Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Humility Before God but Arrogance to People

“When we totally submit to our creator, we become ojiz (helpless) and humble, but at the same time we show arrogance to other people. Why there is such a stark difference? What is missing here?”Asked by مس کوثر اظہار, یو ایس اے

He answers at 1:01:19 in The Prophet An Example of Modesty · 3 min 27 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:01:19
maulana, agla sawal usa se miss kousar izhar ne bheja hai, unhon ne likha hai, "When we totally submit to our creator, we become ojiz and humble, but at the same time we show arrogance to other people. Why there is such a stark difference? What is missing here?" maulana, iss ke baray mein batayen. bhai, bara hi anokha sawal hai, bohat anokha sawal hai. main yeh kahoon ga apne tajurbe ke mutabiq ke Allah ke muqablay mein bhi woh aajiz nahin banta, aisa insaan kahani lip service ki taraf bolta hai.
1:02:03
yaad rakhiye, Allah ke muqablay mein ishq ki daryaft ka jo criterion hai, woh insaan hai, insaan hai. yaani Allah ke muqablay mein apna ishq daryaft karne ki saboot yeh hai ke aap insaan ke muqablay mein apnay ko, apnay ishq ko daryaft karen, nahin to woh lip service hai. jo Allah ke muqablay mein bolta hai, "Alhamdulillah, Alhamdulillah, Subhan Allah", woh sab lip service hota hai, kuch nahin hota. aur yeh hadees se sabit hai ke "man lam yashhad al-nas lam yashhad Allah". jo insaan ka etraaf nahin karay ga, woh Allah ka bhi etraaf nahin karay ga. iss ka matlab yahi hai ke agar tum dekho ke insaan ke muqablay mein.
1:02:56
to woh acknowledge karta nahin, etraaf karta nahin, aur Allah Allah khoob karta hai. to woh woh sab banawati hai, lip service hai, iss ki koi haqeeqat nahin hai. jo aadmi sahi taur par Allah ko daryaft karay ga, Allah ke muqablay mein apni modesty ko daryaft karay ga, woh saray insaanon ke baray mein modest ban jayay ga. yahi possible hai ke aap insaan ke muqablay mein arrogant banen aur Allah ke muqablay mein modest nahin ho sakta. kyun ke Allah aap ka hareef nahin hai, Allah aap ka rival nahin hai, to wahan iss tarah ki sooraten pesh nahin aati. Allah se aap ka koi money ka, property ka koi jhagda nahin hota,
1:03:46
to iss liye wahan wahan baat khulti nahin. insaan ke mamlay mein khulti hai ke baar baar aap ko Allah se, ke baar baar aap ko insaan se rivalry hoti hai, baar baar aap ko interest clash hota hai, baar baar aap ko koi na koi ikhtilaf pesh aata hai. to Allah ke muqablay mein log Alhamdulillah iss khoob iss liye karte hain ke wahan koi koi takrao nahin hai. insan ke muqable mein takrao hai, is liye wahan nahi keh paate. to yaad rakhiye, Allah ke muqable mein aap kaise hain, is ka saboot hai ke insan ke muqable mein aap kaise hain. yeh matlab hai is hadith ka "man lam yashhad al-nas lam yashhad Allah". yaani Allah ke muqable mein aap kaise hain, is ka faisla is par hoga ke insan ke muqable mein aap kaise hain.
1:04:47
maulana, agla sawal mr. khwaja kaleemuddin sahib ne bheja hai pennsylvania usa se, unhon ne likha hai, "maulana sahib, what is the origin of word fatwa?
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