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Reasons for Muslim backwardness and solutions

“According to you, what is the main reason of Muslim backwardness all around the world and what should we do to improve their state? Muslims have never seriously taken modern education; they don't even know what it is.”Asked by Tanzim Islahi, Delhi

He answers at 1:06:48 in How to Lead a Life of Fulfilment · 2 min 18 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:06:48
molana agla sawal bheja hai tanzeem islah-e-sahib ne dilli se unhon ne likha hai ke according to you what is the main reason of muslim backwardness all around the world and what should we do to improve their state musalmanon ne kabhi seriously modern education ko liya hi nahi kuch log padhte hain to sirf service ke liye woh jaan balkay main to aisa hota hoon kuch jantay bhi nahi ke modern education kya cheez hai musalman jahan tak main sab mila hoon logon se log jantay hi nahi ke modern education kya hai modern education jo hai aik kya hai aik naya pichlay chand sau barson mein aik nai dunya discover hui hai woh jo traditional dunya thi us ki ab aik scientific dunya
1:07:55
to modern education ka matlab hai ke aaj ki jo dunya hai us ko janna us ke mutabiq dunya mein apni jagah banana to musalman to kuch jante hi nahi bohat se bohat jante hain ke engineer ban jao service le lo mba ban jao service lete jante hain bas modern education real science mein kya cheez hai us ko jante nahi
1:08:24
mera tajurba to yahi hai to musalmanon ko jo karna hai wo sirf pehla kaam yahi hai ke wo janiye ke modern world kya hai modern education kya hai aur is mein apni
1:08:40
aur yeh bhi musalman nahi jantay ke aaj ki dunya mein competition hai aap kisi ko koi right nahi koi musalmanon ka jo zehan hai woh samajhtay hain ke har cheez hamari right hai right kahan se ho gaya musalmanon to competition based world hai yeh to main samajhta hoon ke modern education in real sense musalmanon ka wahid musalmanon ke maslay ka wahid hal hai molana agla sawal UK se bheja hai doctor hina khan ne aur unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke how much of quran is wisdom and how much of it is sh
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