Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Muslim Conflicts and Political Obsession

“Why are Muslims fighting in Muslim states? How do they justify it from the Quran and Hadith? Why are they obsessed with political power?”Asked by ڈاکٹر فریدہ خانم, دلی

He answers at 59:06 in Importance of Ijtihad December 21,2014 · 1 min 23 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:06
maulana, agla sawal kya hai? doctor farida khanam ne deli se aur unhon ne likha hai ke why are Muslims fighting in Muslim states? How do they justify it from the Quran and Hadith? Why are they obsessed with political power? dekhiye, yeh musalman jo main ne kaha na ke ke ek trap mein phanse hue hain, musalmanon ko
59:31
ek hi cheez ka pata hai: political history of Islam. kuch jante hi nahin hain musalman. political history kitabon mein likhi hui hai: fateh al-buldan, fateh al-sham, is tarah ke title ke sath. isi ko jante hain musalman, bas samajhte hain ke Islam means political power.
59:54
sari kitaben hi isi tarah likhi gayi hain, koi kya kare? to jis ko, yaani jis ka dard ho, woh hamari kitaben phailaye. hamari kitabon ke sath jo bhi kitaben hain, sab yahi mizaj banati hain. to ab kya kya jaye? to is liye main zor deta hoon ke log ahle sunnat ko phailayen,
1:00:17
hijrat islam ko phailayen, hamari kitabon ko phailayen. bas aur koi hal doosra hai hi nahin. maulana, agla sawal maulana iqbal umri ne bheja hai chennai se aur unhon ne likha hai ke maulana,
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