Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Peace among those misusing freedom: fear of God or laws?

“How can peace be established among those who misuse freedom? Through fear of God or through force of laws?”Asked by Israr Umari, Tamil Nadu

He answers at 41:06 in Discovery of God (In Conversation with Maulana) · 2 min

His answer, in his own words
41:06
maulana, agla sawal aya hai Maulana Israr Umri ka Tamil Nadu se. Unhone likha hai: "Azadi ko misuse karne walon ke darmiyan aman kis tarah qaim ho sakta hai? khauf Khuda se ya qawaneen ke zor zor se?" dekhen, qanoon ke zor se to kabhi aap nahi kaam sakta. Yeh to impossible hai. Qanoon se sirf yeh hota hai ke jo galat log hain, woh underground ho kar kaam karne lagte hain. yani corruption aata hai tarah tarah ka. Qanoon ke zariye se kabhi bhi peace nahi aa sakta.
41:51
peace to aayega. Logon ko kehte hain yeh samajh paida ki jaye ke is peace rahega to sab ko faida hai. Peace hoga to sab ko faida hai. yani ab chahe business ho ya education ho ya mazhabi sargarmian hon, koi bhi family life ho, social life ho, har cheez bohat smooth tarike se chale chale gi. is raaz ko log jaan len ke peace se sab ko faida hai. Baghair qanoon se to peace aata nahi. Jahan bhi aap ko dictatorship thi, aap dekhiye Arab countries mein dictatorship thi, wahan kya hua? kya peace tha? Aaya wahan? Wahan andar andar sab kuch ho raha tha. Ab woh bhadak uthe to aap dekhiye kya aalam hai. To qanoon ke qanoon ke zariye peace qaim karne ki koshish karna yani ek aur burai paida karna hai, zyada badi burai.
42:49
to sahi baat yeh hai ke logon ke andar soch lai jaye, logon ke andar yani peace ki ahmiyat ko logon ko bataya jaye. jitna zyada log peace ki ahmiyat ko samjhenge, utne zyada woh peaceful bante chale jayenge. Mr. Sharukh Hussain Riyazi ne Delhi se sawal kiya hai. Unhone likha hai: "Aap ne Al-Risala mein likha hai ke misunderstanding hamesha baseless hoti hai.
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