Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Japan's civilization vs Western civilization

“Everyone acknowledges Japan's development, but in terms of civilization, Western civilization dominates, not Japanese civilization. What do you say about this?”Asked by Jameel Akhtar Khan, Delhi

He answers at 1:02:08 in Discovery of Modern Age · 1 min 42 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:02:08
hamara agla sawal Dilli se hai Jameel Akhtar Khan sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Japan ki taraqqi ko sabhi log mante hain, magar tahzeeb ke aitbar se Western civilization ka ghalba hai, na ke Japani civilization ka." is ke baray mein aap kya kahengay? Japan ki koi civilization hi nahin hai, koi civilization hi Japan ke nahin hai. yeh to ajeeb o ghareeb sawal hai. yeh aap batayein ke Japani civilization kya cheez hoti hai?
1:02:41
yeh to kuch bhi nahin hai. aur Western civilization ko bhi aap Musalman samajhte hain ke woh civilization ka naam hai nudity ka, nangay pan hone ka. Musalman yeh bhi nahin jante ke what is Western civilization. chand isi qism cheezon ko le kar Western civilization mante hain. Western civilization jis baat ka naam hai, woh hamari aap ki bhi civilization hai ke nature mein Allah taala ne jo taqatein chupa rakhi theen, woh discover karna, woh hamari aap ki sab ki cheez hai. woh West ki cheez nahin hai. woh
1:03:16
yeh jo cheezein aaj dekhte hain, aap chahe car ho ya hawajat ya communication ho, ek camera ho, ek computer ho, yeh isi nature mein, Allah ki burai nature mein maujood thi. pehlay is ko unhon ne discover kiya ke istemal kiya, yeh to hamare aap ki sab ki hai. log samajhte hain ke Western civilization koi alag shaitani duniya ki cheez hai. yeh bilkul hi bekhabari ki baat hai. yahi to maine kaha ke sab bilkul bekhabar hain log ke what is Western civilization jante hi nahin, baghair bolay hue taqreerein karte hain. hamara agla sawal Dilli se hai Miss Naghma Siddiqui ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Paradise is the real goal or destination for which man should strive for.
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