Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is paradise only about fulfilling worldly desires?

“Many people perceive paradise as a place where they would be able to fulfill all their desires. And mostly Muslims take it as living a good life, like good food, good drink, etc.”Asked by عالیہ خان, بھوپال

He answers at 47:28 in The Road to Paradise · 1 min 25 sec

His answer, in his own words
47:28
Maulana, agla sawal Miss Alia Khan ne kiya hai Bhopal se aur unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana sahib many people perceive paradise as a place where they would be able to fulfill all their desires. And mostly Muslims take it as living a good life, like good food, good drink, etc. I want to know from you as to how you perceive paradise.
47:49
Please tell all of us about it. Dekhiye, Quran mein paradise ko nuzool kaha gaya hai. Nuzool nuzlan min ghafoor raheem is ka matlab hai ke paradise Allah ki Allah ki mezbani hogi. Paradise Allah ka guest house hai.
48:14
Asal cheez yeh hai ke aadmi dunya mein Allah ki marzi ke mutabiq zindagi guzare. Asal cheez yeh hai. To jo aadmi dunya mein sirat e mustaqeem par chale, Allah ki marzi par zindagi guzare, do's and don'ts ke mamle mein woh Allah ke hukum ko maane, to wahan par us ko yeh inaam mile ga
48:40
ke woh Khuda ke jo guest house hai, wahan us ko dakhila mile ga. Yeh hai jo Musalman samajhte hain, woh bilkul hi sahi nahi hai. Maulana, agla sawal kiya hai Farhan Khan sahib ne Australia se.
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