Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

The Benefit of Believing in God

“If someone asks you, 'Why do you believe in God? What benefit is there in your life?' what would your answer be?”Asked by Maulana Iqbal Umri, Chennai

He answers at 44:54 in On Atheism · 1 min 35 sec

His answer, in his own words
44:54
maulana pehla sawal hum lete hain jo chennai se bheja hai Maulana Iqbal Umri ne aur unhon ne likha hai ke Maulana aap se koi sawal kare ke aap khuda ko kyun mante hain is ka faida kya hai apni zindagi mein to aap ka jawab kya hoga? bhai mera zaati jawab, zaati tajurba wala jawab to yeh hoga ke khuda ko na manna yeh hai self denial.
45:27
khuda ka inkar apna inkaar hai. khuda ka inkaar jo hai self denial hai, apna inkaar hai. jo log aisi baatein karein woh sincere nahi hote. mein chunke bohat zyada sincere aadmi hoon jaise ke maine kaha ke maine zehar bhi kha liya yeh janne ke liye ke zehar kya cheez hai. to meri sincerity jo hai woh kehti hai ke khuda ka inkaar to sel f denial hai. khuda ka inkar karke tum tum kya ho? tum kaise pehchanoge apne aap ko? apna, apne
46:15
ko apni pehchani gum ho jati hai agar hum khuda ko na manen to sirf in silsile se log khuda ka inkar kar sakte hain. sinsiyar aadmi khuda ka inkar nahi kar sakta. maulana agla sawal dili se kya hai miss naghma siddiqui ne aur
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