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Society & Dawah · Q&A

Why Muslims ignore warnings of decline

“Muslims have been time and again warned to avoid the decline and degeneration which the Jews suffered from. But unfortunately, Muslims overall turn a deaf ear to such a great warning. Why is this so?”Asked by Miss Krotlin, Srinagar

He answers at 46:18 in Dars e Quran, Ch 2 Vs 80 82 · 1 min 23 sec

His answer, in his own words
46:18
ah, ye saval bheja hai sri nagar se mis Karolin ne. unhon ne likha hai: "Muslims have been time and again warned to avoid the decline and degeneration which the Jews suffered from. But unfortunately, Muslims over all turn a deaf ear to such a great warning." Maulana sahib, why is this so? main samajhta hun ke in unawareness, bekhabri, in unawareness. Musliman jo hain is zamane mein, ye concept nahin jante ke Quran ko applied, Quran ke applied meaning ko discover karna hai. khvahish vahi jo literal meaning hai, usi ko repeat karna hai. ye nahin hai.
47:18
sare ab is bat phanse hue hain isi mein ke Quran ke literal meaning ko khub khub janen. nahin, Quran ke applied meaning ko khub khub janen. main samajhta hun ke yahi, ye chiz jo lekr rahi hai, aur isi ko hamen zinda karna hai, insha Allah. Maulana, agla comment bheja hai Srinagar se Riyaz Bhatt sahib ne. Inka saval hai, Maulana, ye unhon ne pucha hai ke: "The main obstacle before Muslims to become da'is is their belief in self-glory and wishful thinking, the trait Quran has attributed to Jews of the Prophet's time." Maulana sahib, what are your views on this issue?
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