jayegi. main ne yahi kiya hai allah ke fazl se. apne zehn ko main bilkul empty mind ho kar main ne quran ko padha aur quran mein jo baat mujhe mili, woh us ko main ne ikhtiyar kar liya, without any bias, without any precondition.
59:26
to aap bhi yahi kar lijiyega. maulana, agla sawal khurram qureshi sahib ka hai, calicut se. unhon ne likha hai: "during earlier times, sahaba went to war with persian and byzantine empire.
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