Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Question about losing the first something

“Is it right to say that when we have lost the first [something]?”Asked by راجہ نثار, کشمیر

He answers at 59:22 in Dars-e-Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 37 · 3 min 9 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:22
maulana, agla sawal kashmir se bheja hai raja nisar sahib ne. انہوں نے لکھا ہے: "مولانا صاحب، is it right to say that when we have lost the first chance and after that we do self discovery, then that would lead to tauba nasuh? haan, nasuh ji. haan,
1:00:00
haan, yeh bhi theek hi hai yeh baat, apni jagah sahi hai. ji hmm, maulana riyaz bhat sahib ne kashmir se likha hai: "maulana sahib, is it correct that every human being has to discover his forbidden tree before his death, else he will not gain entry to paradise? further, will it be correct to say that repentance is actually a U-turn from the wrong direction?" Bhai, mera jo experience hai zindagi ka, woh toh yahi hai. اگر آپ یہ جانیں کہ I was right تو یہ کوئی بڑی بات نہیں ہے۔ بڑی بات یہ ہے کہ آپ یہ جانیں کہ I was wrong.
1:00:48
kyunke i was wrong se band darwaze khulte hain, aur i was right kehne se to koi darwaza nahin khulta, waise hi khuli rehta hai. jo band hai, woh band hai.
1:01:10
یعنی اب I was right کہنے سے آپ جہاں ہیں، وہیں رہتے ہیں۔ lekin i was wrong kehne se aap ke liye naye rishte, naye darwaze khulte hain. yeh to bahut zyada badi cheez hai, i was wrong kehna. ji maulana shad hussain sahib ne kashmir se comment bheja hai, unhon ne likha hai
1:01:30
: "A great secret of personality building has been expounded. Repentance opens door for intellectual development. It is returning to the path of truth, which leads to paradise. This second chance is the only way for salvation.
1:01:51
This is a great discovery, which has enlightened us. we are indebted to Maulana sahib. طارق جوہر صاحب نے کشمیر سے لکھا ہے: "Ego leads to intellectual stagnation, while wisdom leads us to intellectual exploration." Qazi Nisar Saheb has written from Rajouri: "Maulana's interpretation of repentance is unique and thought
1:02:21
provoking, and is sufficient to start a new life with spiritual zeal. maulana, agla sawal lete hain jo kolkata se muhammad bilal shafi sahib ne bheja hai.
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