Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Attaining knowledge of God and Sufism

“How is knowledge of God (Ma'rifat Ilahi) attained, and what is the status of Sufism in Islam? Please explain.”Asked by انعام الحق, لاہور

He answers at 1:36:52 in Example of the Prophet · 55 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:36:52
maulana, agla sawal kiya hai inam ul haq sahab ne lahore se, aur unhon ne likha hai marifat ilahi kaise hasil hoti hai, aur tasawwuf ke islam mein, tasawwuf ki islam mein kya hesiyat hai, wazahat farmayen. is par hamari kitab hai, is ka naam hai kitab marifat, is ko aap parhiye,
1:37:19
bahut achhi, bahut achhi kitab hai, kitab marifat. aur mukhtasar mein yeh kahunga ke marifat ka sab se bada rukawat jo hai, woh hai distraction. agar aap ko marifat ilahi chahiye to aap ko apne aap ko distraction se bachana hoga, ڈسٹریکشن میں بھی پھنسے رہیں، اور معرفت میں ہو جائے، یہ یہ possible ہے۔
1:37:48
maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo saifullah sahab ne bheja hai
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