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Quran & Tafsir · Q&A

What does stones speaking signify?

“It is mentioned that if men will not, if people will not speak, then stones will...”Asked by Ms. Sati Malhotra, Delhi

He answers at 1:12:46 in Importance of Wisdom · 43 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:12:46
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai miss sathi malhotra ka. Aur unhone aapse pucha hai ke: It is mentioned that if man will not, if people will not speak, then stones will speak.
1:13:03
maulana, can you elaborate on this? dekhen, yeh allegorical language hai, yani tamseel ki zaban hai. yani woh bolne wale pathar nahi honge, woh bhi insan hi honge. matlab jin logon ko samjha jata hai ke yeh to barhe log hain, woh na bolen to chote log bolenge.
1:13:21
Allah unhein tofeeq dega bolne ki. Yeh matlab hai is ka. quran mein hai: matlab ek giroh jo hai, agar apni duty poori nahi karega, Allah ka kaam nahi karega, to Allah doosre giroh ko uthaye ga. woh kaam karenge, kaam rukega nahi. yeh matlab hai is ka. Maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai Ms. Naghma Siddiqui ka. unhon ne likha hai ke: how import
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