Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Islam and uneducated society misconception

“Many people say that Islam has produced an uneducated society as Muslim community has maximum number of illiterates and as a result poor people. I want to know your opinion on this.”Asked by Javed, Bihar

He answers at 43:38 in Realistic Approach · 3 min 42 sec

His answer, in his own words
43:38
Maulana, yeh sawal Bihar se aaya hai. Javed sahib ne kiya hai, unho ne likha hai: "Many people say that Islam has produced an uneducated society as Muslim community has maximum number of illiterates and as a result poor people. Maulana, I want to know your opinion on this." dekhiye, sab se bari ghalati yeh hai ke Islam aur musalman ko ek samajhna. jaise yeh kitab jo main ne di hai, yeh kitab hai musalmanon ke bare mein, naam is ka hai "Iska Islam". Equate karte hain musalmanon ko Islam se. toh Islam aaj bhi waise hi hai jis tarah ke woh Seventh Century mein tha. lekin musalman jo hain, doosri community ki tarah se un par bhi zawal aayega jo hadees mein aayi hai ke: "latatata'un sunana man kana qablakum" yahan bhi main kahunga ke is ko Modern Idiom badlie.
44:44
yani Traditional alfaaz ko Modern Idiom badlie. is ka matlab hai ke tum par bhi zawal aayega jis tarah yahood par zawal aaya. toh musalmanon ko aap samajhte hain ke waise hi musalman aaj bhi hain jo Seventh Century mein hi the? yeh toh zawal yafta qaum hai. toh zawal yafta qaum yahi sab hoga. toh Islam jo hai as a Ideology intact hai. lekin musalman toh un ka Degeneration ho chuka hai. zawal par aa chuka hai. is haqiqat ko manie. tab musalmanon mein koi naya daur shuru hoga. agar aap samjhen ke musalman wahi hain jo hazar saal pehle the to kabhi koi islaah nahi ho gi. islam ko alag kijiye, musalmanon ko alag kijiye.
45:27
islam ek ideology hai, is ka ek book hai, is ka ek text hai, woh aaj bhi intact hai. aaj bhi wese hi jis tarah ke pehle tha. lekin musalman jo ek community hain, woh un par chaudah so saal jab beet gaye to generation after generation un ke andar zawal aaya, zawal aaya, zawal aaya. ab zawal ki aakhri had par hain woh. to is ka matlab nahi ke zawal mein aa gaye to hum isi zawal hi mein rahen ge. nahi, phir un ki islaah ho sakti hai. lekin islaah kab ho gi?
46:00
jab aap tanqeed ko bura na manen. tanqeed ko islaah samjhen. islaah. musalmanon ki sab se bari museebat yeh hai ke woh tanqeed ko bura samajhte hain. ek ek shakhs tanqeed ko bura samajhta hai. mister bhi, molvi bhi. jeddah mein tajruba kiya. chahe mister ho ya molvi ho. tanqeed ko samajhte hain ke buri cheez hai. tanqeed hi to islaah ka aaghaz hai. tanqeed hi islaah ka aaghaz hai. to tanqeed ko taboo mat samjhiye. is tanqeed ko sochiye ke is ne kehne wale ne kya kaha. baat par ghor kijiye.
46:39
yeh na dekhiye ke tanqeed hai. sare musalman bhi jeete hain apne aadi maqaabir mein. har ek ne aqaabir bana rakhe hain. isi mein jeete hain. sare musalman. mister bhi, molvi bhi. is se aap log bahar nikaliye. to is haqeeqat ko achi tarah jaan lijiye ke islam alag hai, musalman alag hain. islam intact hai, musalman zawal ka shikar ho chuke hain. aur musalman ko dobara nikalne ke liye zaroorat hai ke aap tanqeed karen. un ka tanqidi jaiza len. critical study karen. tab ho ga naya aaghaz.
47:21
maulana, agla sawal ahmedabad se kiya hai muhammad saleem sahib ne. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, you always emphasize on developing universal outlook.
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