Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Discovering Modesty Before Others

“Man is ready to discover his helplessness in comparison to God, but how should he discover his modesty in comparison to other men?”Asked by ڈاکٹر نغمہ صدیقی, دلی

He answers at 46:36 in The Prophet An Example of Modesty · 1 min 29 sec

His answer, in his own words
46:36
doctor naghma siddiqui ne sawal likha hai delhi se, unhon ne likha hai, "Man is ready to discover his helplessness in comparison to God, but how should he discover his modesty in comparison to other men?" is ke bare mein batayein. deykhiye, modesty ka taluq other men se nahi hai, God se hai. other men se to woh apne aap aa jata hai, alag se discover nahi karna hai.
47:16
allah rab ul alameen ke muqable mein jab aap apni modesty ko discover karte hain to aap aal madaris ban jaate hain, aal madaris, har aitbar se madaris, chahe doosra insan ho ya kuch bhi ho. to hamara jo humein jo karna hai woh yahi hai ke hum alhamdulillah rabbil alameen ki reality ko discover karein. ab al-kabri lillah ko hum jaanein,
47:56
is ke baad apne aap sari baatein aa jaati hain, baqiya baaton ko alag se janne ki zaroorat baqi nahin rehti. maulana, agla sawal bheja hai kaleem ahmad sahab ne, unhone location hi likhi hai, unka sawal yeh hai, "In the whole world, Muslims are in trouble at this situation.
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