Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Islamic revival despite leadership opposition

“Muslims taking a U-turn would mean that Muslims are wrong. But Muslim leaders will not allow it because it hurts their false pride and challenges their leadership. So how will change come? How will the revival of Islam happen? Because these leaders will not allow it.”Asked by Ismail, Gwalior

He answers at 47:39 in Revival of Ummah · 1 min 50 sec

His answer, in his own words
47:39
alfaaz ke bolne se kabhi bhi yeh musalmanon ko pareshan nahi hona chahiye. molana doosra sawal lete hain. ah yeh sawal bheja hai ismail sahib ne gwalior se. unhon ne likha hai molana musalmanon ka you turn lene ka matlab yeh hoga ke musalman ghalati par hain. lekin yeh muslim leaders hone nahi denge. kyunke yeh un ki false pride ko hurt karta hai. aur un ki leaders ko leadership ko challenge karta hai. to phir change kaise aayega? revival of islam kaise hoga? kyunke yeh leaders aisa hone nahi denge. nahi aisa nahi hai. mere nazdeek har case jo hai unawareness ka case hota hai bekhabari ka. is waqt log jo hain woh bekhabar hain ke kya opportunity khuli hain. jaise main is waqt misaal deta hoon ke india mein jab india azad hua nineteen forty seven mein to sare musalman kya samajhte the ke india mein un ke liye koi koi kuch mauka nahi hai. india mein scope nahi hai. sab bhagte the india se bhagte the ka mulk bana hua tha us waqt. lekin nineteen seventy one mein jo waqia hua nineteen seventy one mein us ke baad musalmanon ka mind badal gaya. ab isi mein isi mein india mein musalman khoob kama rahe hain khoob kaam kar rahe hain padh rahe hain sab kuch. to jo aap farma rahe hain woh bhi unawareness case hai. bohat se log aise hain jo jinki bekhabari toot gayi to woh theek chal rahe hain.
49:29
logon ki bekhabari ko todiye us ke baad sara mamla normal ho jayega. ji ah molana agla sawal lete hain jo ah bheja hai amir mori sahib ne srinagar se.
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