Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why not everyone Muslim if Islam is natural

“Islam is deen e fitrat. According to this, every human should be Muslim. But that is not the case. Please explain this in a concise way.”Asked by Nafees Shiraz

He answers at 1:08:57 in Journey to Civilization · 17 min 13 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:08:57
yeh agla sawal jo hai nafees shairaz ka hai. yeh kehte hain ke islam deen-e-fitrat hai. is hisab se to har insaan ko musalman hona chahiye. lekin aisa to nahi hai. islam deen-e-fitrat hai, kripya is ka sankshept roop mein varnan karen. deen-e-fitrat ke mani mein nahi ke insaan ki azadi abalash kar di gayi hai. woh to deen-e-fitrat hai. lekin insaan ko chuki azadi hai, to apne fitrat ke khilaaf chala jata hai woh. kuch dilchaspi ki bina par, kuch lalach ki bina par, kuch khwahish ki bina par. yeh is ke is se aata hai.
1:09:40
jo isi liye jahad-e-nafs ko sab se bara jahad kaha gaya hai. jahad bil nafs ko sab se bara jahad kaha gaya. jahad-e-akbar kaha gaya hai is ko. to yahi to jahad-e-akbar hai. ke jab shaitan ya aur doosre qism ke jo woh hain muharrikat, woh aap ko kheenche kisi aur taraf, to aap is se ladein. apne apne hawas se ladein, apne nafs se ladein, apne dilchaspi se ladein. aur phir khuda ke raste par jame rahein. to fitrat hone ka matlab majboori nahi hai. islam bilashuba fitrat hai. lekin is ka matlab nahi ke sab ko majboori se woh chahta hai ke sab isi par aa jayein. phir to dilchaspi hi nahi rahegi.
1:10:29
dilchaspi to khatam ho jayegi phir. to islam bilashuba fitrat ke mani yeh hain ke woh is ki taleemat mabni karti hain qanoon-e-fitrat par. is ke par. is par mabni karti hain. lekin choice to phir bhi aadmi ka apna rahega. choice to aadmi ka apna hi rahega. choice ke mamle mein kabhi bhi koi zor zabardasti nahi ki jayegi. quran majeed mein hai ke la ikraha fid deen ke deen ke mamle mein koi zabardasti nahi hai. yeh hai is ka matlab. in ka agla point yeh hai ke koi bhi tehzeeb apne aap mein buri nahi hoti, lekin phir bhi log maghribi tehzeeb ko bura kyun mante hain?
1:11:22
asal mein log jo hain, hum musalman khaas taur par farq karna nahi jante. yani art of differentiation ki khabar musalmanon ko nahi hai. mera tajruba yeh hai ke ek hai civilization, ek hai civilization ka galat istemal. to quran ka bhi galat istemal kiya jata hai. aaj kal jo log khudkushi bombing kar rahe hain, woh bhi quran se nikalte hain. to quran to bura nahi ho jayega. abhi aaj ke paper mein hai ke america mein ek muslim tha army mein, us ne terah aadmiyon ko maar dala. aur allahu akbar, allahu akbar kehte hue maar dala. yeh allahu akbar to nahi hai. is liye ke agar aap america ki army mein hain, to agar aap ko koi farq hain, to aap army mein rehte hue nahi kar sakte aisa.
1:12:11
aap ko istifa dena padega. fambidh alayhi wa la sawa yeh bilkul haram hai islam mein ke army ke andar aap hain, aur is ke bawajood aap logon ko lagen maar rahe hain army ke jawano ko. yeh to jaiz hi nahi hai. to agar aap ne army mein bharti kiya hai, army ke jo is ka woh hota hai, woh liya hai aap ne wafadari ka, to wa'ufu billahi dha a'hadu ka case ban gaya hai aap ka. aap ko is ahadname ko poora karna padega. ab agar aap ko farq hain, agar aap samajhte hain ke america jo hai woh galat kaam kar raha hai, to istifa de dijiye, apne watan chale jaiye. apne watan ja kar ke wahan se phir jo karna hai kijiye. america ke andar rehte hue, america ki army mein rehte hue aap aisa nahi kar sakte. to yeh to har jagah aisa hota hai ke log bahas karte hain.
1:13:07
qanoon se bahas karte hain, quran se bahas karte hain, apne maqam se bahas karte hain. to yeh phir har jagah paya jata hai. This question is from Mr. Deenul Huda. He is pointing out towards the theory of evolution . He says that a believer is of the opinion that God created Adam directly in the human form, whereas according to the theory of evolution, from early age till now, there have been various evolutions. So, are there any similarities between both of them, or what exactly is the correct perspective?
1:13:50
dekhie, main evolution theory ko bilkul galat samajhta hoon. ek hai creation, ek hai evolution. main creation ko manta hoon, evolution ko nahin manta. is par bar bar yahan bol chuka hoon main, aur is par maine likha bhi hai. agar aap kisi ko mazeed janna hai to mere pas aain, office mein bataunga is ko. itna hi keh sakta hoon is waqt ke main evolution theory ko bilkul galat manta hoon. be buniyad manta hoon. main creation ko manta hoon, theory of creation. yani Khuda ne paida kiya sab kuch. ek ek cheez. evolution se kuch bhi nahin hua. baqi aap ko tafseel se janna hai to mera article parh sakte hain, aur agar aap mazeed janna ho to aap mere office mein aain, main bataunga aap ko.
1:14:36
This question is from Mr. S. Ahmad. When we talk about the change in lifestyle, then I think to some extent it is possible, but is it possible to leave the planes and trains and go back to the Stone Age ? Isn't it better to bring out some technologies which we can counter the global problems? kehne ke liye to bari achhi baat yeh hai, magar aisi koi technology maujood nahin karti. agar ho to aap mujh ko bataiye ke falan technology hai. maine dekha hai ke aisi koi technology abhi tak insan bana nahin saka hai. to sara mamla lifestyle ka hai yeh. to ya to lifestyle chhodie, ya to conference mat kijiye.
1:15:23
yeh to yeh to woh hai, yani double standard hai ke lifestyle chhodne ko aap taiyar bhi nahin hain, aur conference kar rahe hain aap. ek is par climate change par. baqi jahan tak technology ki baat hai to abhi tak insan, abhi tak koi doosri technology daryaft nahin kar saka hai. Maulana this question is from Mr. Furqan. He is asking that for paradise will this world be beautified, or our perception will be chang ed? Like we generally, we will be free from fear, doubt, ego, or any kind of negative aspect?
1:16:05
sab se bara jo jo bari cheez jo jannat mein milegi, woh Quran mein hai ke jannat wale kahenge أَذْهَبَ أَنْدَى الْحَزَنَ Khuda ne huzn ko nikaal diya. yeh duniya mein sab kuch hai, sab kuch hai, sab kuch hai. lekin is ke sath huzn bhi hai. huzn ka matlab dard, dard. yeh duniya mein har jagah takleef hi takleef hai. mahal mein bhi takleef hai. main abhi gaya tha Qatar, jo jahan mujhe thehraya tha, woh ek mahal tha bilkul. wahan bhi mujhe takleef thi. kyunke bohat sare awamil chahiye sacha sukh paane ke liye, sacha lazzat, sacha yani khushi paane ke liye.
1:16:54
woh mumkin nahin hota is duniya mein. har jagah huzn ghusa hua rehta hai. to jannat wale kahenge ke Allah taala ne hamein jannat mein huzn ko nikaal diya. yani jismani dard nahin, zehni dard nahin, is se azaad kar diya. yahi to jannat ki sab se bari khoobsurti to ho gayi. khane peene ki to yahan bhi hai. lekin har cheez ke sath ek
1:17:24
woh laga hua hai, minus point laga hua hai. yahan har cheez ke sath plus point hai, to minus point bhi laga hua hai. aap achha achha khana khayen to aap ko sehat kharab ho jati hai. achha achha khana, aap ke pas paisa hai khane ke liye, to aap kha nahin paate. achha achha khana khayenge to sehat kharab ho jayegi. har cheez mein minus ke plus, har cheez mein plus point ke sath minus point mila hua hai. jannat mein sirf plus hi plus hoga. yeh to isi liye to jannat hogi woh. This question is from Naghma Siddiqui. Maulana, having understood the correct perspective of Islam and that the doomsday may approach any time, do you think what is left now is the entry of God's word into every home?
1:18:17
haan. sab se bara kaam yaad rakhiye, is waqt jo hai, woh hai idkhaal e kalma. hadith ke lafz mein is ko lafz aaya hai. adkhal kalma yani word of god ko har insan tak pohnchana. sab se bara kaam. yani hadith mein hai yeh ke aakhri zamanay mein jo sab se bara kaam karein ge, kya jo karna hoga, woh hai adkhal kalma. yani allah ta'ala ke word ko ghar ghar pohnchana. to word of god kya hai? yeh quran hai. aur is zamanay ki jo international zaban ban gayi hai, woh angrezi hai. to hum ne khuda ke fazl se yahi kiya hai ke english mein, samajhne wali zaban mein, aasani se samajh aa sake, jo wazahat is ke andar ho.
1:19:08
aur bohat achi printing ke sath quran ka tarjuma tayar kar ke chhaap diya hai. main samajhta hoon ke hum sab ka, hum sab ka, aur jo log sun rahe hain, un sab ka sab se pehli zimmedari yeh hai ke is ko sari duniya mein phailayein. sab se bara kaam yeh hai. har doosra kaam sanvi hai. is ke muqable mein har doosra kaam sanvi hai. ek sahib mere paas aaye, hajj o umrah, unhein pata hai ke. to kai hajj kar chuke hain, kai umrah kar chuke hain. main ne kaha bilkul hajj o umrah mat kijiye, yeh sara paisa aap is par lagaiye, quran ko phailane mein. bhai hajj kar chuke hain, umrah kar chuke hain, to bar bar kya zaroorat hai hajj o umrah karne ki? is paise ko yahan lagaiye. shadiyon ka kharch yahan lagaiye. jo paisa kharch karte hain log bar bar umrah, hajj karne mein, is ko yahan lagayein.
1:20:00
shadiyon mein kharch karte hain, yahan lagayein. taqreebat mein jo kharch karte hain, woh yahan lagayein. shopping mein jo kharch karte hain, yahan lagayein. outing mein jo kharch karte hain, woh sab yahan lagayein. yani zaroorat ke siwa yaad rakhiye. zaroorat, yani zaroori, zaroorat se zyada jo bhi aap ke paas paisa hai, woh sab isi mein laga dijiye ke quran ko aap sari duniya mein phailayein. main samajhta hoon ke qayamat ke qareeb aane ka sab se pehla, sab se aham taqaza yahi hai ke aap yeh is kaam ko anjam dein. This question is from Shadab Kamal. yeh kehte hain ke iblis ki dushmani allah se samajh mein aati hai, lekin dajjal se kya dushmani hai?
1:20:52
How did Dajjal become enemy of Allah? nahi sir, enemy of Allah mere khayal mein kya is sawal ka matlab hai? is sense mein hai ke woh dajjal ke rastay par chalenge, woh khuda se door ho jayenge. jo log dajjal ke rastay par chalenge, woh khuda se door ho jayenge, yeh matlab hai. yeh kahin to koi likha hua hai nahi ke dajjal khuda ka dushman hoga, yeh to koi hai nahi. yeh unhone jo likha hai, hmm, to aisa to koi likha nahi quran o hadith mein, to koi hai to nahi ke dajjal khuda ka dushman hoga. maulana, shaitan ya iblis ko dajjal aur dono ko ek hi category mein daal ke yeh keh rahe hain?
1:21:30
nahi to yeh galat hai. ke yeh kyun khuda ke dushman hain? shaitan alag cheez hai, dajjal alag cheez hai. dushman isi sense mein hai ke khuda ke jis rastay par chalana chahte hain logon ko, yeh us ko bhatkate hain. basic baat yeh hai ke hasad, yani shaitan ko yeh hasad aa gayi ke mujhe jo darja mila tha, woh in allah ko adam ko de diya. to out of hasad yeh kar raha hai shaitan ke woh insan ko dekh nahi chahta. ya aap bhi dekh lijiye, kahin bhi dekh lijiye. hasad jab aa jati hai to aadmi chahta hai ke us ko kaise girave, kaise us ko zaleel kare, kaise us ko nakam kare. to is duniya mein jinat ko mila hua tha charge duniya ka. jinat jo hain, master the is ke. to khuda ne jinat ko hataya, ab insan ko khuda le aaya.
1:22:22
to yeh to hota hi hai, aap har taraf dekh sakte hain, charon taraf ke logon ko hasad ka jazba aa jata hai. to out of hasad yeh jinat karta hai, woh shaitan karta hai. aur shaitan ki poori jo qaum hai, woh insan ki isi sense mein dushman hai ke woh samajhti hai ke meri jagah le liya is ne, meri seat is ne le liya, meri barhai is ne chheen li. is liye woh chahta hai ke yeh unhein gumrah kare, un ko bhakave, aur un ko jannat mein na jaane de. This question is from Abdul Rahman. insan ko allah ki ibadat ke liye paida kiya gaya hai, is ka matlab bayan farmayein.
1:23:14
wama khalaqtul jinna wal insa illa li ya'budun yeh quran majeed mein aaya hai. ibadat ka matlab hai marifat. marifat, yani marifat ka matlab hota hai daryaft. insan ko paida kiya allah ta'ala ne ke khuda ko daryaft kare, khuda ko jaane, yani haqeeqat ko jaane, aur us par apne rastay ko apne irade se us par qaim kare. yani jo jo marifat hai Allah taala ki, woh woh chila kar nahi bol rahi, balkay awaz buland kar ke nahi koi laga hua hai yahan, hum ko daryaft karna hai. to ibadat ka matlab bataya gaya hai marifat. Aap tafseeron mein dekh sakte hain. To insan ko paida kiya Allah taala ne marifat ke liye, yani is liye ke woh apne khaliq ko pehchane,
1:24:05
pehchan kar ke is ko tasleem kare, is ke is ke rehnumai ko pata kare, aur is ke bataye hue rehnumai par chale taake woh Khuda ki barkat is ko mile, yeh matlab hai is ka. This question is from Sadia. Many orientalists denying prophethood to Muhammad attribute his success to human genius. What is the drawback of such an explanation of Muhammad's achievements? genius to bilashuba thay woh, lekin agar woh Khuda ki wahi na aati to sirf genius hona kaam kam nahi aa sakta tha. Khuda ki rehnumai aayi aap ko.
1:24:54
yeh to sahi hai, hadith mein, Quran majeed mein hai ke aidi al-absar, yani peghambaron ke bare mein kaha gaya ke woh awwalidi wa awwal al-absar thay yeh. Yani jismani taqat bhi thi aur zehni taqat bhi thi un ke andar. yani dono ati
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