Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

How to increase memory sharpness?

“How can an ordinary person increase his memory or sharpness of memory? Please advise.”Asked by Ms. Naghma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 51:19 in Importance of Ijtihad December 21,2014 · 1 min 56 sec

His answer, in his own words
51:19
maulana, unka ek aur sawal hai, unhone aap se poocha hai ke ek aam aadmi apni yaaddasht yani sharpness of memory kis tarah badhaye? is ke liye advice dein. kya zaroorat hai badhane ki? yeh zabaanein hain, book hai, yeh zabaanein hain, computer hai. ab is ki, is ki, is ko door hi khatam ho gaya, woh zamana khatam ho gaya.
51:42
bhai, aap kitabon se aap maloomat hasil kijiye. mein toh article rozana likhta hoon toh woh dharha dharhad isi mein sab maloomat nikal aati hain. yaad karne ki kya zaroorat hai? yeh toh ek irrelevant question hai. jaise aaj, aaj hi mein batata hoon aap ko, mein aaj hi mujhe Shah Allah par bolna tha
52:06
aur mujhe janna tha ke Shah Allah ka jo zamana hai, woh zamana aur Galileo ka, Copernicus ka aur Napoleon ke zamane mein kya farq hai. to within minute nikl aaya sab, pata chala ke woh shah allah ka zamana baad ka hai, un ka zamana pehle ka hai.
52:29
to hamein kya zaroorat hai ke hum is ko memorize karein? technology is zamane mein memory ka badal ban gayi hai, to aap ko is pareshani ki zaroorat hi kya hai? Maulana, agla ek comment aur sawal aaya hai abdulrehman sahib ka j.n. news delhi se aur sab se pehle hum un ka comment parhna chahenge.
52:53
unhon ne likha hai ke Maulana sahib, jazak allah, very inspiring speech with very clear narrative. Your writings and speeches have made me strong both psychologically and ideologically. May God bless you with long life and sound health. Please also pray for me.
53:16
aur Maulana, unhon ne jo sawal likha hai woh yeh hai: Maulana sahib, my question is if an
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