Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of Prophet's prayer 'show truth as it is'

“There is a prayer of the Prophet: 'O God, show us the truth as it is.' What does 'as it is' thinking mean? Please elaborate on this.”Asked by Faraz, Mumbai

He answers at 49:36 in Islamic Wisdom · 2 min 12 sec

His answer, in his own words
49:36
maulana, agla sawal mumbai se aya hai, aah aah faraz sahib ka, aur unhon ne likha hai: "der as a prayer of the Prophet very said: "O God, show us the truth as it is." Maulana Sahib, what does "as it is thinking" means? Please elaborate on this. bhai, yeh kya? main ne misal de di as it is ki ke japan ke waqe mein jo
50:04
asli sabak hai, woh yeh hai ke society bombing chhodo, lekin ulta le liya ke society bombing karo. yeh to hai yeh sare musalmanon ke jo mamlaat ke zamane mein, woh yahi hai. misalan, commercial rights hote hain, woh aam taur par hote hain retaliation mein. retaliation, lekin musalman kya kehte hain ke yeh zulm ho raha hai? zulm nahi ho raha.
50:31
tum logon ko retaliate karne ka mauqa na do, to fasad khatam ho jayega. aur yeh hadith mein aata hai ke: "innal fitnata ni'matun la'anallahu man qadaa'a." matlab logon ko ghusse ko jagao, logon ko yeh mauqa na do ke retaliate karne ka jazba un ke ubhar aaye. yeh to matlab hai is ka.
50:55
to musalmanon ka case jo hai, is zamane mein be aqli ka case hai. aqalmand ban gaya ho to sab cheezein khatam ho jayengi. misal ke taur par kehte hain ke west mein islamophobia hai. yeh mukammal taur par be aqli ki baat hai.
51:14
mein baar baar gaya hoon maghribi mulkon mein, itna zyada waqea wahan par hai ke wahan par waqea pakistan, iran mein bhi nahi, muslim mulkon mein bhi nahi, kisi bhi muslim mulk mein woh waqea nahi hai jo west mein hai. aur woh kehte hain ke islamophobia.
51:35
to be aqli ko khatam karna yahi hamara beginning hai. starting point hamare liye kya hai? ke apni be aqli ko khatam karein. is ke baghair koi kaam nahi ho sakta. maulana, agla sawal mumbai se hai doctor junaid shaikh sahab ka, aur unhone likha hai: "maulana sahab,
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