Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reasons for decreasing religious zeal and remedy

“If over time, a person's zeal for religion, dawah, or worship and obedience of God decreases, what could be the reason and what is the remedy?”Asked by Affan, Lahore

He answers at 1:32:14 in Example of the Prophet · 1 min 42 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:32:14
Maulana, agla sawal Lahore se hi hai, Affan sahib ne kiya hai, aur unhon ne likha hai ke agar waqt guzarne ke sath sath insan mein deen, deen ke dawat ya Khuda ki ibadat aur itaat ka jazba kam ho jaye to is ki kya wajah ho sakti hai, aur is ka kya ilaaj hai, is ke baray mein batayen.
1:32:38
Dekhiye, main jahan tak tajurba hai, mustaqil tor par kam nahi hota, magar mustaqil tor par kam ho jaye to phir tha hi nahi. Woh dawat ka jazba agar mustaqil tor par kam ho jaye to samajh lein ke woh tha hi
1:32:58
nahi, woh kuch aur cheez thi, woh kuch aur cheez thi. باقی fluctuation تو حدیث صاحب ثابت ہے، fluctuation ہوگا کبھی کم، کبھی زیادہ، کبھی کم، کبھی زیادہ۔ To do cheezen alag alag hain: ek hai fluctuation,
1:33:20
وہ it is but natural، اور ایک ہے کہ مستقل طور پر دعوت کا جذبہ ختم ہو جائے to main kahunga woh phir dawat tha hi, jazba tha hi nahi, pehle bhi nahi tha. Mera tajurba yahi hai ke agar fluctuation hai to woh bilkul fitrat ke mutabiq hai, aur agar mustaqil khatam ho gaya hai to woh tha hi nahi.
1:33:46
Phir se aadmi ko chahiye ke phir se paida kare, phir se study kare, phir se apne andar is ko jagaye. Maulana, agla sawal Abdul Latif sahib ne kiya hai, Karachi se, aur unhon ne likha hai ke maash ke
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