Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Can circumstances change history?

“You say that no one person can change history but it is the circumstances and situations which make history. Can you please elaborate this for us?”Asked by Sati Malhotra, Delhi

He answers at 49:17 in History of Kaaba · 1 min 35 sec

His answer, in his own words
49:17
yeh sawal bheja hai dilli se miss satti malhotra ne unhon ne likha hai Maulana you say that no one person can change history but it is the circumstances and situations which make history can you please elaborate this for us dekhiye ek aadmi jo hai kuch mazhabi rasam waza kar sakta hai ke masjid mein ja ke aap namaz parhen koi mandir mein
49:47
ja ke ghanti bajaye yeh to kar sakta hai ek aadmi lekin ek pure samaj mein pure system mein puri history mein koi change lana hai to is ke liye long long effort chahiye ek ek ek ek process chalta hai bahut der tak tab ja ke is ko conversion par koi
50:08
waqia pesh aata hai ye nahi ke do char saal mein aap ye karein woh karein aisa kabhi hota nahi to leader log taliyan bajti hain in ke liye bade bade alfaaz bolte hain jis ko main kehta hoon rhetoric activism har leader rhetoric activist ka waris raha hai
50:33
halankay rhetoric activist se kuch hone wala nahi hai bahut hi serious planning karni parti hai aur long term basis par karni parti hai tab koi bada waqea pesh aata hai rhetoric activism mein sirf taliyan bajti hain aur kuch nahi ji maulana agla sawal bheja hai abbas khan sahab ne lucknow se unhone likha hai
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