Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Commercialization and dawah focus

“Maulana, you talked about commercialization in today's talk. It is the same commercialization which is also making Muslim youth job oriented and business oriented. As a result, their focus on da'wah has reduced. So don't you think that commercialization is a negative phenomenon of modern time?”Asked by فواد فواد, احمد آباد

He answers at 44:16 in The Meaning of Ummat-i-Wasat · 1 min 59 sec

His answer, in his own words
44:16
maulana, yeh sawal bheja hai ahmedabad se fawad fawad sahib ne. unhone likha hai: "maulana, you talked about commercialization in today's talk. it is the same commercialization which is also making Muslim youth job oriented or business oriented. as a result, their focus on dawah has reduced. so don't you think that commercialization is a negative phenomenon of modern times?" nahi, hargiz nahi, hargiz nahi. dekhiye, har cheez ka ek history hota hai, ek proper use hota hai. maslan, musalmanon ne Quran se qital nikal rakha hai, ladte phirte hain, pathar marte hain, gun chalate hain.
45:12
woh misuse of Quran hai. toh aap yeh samajh lijiye ke har cheez, har cheez, har cheez ka misuse bhi hai aur proper use bhi hai. toh main iske proper use ko keh raha hoon, aap bhi misuse, misuse ka pehlu bol rahe hain. toh yeh toh imtehan hai, duniya toh imtehan hai, yahan toh misuse ka aspect hamesha rahega, Quran ke bare mein bhi rahega. aap misuse ki baat kyun karte hain? proper use ki baat kijiye. faisal saleem sahib ne bangalore se comment bheja hai, unhone likha hai: "maulana sahib, from today's session, i understood that we have all the facilities which is given to us by God.
46:03
we just need to incorporate them into our life and move ahead with no excuse to achieve or complete the mission of Allah. " maulana, agla sawal lete hain. yeh mahboob bhai ne mumbai se bheja hai, unhone likha hai: "maulana, my question is not related to today's class.
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