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Society & Dawah · Q&A

Unity among Muslim sects

“There are many sects among Muslims. With so many sects, how can the unity of the Ummah be achieved? Please explain.”Asked by نصیر اسلم, لاہور

He answers at 1:01:32 in Example of the Prophet · 2 min 49 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:01:32
Maulana, agla sawal naseer aslam sahib ne kiya hai lahore se aur unka sawal hai ke musalmanon mein bohat zyada firqe hain, itne firqe ki maujoodgi mein ittehad e millat kaise ho sakti hai, iske bare mein batayein. dekhiye, is par hamari kitab maujood hai, aap isko padhiye.
1:01:55
tajdeed e deen, dekhiye, ittehad ka talluq is se nahi hai ke differences logon mein hain, is se kuch bhi talluq nahi. differences to hote hi hote hain, sahaba mein bhi differences the, hatta ke dunya mein agar back waqt do paighambar hon tab bhi difference ho jata hai, jaisa ke Hazrat Haroon mein, Hazrat Musa mein hua.
1:02:20
to difference koi excuse nahi hai. difference se kya hota hai? difference to rahenge, difference to zindagi ki alamat hai. difference ki wajah se discussion hota hai, dialogue hota hai, intellectual development hota hai. jo cheez jo ghalat hai, wo difference nahi hai, wo hai ghalu, yani extremism.
1:02:45
extremism aur extremism ki sab se zyada khatarnak shakal yeh hai jis ko kehte hain kisi cheez ko logical end tak pohanchana. misalan hadees mein aata hai ke la salata illa bi fatihat al-kitab yani surah fatiha parhe ke baad koi namaz namaz nahin.
1:03:09
to yahan par is ko logon ne is logical end tak le gaye ke har harf, har harf musalli ko parhna chahiye warna namaz hi nahin hogi. jab hamara ek imam samne woh hamara represent kar raha hai to is ka parhna hamara parhna hai, lekin is ko logical end tak le gaye ke mujhe personally khud parhna pare ga, nahin to meri
1:03:28
namaz nahin hogi. to difference buri cheez nahin hai, buri cheez hai ghalu, extremism, cheezon ko logical end tak le jana. warna difference to bohat si nemmat hai,
1:03:45
ikhtilaf ummati ki wajah se dialogue hota hai, discussion hota hai, aur thinking barhti hai. har aadmi ek sath sochta hai to koi zyada nahin soch raha hai. to main samajhta hoon ke difference koi evil nahin hai, difference koi problem nahin hai, balke difference blessing hai.
1:04:12
jo problem hai woh hai ghalu, jis ko kehte hain extremism, cheezon ko logical end tak pohanchana. Maulana, agla sawal Tariq Badr Sahab ne kiya hai Lahore se aur unhon ne likha hai ke Musalmanon
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