Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is memorizing Quran still important?

“Is memorizing the Quran no more important today because Quran is a preserved book? Maulana, what is your opinion on this?”Asked by Ms. Maria Amir, Karachi

He answers at 56:50 in Universal outlook · 2 min

His answer, in his own words
56:50
miss mariya amir ne karachi se sawal bheja hai unhone aapse poocha hai is memorizing the quran no more important today because quran is a preserved book maulana sahab what is your opinion on this theek hai yeh yani jahan tak Quran ki mehfooz ki mehfooziyat ki baat hai to is ke liye to zaroorat nahi hai
57:20
kyunkeh woh mehfooz ho chuka Quran jo hai mehfooz ho chuka to pehle mehfooz karta tha insan yani printing press se pehle printing press se pehle insan mehfooz karta tha is ko memorize kar ke to woh woh daur khatm ho gaya lekin Quran ke
57:44
hifz ki aik zaroorat phir bhi baqi hai keh Quran namaz mein padhaya jata hai aur namaz ke ilawa jab aap safar mein hon aap car drive kar rahe hain tab bhi Quran ko sochte hain to agar yaad rahega tab hi sochenge to Quran mein jo tadabbur karna hai ghaur o fikr karna hai woh to baqi hai
58:07
to ab jab hawai jahaz mein aap fly kar rahe hain car safar kar rahe hain to wahan to quran ka nuskhah aap ke paas khol ke parhein woh nahi hota to aap ke mind mein jo hai quran isi ko le kar aap sochte hain sochte hain sochte hain to quran ke tahaffuz ke liye ab zaroorat nahi hai lekin quran ke tadabbur ke liye zaroorat hai
58:33
quran ke tahaffuz ke liye to allah taala ne intezam kar diya printing press ke zariye lekin quran ke tadabbur ke liye to yeh zarurat hai aur baqi rahegi namaz mein padhne ki zarurat hai aur baqi rahegi yeh mera khayal hai maulana agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo dilli se bheja hai shakir alhasan sahab ne unhone likha hai maulana is book islam rediscovered and on muhammad the prophet are sufficient for anyone who wants to know what is life and its objective in the world
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