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Life & Wisdom · Q&A

Starting point to gain wisdom

“What is the starting point for any person to gain wisdom? How can one become wise? Please advise.”Asked by Mohammad Idris, Muradabad

He answers at 47:08 in Islamic Wisdom · 1 min 18 sec

His answer, in his own words
47:08
maulana, agla sawal kya hai muradabad se muhammad idrees sahib ne, aur unhon ne aap se poocha ہے: "مولانا، what is the starting point for any person to gain wisdom? How can one become wise? please advise us." dekhen, wisdom ka yaani wise banne ka jo raaz hai, woh hai 100 percent objective banna.
47:32
ab jaise abhi sawal aaya ke log chahte hain ke un ka aap na bataya jaye, to wisdom kahan se aye gi in ko? wais aadmi chahe ke batao mujh ko taake main is ko correction karoon. musalmanon ka to yeh mizaj jo aa gaya hai ke musalmanon ke aap ko na batao, chhupao is
47:57
ko, yahi to wisdom ki jar kaat deta hai. wisdom jab aye gi jab aap open, poore khule tor par logon ki criticism ko sunen, logon ke tanqeed ko sunen, aur khud bhi apne bare mein introspection karen. yani main kaha karta hoon ke merciless introspection yahi wisdom ka sira hai.
48:19
apna merciless introspection kijiye, is ke baad wisdom aap ko hazir ho jaye gi. maulana, agla sawal ahmadabad se farooq sahib ne kiya hai, aur unhon ne likha hai ke: "maulana
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