Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Difference Between Mu'tazila and Al-Risala Thinking

“What is the difference between the rational thinking of the Mu'tazila and the thinking of Al-Risala?”Asked by Iqbal Umri, Chennai

He answers at 55:30 in Revival of Islam · 1 min 35 sec

His answer, in his own words
55:30
maulana, agla sawal Chennai se aya hai. Maulana Iqbal Umri ne kiya hai. unhone likha hai: "Mu'tazila ki rational thinking aur Al-Risala ki thinking mein kya farq hai?" is ke baray mein batayein. kya sawal? Mu'tazila ki rational thinking. kya pehla lafz kya hai? Mu'tazila. Mu'tazila. haan? Mu'tazila. yaani kya pehla lafz kya parh rahe hain aap? Mu'tazila. acha, Mu'tazila. ji. woh hai lafz Mu'tazila. ji. haan.
56:03
phir se parhiye? Mu'tazila ki rational thinking aur Al-Risala ki thinking mein kya farq hai? dekhiye, Mu'tazila ki zabaan mein science wajood mein nahi aayi thi. Mu'tazila sirf Greek philosophy ko jantay thay. unhein pata hi nahi tha ke rationalism kya hai. woh to hawai ghore daurate thay woh. Mu'tazila ki zabaan mein woh cheez thi jo kehte hain syllogism. syllogism ke douran mein un ki rationalism paida hui thi.
56:33
woh rationalism hai hi nahi. aaj jo hum jis dour mein hain, woh science ka dour hai. to scientific reasoning alag cheez hai aur philosophical yaani qasar alag cheez hai. to Mu'tazila to philosophical qasar hi karte thay. aaj hum jo karte hain, woh scientific reasoning hoti hai. dono bohat bara farq hai. is par main kaafi likh chuka hoon, aap parhiye. abhi ek meri kitab chhap rahi hai, Idara Deen. is mein bhi is par kaafi lambi bahs hai. maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo Khwaja Kaleemuddin sahib ne Pennsylvania se bheja hai.
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