Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Ethics of praise and desire for praise

“Is it right or wrong to praise others or to desire praise?”Asked by نفیس صدیقی, دلی

He answers at 1:00:43 in Dars-e-Quran, Chapter 2, Verse 255 · 5 min 11 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:00:43
Maulana, agla sawal dilli se bheja hai nafis siddiqui sahib ne. unhon ne likha hai: "tamam log prashansa ke bhooke hote hain, woh chahte hain ke un ki prashansa karein, aur woh prashansa par khush bhi hote hain. sawal yeh hai ke prashansa karna ya prashan sa ki chahat rakhna kya sahi hai ya galat?" dekhiye, tareef to ek waqea hai jo hoga. agar aap koi acha kaam karein to insaan ki nature mein hai ke woh is ko acknowledge kare. tareef ke liye sahi lafz hai acknowledge karna.
1:01:31
to acknowledgement to hoga. kaise aap rokeinge insaan ko ke woh acknowledgement ki soorat mein is ka response de? hum log rok nahi sakte aap ko. sirf yeh hai ke aap apne aap ko itna zyada, yaani itna zyada develop kijiye, aap ki soch
1:01:59
itni zyada developed soch ban jaye ke aap kisi ki tareef se koi asar hi na lein. aur mein yeh kaha karta hoon ke momin ki definition yeh hai ke ke woh press se khush na ho, aur koi is par criticize kare to us ko gham na ho.
1:02:36
tareef se khush na hona, aur tanqeed, criticism se afraid na hona, yahi momin ki pehchan hai. maulana, agla comment parhna chahein ge jo doctor waqar alam ne new york se bheja hai. unhone likha hai: "maulana sahib, we all recite ayat al kursi every day. today was the eye opening day for me to understand and relate the marifat to ayat al kursi." is
1:03:05
ke baad comment bheja hai faraz khan sahib ne kolkata se. unhone likha hai: "maulana, aap ne abhi ek baat kahi ke aap ne ek baat kahi books ke baray mein ke bohat si kitabein majmooa alfaaz hote hain, na ke majmooa marifat.
1:03:30
kya yeh aaj ke insaano ka bhi haal hai ke hum majmooa alfaaz ban kar reh gaye hain? agar haan to aap ne hum sab ko aik naya formula diya hai as to how to lead a spiritual life." shahid hussain sahib ne srinagar se likha hai: "any significant task should be proceeded by the discovery of omnipotent God. otherwise it remains lifeless. many times we overlook it. thank you Maulana sahib for this inspiration." ashique kamal qadri sahib ne hyderabad se comment bheja hai. unhon ne likha hai: "to discover Allah in concep
1:04:18
Spiritual thinking is a realization of Allah. May Almighty Allah bless you in such your thought provoking lecture. Maulana, I have a question which is: "How can we uplift our self in such a level?" is ke bare mein bataein. dekhein, mein bar bar yeh keh chuka hoon ke mera jo tajruba hai is ke mut
1:04:48
abaq mein sab se bari rukawat samajhta hoon distraction ko. Sab se bari! Aap yeh discover kijiye ke kya kya cheez aap ko distract karti hai, aap ko sahi raste se derail karti hai, is se bachiye.
1:05:12
Mera manna yeh hai ke insaan to paidaishi taur par sahib-e-ma'rifat hi paida hua hai, sahib-e-ma'rifat yani Allah ka, Allah ki ma'rifat insaan ke andar introon hai. Lekin insaan bar bar distract hota rehta hai, isi wajah se woh apne potential ko actual nahi bhala pata.
1:05:40
To bas yahi kaam karna hai ke hum apne aap ko distraction se bachaen. Maulana, agla sawal Muhammad Aslam sahib ne kiya hai.
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