Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Dealing with negative thoughts using dua

“My thinking changed after reading your books and listening to dars-e-Quran live talks. My question today is that whenever any wrong or negative thoughts come into my mind, I do dua (supplication).”Asked by زبیر شاہ, کانپور

He answers at 1:06:47 in Dars-e-Quran, Ch. 2 Verse 54 · 53 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:06:47
chaliye, Maulana, agla sawal Kanpur se bheja hai Zubair Shah sahib ne. انہوں نے لکھا ہے: "مولانا صاحب، my thinking changed after reading your books and listening to Dars Quran live talks. my question today is that when ever any wrong or negative thoughts come into my mind, i do dua, but thoughts do not go away.
1:07:17
so what is the reason for my dua not working? what should i do to make myself positive all the time?" dekhiye, aap dua karte hain, alfaaz ko dohrate hain, woh dua nahin hai. jo aap dua karte hain, woh dua nahin hai. dua ek roots deconditioning hai. dua
1:07:41
ek roots deconditioning hai. Is tarah dua kijiye to phir zaroor qabool hogi. Ji, Maulana, agla sawal lete hain jo Bahrain se Mukhtar sahib ne bheja hai. unhon ne aapse poocha hai ke: "How can we develop contentment in our self? Please give us your advice." Kya matlab? Show Maulana, matlab apne andar qana'at, satisfac
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