Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Definition of Ilm al-Kalam

“Maulana sahib, in your opinion, what is Ilm al-Kalam? Please clarify it.”Asked by Ameer Qureshi, Abu Dhabi

He answers at 58:13 in The Secular Contribution of Islam · 1 min 30 sec

His answer, in his own words
58:13
molana, agla sawal bheja hai abu dhabi se amir qureshi sahib ne, unhon ne aap se poocha hai: مولانا صاحب، in your opinion, what is Ilm al-Kalam? اس کو واضح کریں۔ ilm ul kalam par hamare ek poora maqala hai, ilm ul kalam qadeem o jadeed, is ko aap parh li jiye. waise ilm ul kalam usoolan jis cheez ka naam hai,
58:43
وہ یہ ہے کہ اسلام کو rational terms میں understandable بنانا۔ علم الکلام جو ہے، وہ کیا ہے؟ اسلام کی تعلیمات کو rational terms میں understandable بنانا۔ to abbasi daur mein jo ilm ul kalam tha, us daur mein yunani philosophy ka dabdaba tha. تو یونانی تھاٹ جو تھا، اس کی روشنی میں انہوں نے اسلام کو understand
59:13
bill banaya. ab woh khatam ho chuka hai, woh daur. ab to scientific, ab to age of reason hai. ab ab scientific logic duniya mein chalti hai.
59:29
اب سائنس کی روشنی میں آپ اسلام کو understandable بنائیے۔ aur meri jo kitab hai, alaihissalam wahdah, woh isi isi topic par hai. ek comment parhna chahenge jo fenoid bone ne bheja hai pakistan se, unhon ne likha hai: molana sahib, your every analysis
59:44
is just like a big bird approach. maulana, delhi se sawal kiya hai miss naghma siddiqui ne, unhon ne likha hai: islam has had a pivotal role in strong foundation of the modern age. what is islam's role in the modern age now? what is your comment on this, maulana? main samajhta hoon ke aaj sab se bara jo role hai islam ka, jo musalman
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