Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Arrogance of claiming books lack knowledge

“This is sheer arrogance to claim that all the books written till now are without ma'rifah (spiritual knowledge). May Allah save us from arrogance and deliver us from hellfire. Maulana, what would you say about this? Please name one book full of ma'rifah that I should read again.”

He answers at 56:41 in Dars-e-Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 255 · 1 min 18 sec

His answer, in his own words
56:41
sawal ki shakal mein hai, aur unhon ne likha hai: "this is sheer arrogance to claim that all the books written till now are without marifat. may Allah save us from arrogance and deliver us from the hell fire." Maulana, is ke bare mein aap kya kehna chahenge? theek hai, dua kijiye. main bhi aap ke liye dua karta hoon, aap bhi mere liye dua kijiye. ji, sirf main ek hi baat kahunga ke mujhe koi ek kitab ka naam likh dijiye jis ko main dobara parhoon ga, jis mein jo marifat se bhari hui ho. aur main kuch nahi kehta aap se, sirf ek is kitab ka naam likh dijiye mere paas, urdu
57:33
mein, arabi mein, farsi mein, english mein, kisi zaban mein woh kitab ho, mujhe likhiye jo aap ke nazd meek marifat se bhari hui ho. yani marifat pehle hasil kiya insaan ne, aur us ke baad phir kitab likhi. bas yahi aap kijiye, aap comment mat dijiye, kitab ka naam likh dijiye.
57:59
maulana, agla sawal aamir mori sahib ne kiya hai srinagar se.
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