Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Does hadith predict return of caliphate?

“In hadith, there is a prediction of the return of caliphate. Does that mean the coming of democratic conditions? Please explain.”Asked by Maulana Ilyas, Chennai

He answers at 1:17:30 in Social Reform · 1 min 46 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:17:30
aur ye insān khud hī samajh saktā hai. koī dūsrā nahīñ batā saktā is ko. maulānā, aglā savāl maulānā iliyās ne kiyā hai channai se. unhoñ ne likhā hai: "Maulānā, ḥadīth mein khilāfat kī vāpasī kā prediction āyā hai. kyā is kā matlab jamhūriyyat kī ḥālāt kā ānā hai? is ke bāre mein batāeñ." bhaī, duniyā mein kaun sī ḥadīth mein khilāfat kī vāpasī kī prediction hai? aisā to koi hadith hai nahin. kehta hai, koi hadith hai aisi? khilafat wapas aye gi? mujhe to pata nahi. beh-haal, yeh yeh agar in ke koi hadith hadith jante honge to agle itwar ko batayein woh.
1:18:12
ji, main nahi janta kisi aisi hadith ko jis mein ke khilafat wapas aye gi. yeh to koi mere to yeh ghair maloom baat hai. ek se ek khilafat ka lafz aa gaya to bas aap samajh lein ke khilafat wapas aye gi. wapas aye gi.
1:18:27
log lafzon yeh bhi bohat bari logon ke andar ajeeb-o-ghareeb kamzori hai. ek lafz le lenge, aap samajhte hain ke falan baat wahan maujood hai. lafz se sabit nahi hota ke falan baat wahan maujood hai.
1:18:42
kahin lafz khalifa aa gaya to bas khilafat tasawwur maujood hai. aisa kuch nahi. aap poora is is poore bayan ko dekhiye ke wahan kis ma'ne mein woh lafz aaya hai. to jab tak main poori hadith na dekh loon, main koi rai nahi de sakta is ke bare mein.
1:18:57
in ka ek aur sawal hai maulana, unhon ne likha hai: "lafzi dekhiye, lafzi mushabihat par istadlal karne ka bohat poori tareekh mein raha hai. lafzi mushabihat se. aur yeh ghair ilmi istadlal hai." Maulana, in ka doosra sawal yeh hai, unhon ne likha hai: "What
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