Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why Muslims lack gratitude for modernity

“All Muslims use all the facilities of the modern age, but why is there no spirit of gratitude in them? Is it that you don't like to call this age 'Islam, the creator of the modern age'? Why is this? Because in our gatherings, in our mosques, and among our scholars these things are not taught. All responsibility lies with my dear scholars.”Asked by اقبال عمری

He answers at 53:10 in Natural Warning · 1 min 8 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:10
maulana, agla sawal kya hai maulana iqbal umri ne aur unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke modern age ki sari facilities sari musalman istemal karte hain magar shukr ka jazba un mein kyun nahi aata? kya is age ko islam the creator of modern age kehna pasand nahi karte? aisa kyun hai? is liye ke hamare bad'isthon mein, hamare masjidon mein, hamare ulama ke haan yeh sab baat batai nahi jati. sari zimmedari mere aziz ulama ki hai. hadith mein aata hai ke ulama o ummati ka anbiya bani israil
53:55
mein barabar anbiya aate thay. musalmanon mein anbiya nahi ayenge kyunke nubuwat khatm ho gayi. to ulama ka farz hai ke wo wo kaam karein jo jab bani israil mein anbiya karte thay. to lekin wo kar nahi rahe. mere aziz to sari zimmedari ulama par hai. sari zimmedari hai. maulana, agla sawal ajmer se kya hai doctor safina tabassum ne aur unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke kindly elaborate how the concept of shahadat was introduced into Islamic history.
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