Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Detaching from world for God

“Why is it necessary to divest ourselves from all worldly attachment or addiction to establish contact with God?”Asked by ڈاکٹر فریدہ خانم, دلی

He answers at 52:29 in Self Correction · 1 min 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
52:29
maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai doctor Fareeda Khanam ka, aur unhon ne likha hai "Why is it necessary to divest ourselves from all worldly attachment or addiction to establish contact with God? " main ne dekhiye, yeh to bohat hi wazeh baat hai ke woh woh cheez destruction banti hai. destruction to Khuda ya akhirat se musalsal taaluq darkar hai.
52:58
is ko Quran hadith mein taahud kaha gaya hai. taahud ke darje mein taaluq darkar hai. agar taahud na ho, matlab musalsal taaluq, musalsal tor par isi ko sochna, agar nahi karenge to distract honge, aur destruction dhire dhire ban jayega.
53:30
wohi aadat aur addiction to mein samajhta hoon ke yeh is maamle mein aadmi ko bohat zyada focused hona chahiye. focused na honge to is ke baad kya hoga? hum distraction mein mubtala ho jayenge. hamari cheezein, hamari zehan divert ho jayega, aur phir kuch nahi milega. na deen, na dunya.
54:01
maulana, agla sawal doctor gajdhar ne kiya hai dilli se, aur unhon ne likha hai "If taste and
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