Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Method to overcome despair and hopelessness

“What basic thing or method should be adopted to overcome despair?”Asked by Tauseef Bukhari, Hong Kong

He answers at 56:13 in The Prophet An Example of Modesty · 1 min 16 sec

His answer, in his own words
56:13
aur to mein kuch nahi keh sakta. ji molana, agla sawal hong kong se tausif bukhari sahab ne bheja hai, unhon ne likha hai, "mayusi se nikalne ke liye konsi buniyadi cheez ya tareeqa ikhtiyar karna chahiye?" is ke bare mein bataiye. mere liye to yahi hai ke har din jab subah ko mein dekhta hoon ke suraj nikal raha hai, jis tarah aaj sare chhe baje dekha mein ne to mein hope se bhar jata hoon. yani suraj ka har din nikalna subah ko hope ka pahad hota hai, hope ka universal le kar aata hai. woh shoori tor par agar mein Allah ke is is is nishan ko dekhun to mein kabhi mayusi ka shikar nahi ho sakta.
57:09
mera haal yahi hai ke jab mein gaon mein tha tab se mein suraj ke nikalne ko dekhta hoon aur suraj ka nikalna mujhe Allah rab ul alameen ki taraf se umeed ka ek ek samandar hota hai. mere liye to kafi hai. molana, agla sawal dilli se kya hai nafees siddiqui sahab ne aur unhon ne likha hai, "moashre ko acha banane mein aurat ka contribution sab se zyada hota hai, phir bhi moashra aurat ko woh ehtiram nahi karta jo use karna chahiye.
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