Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why did Sahaba wage war if war is vicious?

“During earlier times, Sahaba went to war with Persian and Byzantine Empire. I understand that it was to remove the structure where there was no freedom to choose for its people. My question is that why did they not apply the principle that you mentioned today, that war is an unending vicious cycle?”Asked by Mr. Khurram Qureshi, Calicut

He answers at 59:31 in Islam and Peace · 16 min 1 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:31
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. i understand that it was to remove the structure where there was no freedom to choose for its people. maulana, my question is that why did they not apply the principle that you mentioned today, that war is an unending vicious cycle?" nahi, aisa nahi hua. wahan pe hua, yani aap ko maloom hai ke jo woh tha, woh jo tha, jo heraclius jo tha, wahan ka jo aakhri badshah, woh bhag kar gaya constantinople mein. wahan par us ne planning ki aur bohat dinon ke baad woh mukammal hui, woh fateh muhammad al fateh ke zamane mein hui.
1:00:37
lekin yahan pe ek baat bhi yeh add karunga ke is is waqeye ko, yani jo wahan hua, sassani empire ka khatma aur roman empire ka khatma, is ko main ne bohat tafseel se likha hai apni kitab mein jo abhi chhap rahi hai, islam padri sadi mein, ke woh woh ek woh ek divine plan tha. woh yani everything was everything was managed by god almighty. is mein musalmanon ka role to sirf yani asal nahi tha, balke asal role is mein is mein farishton ka tha. aur allah taala ka main ne is mein bataya hai aap ko ke allah taala ki yeh jo dunya banai hai, woh freedom pe base karti hai. yani allah taala ko yeh manzoor hai ke har aadmi ko azadi ho, freedom of choice mila hua ho.
1:01:32
to yeh yeh sunnat allah hai ke jab bhi koi yani aisa kare ke khuda ke is is plan ko jeopardize kare, woh ke insaan ko freedom chheen le, woh freedom of choice na rehne de, to wahan allah taala intervene karte hain. to aise waqiyat hain history mein jab ke khuda ne intervene kiya, to woh intervention tha taake yeh taake woh khatam ho, religious persecution aur insaan ko azadi mil jaye. aise hi waqea baisveen sadi mein hua hai, rashan yaani communist empire ke sath. communist empire jo thi, us ne bhi insan se freedom chheen li thi, freedom of choice.
1:02:22
to main samajhta hoon ke jo rashan communist empire jab toota, that was due to divine intervention. aisa nahi ke kisi America ne tod diya us ko. Allah taala ka manzoor nahi tha ke koi freedom of freedom freedom ko abalish karay. yeh Allah taala ka manzoor nahi, kyunke woh kisi planet ko in in undo karne ke barabar hai. woh to qadeem jo kingship jo thi, woh us ne azadi ko abalish kar sakta kar diya tha. is liye Allah taala ne chaha ke kingship ka zamana khatam ho.
1:02:59
wohi zamane mein communist empire ne azadi ko khatam kar diya tha, to us ko Allah taala ne tod diya. to is tarah ke waqeat jo hain, us ko aap simple tareeqay se nahi samajh sakte. us ko manna parega ke that was due to divine intervention. yeh maine apni is kitab mein jo abhi chhap rahi hai, meri is mein tafseel ke sath maine is ko discuss kiya hai. Maulana, Dhampur se Mehtab Ahmed sahib ne aap se poocha hai ek hadith ke baray mein. unhon ne likha hai: "ek hadith hai ke tum mein woh log achhay hain jo apne ghar walon ke sath achhay hain." woh chahte hain ke aap is ki wazahat karen.
1:03:41
haan khairukum khairukum li ahli wa ali khairukum li ahli ke tum mein achha woh hai jo apne ghar walon ke liye achha hai, aur main apne ghar walon ke liye achha hoon. to ghar walay jo hain, woh gaya hamare liye sab se nearest paper hai. hamare liye woh humein jo jo is dunya mein paper diya gaya hai, nearest test hai. to is mein ghar walay hotay hain. yeh dunya mein poori zindagi hamari test hai, poori zindagi sab kuch hai. hum yahan baithe hain, yeh bhi test hai ke hum kaise bolte hain aur kaise suntay hain, yeh bhi test hai. to poori zindagi yaad rakhiye, yaani pedaish se maut tak insan ki woh test hoti hai.
1:04:33
to test ka sab se pehla maidan ghar hi to hai. woh sab se pehla maidan jis mein subah shaam rehta hai aadmi, woh ghar hai. to aadmi ko sabit karna parta hai ke woh ghar mein kaisa hai. agar wahan fail ho jaye to society bhi fail ho jayegi. koi aadmi agar is is qareebi jo maidan hai imtehan ka, wahan fail ho jaye to is ka matlab hai ke woh society bhi fail ho jayegi. yeh matlab hai is is hadith ka. Maulana, agla sawal doctor Pradhan ka hai, Delhi se. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, India has different laws for Muslims as Muslim personal law, but it is mostly used in talaq cases
1:05:25
z. but when Muslims do wrong things like rape, no Muslim leader ask for death penalty for the culprits. should we follow in these cases India law or to ask for Muslims to follow the personal law?" nahi, dekhiye, yeh ek confusion hai shayad ke jis cheez ko aap ne farmaya woh law of land se cover hota hai, Muslim personal law se nahi. Muslim personal law bohat hi limited cheezon mein hai. haan, hum sab law of land se cover ho rahe hain, Muslim personal law se nahi. woh to nikah o talaq ke baray mein hai, kyunke ulama ne yeh is zamane mein, Angrezon ke zamane mein, bada tha yeh qanoon.
1:06:10
ulama ne yeh masla pesh kiya tha ke halankay main is ko nahi manta, lekin ulama ne Angrezon ke samnay yeh masla pesh kiya ke agar ghair Muslim judge hai aur woh talaq de to talaq waqe nahi hogi, waqe hi nahi hogi talaq. halankay main is ko nahi manta, main samajhta hoon ke law of land hi se cover ho ho raha hai. woh to beharhal ek alag masla hai, lekin Angrezon ne maan liya ulama ki is baat ko ke bhai, tumhara masla agar aisa hai to chalo tum Muslim personal law bana lo. us waqt is ka naam hota tha Mohammedan law, us waqt Mohammedan law kaha jata tha is ko, ab is ka naam hai Muslim personal law. woh harghiz harghiz law of land ka badal nahi hai.
1:06:52
law of land jo hai, wahi hamesha privilege karega. yeh mere nazdeek ulama ka yeh موقف sahi nahi tha ke unhon ne kaha ke sahib, hamara nikah o talaq ka masla jo hai, woh isko alag karo, warna woh talaq waqe nahi hogi aur hum haram mein mubtala rahenge. yeh yeh mein isko sahi nahi samajhta, lekin behraal ulama ne aisa kaha aur angrezon ne isko maan liya. toh mamla Allah bana, wahi chal raha hai aap ka Muslim Personal Law par. mein isko bilkul bekar samajhta hoon. Muslim Personal Law ko law of land jo hai, wahi wahi wahi hamare upar bhi apply hona chahiye. jahan tak musalmanon ke kuch zaati mamlaat hain, toh aapas mein tay kar lijiye. aap
1:07:33
is ko is ko aap law kyu banwate hain? yaani aap jab koi difference paida ho, mein aap biwi mein toh ulama jayein, wahan ja kar ke is ko khatam karein. فبحثوا حقا من أهله وحقا من أهله ulama apni zimmedari ko hukumat pe koi daalte hain. yeh ab ulama ki apni zimmedari hai ke jahan kahin masla paida ho, jayein milein, samjhayein, bujhayein, samjha bujha kar ke aapas mein razi razamandee kar lo aapas mein. kyunki yeh bilkul mein is ko sahi nahi samajhta ke is ko law ka masla banaya jaye. is se mujhe ittefaq nahi hai. law ek hi rehna chahiye mulk mein, wahi jo law of land hai, wahi rehna chahiye.
1:08:14
aur hamare jo masail hain, woh aapas mein razamandee se, aapas ke discussion se tay karna chahiye. mere paas se aate hain masail nikah o talaq ke, toh mein un ko samjhata hoon, samjha ke razi karta hoon un ko. toh mein is ko sahi nahi samajhta usoolan ke is tarah ke jo mamlaat hain, is ko law ka masla banaya jaye. law wahi hai sab ke liye, alag aap ke liye law nahi rahega. musalmanon ke liye alag law ho, doosron ka alag law ho, aisa nahi ho sakta. yeh bilkul namumkin baat hai, impossible hai secular India mein. toh yeh hai bhai mere.
1:08:51
Maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo Doha, Qatar se Maulana Abdul Basit Umri ne bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, mein ne aaj pehli baar clearly Rasool Allah ki is hikmati amal ko jo Sulah Hudaibiyah ki shakal mein milti hai, samjha aur Rasool Allah ke ghazwaat ke baray mein jo tajziya aap ne kiya, mein ne pehli baar aisa tajziya suna jo Sulah Hudaibiyah ko itna wazeh aur clear karta hai. manfi soch ki jo baat aap ne batayi, woh bilkul durust hai. khud mera yeh haal tha ke Al-Risala mission se judne se pehle nafrat aur adawat ki soch mein jeeta tha, kyunki Al-Risala mission ke ilawa jo kitabein Islami ki Islam ki tashreeh karti hain,
1:09:44
un mein yeh nafrat, adawat, sazish jaisi boli hoti hai. Allah ka shukar hai ke is ne mujhe is dal dal se nikala aur Al-Risala mission ki daryaft ke zariye misbat soch ki tofeeq di. Allah aap ko sehat aur tandrusti de taake hum aap se zyada se zyada istifada kar sakein." Dekhiye bhai, ek baat ki wazahat karna chahta hoon ke yeh baat jo hai ke is musalmanon ki likhi hui kitabon mein nafrat ki baatein hain, woh ek is ka matlab nahi ke pehle kitabein bhi aisi hua karti thi. yaani musalmanon ki jo kitabein likhi gayi hain, is ke do period hain: ek yaani printing press ke baad, ek printing se pehle.
1:10:36
yaani pre printing aur post printing mein farq hai, agar aap mutala karein toh. toh pre printing ke daur mein jo kitabein likhi gayi thi, woh is mein is tarah ki baatein nahi hain. lekin ek ek coincidence hai, coincidence ke jab press duniya mein aaya toh us waqt musalman Western power se, yaani un ko magh loob hue the. Western power jo hai, nikliya aur Africa aur Asia mein jo musalman hukumat thi, us ko unhon ne aur power kiya, un ko khatam kiya.
1:11:11
toh printing press ke sath sath aa gaya yeh mamla. toh musalman chunki nafrat mein mubtala the Western se, Western people se, yaani yeh ek yeh yeh asal mein phenomenon hai colonialism ka. yeh nafrat, nafrat jo hai, colonialism ka phenomenon hai. lekin chukiye coincidence-ly aisa hua tha ke isi waqt press bhi aaya, to us zamane mein jo cheezein likhi musalmanon ne, woh sab nafrat se bhar gayeen. warna is se pehle jo kitabein likhi gayeen hain musalmanon ki, woh is mein aisa nahi hai. is is mein is mein is tarah ki nafrat nahi hai.
1:11:53
Maulana, Bangalore se sawal hai Maulana Inayatullah Umri ka. Unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, har aalim Quran ki taraf lautne ki dawat deta hai. Quran ke huqooq, Quran par amal, Quran se dawat, Quran ki iqamat, is mein confusion kahan hai? Is ki wazahat karein." Dekhiye, woh jo kehte hain, aap us ko yaani gehrai ke sath mutala kijiyee.
1:12:27
Gehrai ke sath. Jo main ne paya hai, woh yeh ke naam lete hain Quran ka, baat kehte hain apne jo apne mindset mein un ke hai. Main ek misaal deta hoon ke Jamaat-e-Thanai bani to un ka jo parche nikalta tha, us ka naam tha "Tarjuma-e-Quran". Tarjuma-e-Quran, yeh un ka organ tha. Lekin unhon ne Quran ka sirf naam liya, apne nazariye ko Quran se nikal nikal ke us ko pesh karna shuru kar diya. Yaani unhon ne Islam ki political interpretation diya aur yeh bataya musalmanon ka mission ke musalmanon ka mission hai ke woh dunya bhar mein Islami hukumat qaim karein.
1:13:09
Yeh kahin bhi Quran mein nahi tha. Main ne is ko challenge kiya hai bar bar ke Quran mein kahan likha hai ke musalmanon ka mission yeh hai ke sari dunya mein woh Islam ki hukumat qaim karein. To naam lete thay Quran ka, ab baat kehte thay apni . Yeh hai masla. To yeh log Quran ka naam yeh baat sirf yeh na dekhiye ke Quran ka naam bhi le rahe hain. Woh yeh dekhiye, woh jo baat keh rahe hain, kya woh Quran se nikal rahi hai? Yeh mat dekhiye sirf itna ke unhon ne naam liya hai Quran ka, balke yeh dekhiye ke kya woh baat sach mein nikal rahi hai?
1:13:47
To apne khud sakhta yaani jo unhon ne khud se ek tasawwur bana rakha hai, baat to chalate hain, woh hawala dete hain Quran ka aur hadith ka. Yeh bohat zyada kar rahe hain yeh log. Aap jab is aitbar se tajziya karenge to aap samajh jayenge ke yeh yeh kafi nahi hai. Yeh yeh doosri qaumein bhi yahi karti hain, Yahood bhi yahi karte thay ke naam lete thay Bible ka, lekin chalate thay apni khwahishein. Yeh is ko main kahoon ke yeh exploitation.
1:14:25
Yeh sab exploitation karte hain. Jab tak aap is ko gehrai ke sath mutala kar ke yeh na payein ke waqeatan yahi Quran mein likha hua hai, tab tak aap is ko na maniye. Maulana, agla sawal Raichur se hai Zahiruddin Sahab ka. Unhon ne likha hai: "Quran ki aayaton mein naasikh woh aur mansookh ka usool ulama ne kahan se banaya? Is ke baray mein batayein." Dekhiye, main nahi manta is ko. Ek bhi ek bhi naskh nahi manta main. Aur Quran mein jo naskh ki ayat aayi hai, woh Quran ke baray mein nahi hai, woh pichli kitab ke baray mein hai.
1:15:09
Is par main likh chuka hoon Al-Risala mein ke naskh ek bhi naskh mein nahi manta. Aur yeh ek ek ilmi masla hai. Agar aap janna chahte hon to mera mazmoon aap parh sakte hain, jo chhap jo chhap chuka hai is mein. Maulana, agla sawal Chennai se hai Maulana Iqbal Umri ka. unho'n ne likha hai: "maulana, sawal kis niyat se karen
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