Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Question about Quranic verse on loss

“Today's talk was really very important. In Quran there is a verse which says: 'History is witness that man is at a loss, except...'”Asked by Firoz, Kanpur

He answers at 42:33 in Interpretation of History · 1 min 5 sec

His answer, in his own words
42:33
maulana sahib, pehla sawal aaya hai kanpur se, firoz sahib ne kiya hai, aur unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahib, today talk was really very important. in quran there is a verse which says: 'history is witness that man is at a loss, except those who conduct themselves well and exhort others to the right path.' Maulana sahib, I would request
43:02
you to elaborate on this verse for all of us." yeh theek hawala diya aap ne ke history ko jab hum jo creator ki nazar se dekhein to hum sahi ray par pounch paate hain. to jo log creator ke plan ko jaan kar apni zindagi ko manage karein, woh kamyab rahein ge, aur jo creator ke plan ko ignore kar ke dunya mein jeena chahein, woh nakaam ho kar reh jayein ge.
43:32
yeh message hai is surah ka. maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo saharanpur se mashahid ali sahab
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