Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Maulana's view on blasphemy law

“What do you want to say about the law of blasphemy? I believe it is not in Islam but was made in the Abbasid period. Please explain.”Asked by Ajmal, Pakistan

He answers at 1:01:32 in The Secular Contribution of Islam · 3 min 12 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:01:32
maulana, agla sawal pakistan se bheja hai ajmal sahab ne, unhone likha hai: maulana sahab, what do You want to say about law of blasphemy? اس کے بارے میں بتائیں۔ law of blasphemy hai hi nahi islam mein, yeh to abbasi period mein bani bani hai. yeh yaad rakhiye, murtad ko qatl karna aur so called satab ko qatl karna, yeh hargiz hargiz islam nahi hai. hamare dono par likha hai tafseel se, yeh bana baat ko banaya gaya, na quran mein hai na hadith mein. yeh qanoon na to quran mein hai na hadith mein ke murtad ko mar dalo, nahi nahi karo quran mein, satam ko maar dalo, nahi quran mein.
1:02:18
jo logon ne aise law banaye hain apne mulkon mein, woh jurm kiya hai, khud jurm kar rahe hain woh. yani satam ke naam par, yeh murtad ke naam par jo qanoon banaye hain jin mulkon mein, un mulkon ne khud jurm kiya hai. yeh mulk khud pakde jayenge allah taala ke haan, kyunke dekhiye, chahe irtidad ka case ho ya
1:02:36
so called sato ka case ho, woh case hai difference of opinion ka case hai. aap isse baat kijiye, miliye isse, usko samjhaiye, kitaab pesh kijiye. yeh musalman isko naam de rakha hai, yani yeh naam musalmanon ko diya hua hai.
1:02:53
irtidad aur sato yeh musalmanon ko diya hua naam hai, unke apne nazdeek toh woh difference of opinion ka case hai. woh unse aap pooche toh yeh nahi kahe ke hum hum apne ko irtidad kaise nahi batayenge ge, woh na satam ka kaise batayenge.
1:03:10
woh yeh toh aap ne unko yeh naam de rakha hai, unke apne nazdeek woh difference of opinion ka case hai. to aap un ko miliye, un ko samjhaiye, un ko kitab dijiye, un se guftagu kijiye narmi ke sath. maulana, agla ek comment lenge jis pe session ko khatam karenge. yeh comment bheja hai syed ahmad ali sahib ne new delhi se, unhon ne likha hai: maulana, its always delightful to attend your lectures. your words of wisdom if applied to our life life, not just make it simple, but also beautifies our soul, which further helps to develop and strengthen the divine connection with God. may Allah grant you health. jazak Allah khair. so, we we will end the session today. we will be back next sunday same time. thank you.
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