Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How to develop the Rabbani mindset?

“In one of your talks you mentioned about three types of mindset: distorted, technical, and Rabbani. The last one Rabbani being the most desired one to understand the Quran and the Hadith. My question is that how to develop the Rabbani mindset?”Asked by Mr. Sajid Anwar, Roorkee

He answers at 1:06:43 in Between Hell and Paradise · 1 min 58 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:06:43
maulana, agla sawal roorkee se hai, sajid anwar sahab ka. unhone likha hai: "In one of your talks you mentioned about three types of mindset: distorted, technical, and Rabbani. The last one Rabbani being the most desired one to understand the Quran and the Hadith. Maulana, my question is that how to develop the Rabbani mindset? Please guide us."
1:07:12
dekhiye, rabbani mindset koi purasarar tor par nahin banta, soch kar banta hai, soch kar ke. jaise aaj maine baatein kahin toh har lamha aap sochein ke mere mind mein jo baatein aa rahi hain, woh fibren theory wali aati hain ke jo khula hai, us ki woh aa rahi hain. matlab jo mila hua nahin hai, us par focus mein kar raha hoon ke main mile hue par focus kar raha hoon. sab se badi baat yeh hai har jaanna, har lamha yeh sochiye ke mera focus kahan ja raha hai, mile hue par ya na mile hue par.
1:07:50
isi se aap ke andar rabbani shakhsiyat banegi. jaise aaj maine misaal di apni ke kal shaam se le kar aaj ki subah tak bahut se item mujhe shukr ke milte rahe, milte rahe, yahan tak ke bilkul shukr mein ghark ho gaya aur aa kar apne bench pe baitha. aur us waqt jo akhbar mila, us mein kya hai ke nashukri ke item mein log misr mein lad rahe hain, aapas mein maar rahe hain ek doosre ko. wo keh rahe hain laal ansar ko, yaani nashukri ke item ko hum bhoolenge nahi, us ko hum yaad rakhenge taake hum aur zyada satan ke perway bane rahen.
1:08:32
isi ko jaanna aur us ke mutabiq zehan ko activate karna, yeh rabbani shakhsiyat banane ka tareeqa hai. molana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo abhi abhi aaya hai noida se, khalid ansari sahab ka. unhone likha hai: "Molana, I have a small experience to share.
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