Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is helplessness positive or negative?

“I have been feeling helpless for a few days. Is this a positive feeling or a negative one?”Asked by Miss Naghma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 45:32 in Revival of Islam · 2 min 33 sec

His answer, in his own words
45:32
maulana, yeh sawal aaya hai miss naghma siddiqui ka, dilli se. Unhon ne likha hai: "I have been feeling helpless for a few days. is this a positive feeling or a negative one?" dekhiye, helplessness ko arabi mein kaha jata hai "ajz". "ajz". "ajz" jo hai, main samajhta hoon ke sab se bari positive quality hai. yeh one person bhi negative nahi hai.
46:08
kyunke reality kya hai? Reality yeh hai ke Allah all powerful hai, hum all powerless hain. Allah qadir-e-mutlaq hai, hum ajiz-e-mutlaq hain. to Allah ko jab hum discover karte hain to hum qadir-e-mutlaq ko discover karte hain. All powerful ko. Ab doosri jo discovery hai, woh insaan ki discovery hai.
46:45
to jab hum insaan ko discover karte hain to hum all powerless ko discover karte hain. Yahi to do cheezen hain. To Allah ki discovery akhirat tak positive hai. to insaan ki discovery bhi akhirat tak positive hai. in mein se dono aqsam taur par positive hain, in mein se koi negative nahi hai. Kyunke Allah se jo aap ka jo ta'alluq hai, us ko jab daryaft karte hain, tabhi to Allah ki nasrat aaye gi aap ko. jo relationship hai aap ka Allah se, jab us ko daryaft karein ge, tabhi to aap ka Allah se ta'alluq qaim hoga. Tabhi to Allah ki rehmat mile gi aap ko.
47:31
to main samajhta hoon ke "ajz" jo hai, "ajz" ain, jeem, zer, "ajz" bilashuba sab se bari positive quality hai. balke main kahun ga sab se bari positive daryaft hai. Allah ko daryaft karna jis tarah ek ek positive daryaft hai, usi tarah apne ajz ko daryaft karna bhi ek positive daryaft hai. Is mein negativity ka koi sawal nahi. maulana, agla sawal Pakistan se hai, sajjad nawaz sahib ka. Unhon ne likha hai: "ghor-o-fikr ke douran mein ek point par focus nahi kar pata.
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