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Spirituality · Q&A

Meaning of taqwa as avoiding distraction

“Can we take the meaning of taqwa as avoiding distraction? Is that correct?”Asked by Maulana Iqbal Umari, Chennai

He answers at 50:58 in Save Yourself from Distraction · 58 sec

His answer, in his own words
50:58
maulana, agla sawal chennai se bheja hai maulana iqbal umri sahab ne aur unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke kya hum taqwa ka mani distraction se bachna le sakte hain? kya aisa sahi hai? dekhen, is ki mani to yeh nahin hain, lekin is mein shamil zaroor hai yeh cheez, yani ke, yani jis ki dictionary ke lihaz se is ki mani to yeh nahin hain, lekin yaqeenan is mein yeh
51:24
baat shamil hai kyunke taqwa ka asal lafz hai bachna. taqwa ka asal mani hai bachna, to bachna ka matlab hota hai gunah se bachna. to isi mein yeh baat shamil hai ke distraction se bachna. is lihaz se main sahi baat manta hoon ke woh is mein shamil hai.
51:50
lafzi mani to is ke nahin hain, lekin is mein shamil hai. maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo miss shabana ansari ne bheja hai pakistan se.
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