Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is Dawah and Tabligh compulsory?

“I have heard from an Islamic scholar that Dawah and Tabligh are not compulsory, but there should be a group that should bring people towards Allah. What is your opinion?”Asked by مشہود فاروقی, دلی

He answers at 1:10:45 in God in the Age of Science · 2 min 18 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:10:45
development ka process aap jari karte hain dono baatein Maulana agla sawal dilli se mashood farooqi sahib ne کیا ہے انہوں نے لکھا ہے I have heard from an Islamic scholar that dawat aur tableegh is not compulsory but there should be a Jamaat that should bring people towards Allah Maulana what is your view on this yeh bilkul galat baatein hain bilkul galat baatein hain hundred percent be asal baatein hain
1:11:16
jo aadmi Quran o Hadees ka hawala na de us ko jhoota samjhiye yeh baatein kehte hain baghair hawale ke kahan Quran o Hadees mein likha hua hai yaad rakhiye jo aadmi ek baat kahe aur us ne hawala na diya ho Quran o Hadees ka woh jhoot bolta hai use puchiye use keh kis quran ki aisa nikalte ho kis hadith se aisa nikalte ho to ji bohat hi sakht baat
1:11:47
hai ke aadmi apne zaban se bole aap ko chahiye quran ko padhein hadith ko padhein aur phir jaanen ke waat is truth aur phir bolein hawale ke sath molana iqbal umri ne chennai se sawal bheja hai unhon ne likha hai universal iman ke liye bhi aur universal dawah opportunities ke liye supportive age ki zarorat thi wahi ye new age hai molana sahib sahih hamd ke liye kya cheez rukawat
1:12:18
bani hai is ke bare mein bataein mein to samajhta hoon yahi bani ke ke aain waqt par shaitan ne hum musalmanon ko negative thought mein phansa diya ke ye dushman hamare hain best hamara dushman hai bohat hi hoshiyari ke sath shaitan ne divert kar diya isi zamane mein aap jante hain ke jis zamane mein ye science ubhri hai yani 400 saal ke darmian science ka development 400 saal hua
1:12:49
hai isi darmian mein shaitan ne musalmanon ko mahan mein dal diya ye bhi to dushman tumhare hain ye ye shaitani waswasa hai allazi waswasa fi sudoor al-nas to hamein naoozubillah kehna parega naooz billah hamein shaitan al-rajim kehna parega tab use nijat milegi molana agla sawal abbas bhatt sahib
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