Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is ma'rifat attainable by everyone?

“Is this ma'rifat within the capacity of every human? I often see that some people are very good, but in matters of religion, they are empty in spirit. Please explain.”Asked by رئیس احمد ڈار, کشمیر

He answers at 1:06:49 in The Prophet An Example of Modesty · 1 min 21 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:06:49
maulana, agla sawal kashmir se bheja hai raees ahmad dar sahib ne, unhon ne likha hai, "maulana sahib, kya yeh marifat har insan ke bas ki baat hai? main aksar dekhta hoon ke kuch log bohat achhe hote hain, lekin deen ke maamle mein, but spirit mein khali hote hain. is ke bare mein bataye." nahi, main is ko nahi manunga ke bohat achhe hote hain. dekhiye, ek hai manners, manners mein achhe hote hain woh. social manners, social manners alag cheez hai, real state mein akhlaq alag cheez hai. aam taur par log kehte hain ke koi aadmi social manners bara achha ho to matlab hai ke bara achha hai. to social manners to ek ek ek woh hoti hai, ek banawati cheez hoti hai.
1:07:42
aam taur par logon ki ghalati yahi maine payi hai ke social manners ko samajhte hain ke bara achha aadmi hai, halanke andar se woh kuch nahi hota. to jo aadmi sach much Allah se darne wala hoga, us ke andar aala akhlaq zaroor paida hoga. to dono ko alag alag nahi kar sakte aap. aap social manners ke sense mein le rahe hain, is liye aap alag kiye hue hain. maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo shad hussain sahib ne bheja hai srinagar se, unhon ne likha hai, "maulana sahib has deciphered an eternal breaking news from nature.
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