Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Pride in Muslim contributions vs arrogance

“Maulana, it is said that Islam is the creator of modern age. Shouldn't Muslims take pride in their contribution to the world? Also, how to differentiate between pride and being arrogant?”Asked by Ajay Dwivedi, Delhi

He answers at 54:12 in The Age of Alternative · 1 min 24 sec

His answer, in his own words
54:12
misal ke taur par hum chala rahe hain, hamara mission hai, hum bomb nahi marte to hamare paas aisa koi news nahi aati. maulana, agla sawal delhi se kiya hai ajay dwivedi sahib ne, aur unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, it is said that islam is the creator of modern age. shouldn't muslims take pride in their contribution to the world? also, how to differentiate between pride and being arrogant?" arrogance jo hai, ek community ka phenomena hai. main ne kabhi community ki baat nahi ki hai, main ne ideology ki baat ki hai. ideology ka phenomena hai, koi ideology nahi farq karti. duniya mein koi ideology nahi jo farq kare.
55:01
ya is ko achhi tarah yaad rakhiye ke pride is phenomena of community, is not phenomena of ideology. main ideology of tauheed ki baat karta hoon, musalmanon ki baat nahi karta. main to farq kaise paida hoga? the difference between ideology and community. jo kuch main ne likha hai, woh yeh hai ke ideology of tauheed ki wajah se duniya mein waqea pesh aaya hai. muslim community ka to mein ne kabhi nahi kaha. Yaani mein ne jo baat kahi hai, woh ideology of tauheed ke bare mein hai, muslim community ke bare mein nahi hai. Maulana, agla sawal Dr. Fareeda Khanam ne bheja hai Delhi se, aur unhone likha hai ke: "I was going through a report on earthquakes, and this report mentioned that the occurrence of earthquakes these days is more than average.
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