Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Islamic View on Revenge

“What is Islam's view on revenge?”Asked by فرہاد عمری, دلی

He answers at 44:43 in Double Standards of Present-Day Muslims · 2 min 19 sec

His answer, in his own words
44:43
agla sawal molana farhad umri sahib ki taraf se aaya hai dilli se. what is islam's view on revenge? inteqam? ji molana, bhai dekhen, islam mein inteqam as a principle nahi hai. as a principle nahi hai, bilkul nahi hai. hadith mein aata hai ke rasool allah ne kabhi inteqam nahi liya. hazrat ayesha kehti hain islam mein dekhen. maafi hai. wa idha ma ghadibuhum yaghfirun inteqam aata hai ghusse par to wa idha ma ghadibuhum yaghfirun jab unhein ghussa aata hai to maaf kar dete hain.
45:27
to islam mein inteqam nahi hai, islam mein maaf kar dena hai. yahi islam mein, yani basic principle jo hai, yahi hai. molana muhammad jaggi in door se sawal karte hain ke "what does praying with a sincere heart truly mean? " kya phir parhiye? "what does praying with a sincere heart truly mean?" kya matlab hai? matlab dil se ibadat karne ka kya matlab hai?
46:10
dil se ibadat karne ka matlab hai spirit ke sath ibadat karna. dekhen, aik hai form jo jis ko hum ibadat karte hain, uska aik form hota hai aur uski spirit hoti hai. misal ke taur par namaz hai, namaz ka aik form hai, aap jante hain, ruku, sajda waghera form. doosra hai khushu. to islam mein khushu ki ahmiyat hai, sirf form ki ahmiyat nahi hai. yani form ho aur spirit na ho to islam mein wo acceptable nahi hai. agla aik comment lenge molana irfan rashidi sahib ka. wo likhte hain ke "a selfish man is divided of high thinking." jazak allah molana sahib.
47:03
agla sawal Maulana Wakra Dagar sahib ki taraf se dilli se. woh poochte hain ke "Please tell us how one can become a contributor in society."
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