Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Positive response to Western development as dawah

“Whenever you give a positive response to Western development and consider it as dawah...”Asked by اقبال عمری, چنئی

He answers at 48:06 in Peace of Mind · 2 min 35 sec

His answer, in his own words
48:06
maulana, maulana agla sawaal Chennai se hai. aur maulana Iqbal Umri ne kiya hai. انہوں نے لکھا ہے: جب بھی آپ Western development کا positive response دیتے ہیں، اور اس کو دعوت aur marifat se relate karte hain, to kyun ulama yeh kehte hain ke agar ulama aur madaris na
48:27
rehte to na islam rehta, na dawat rehti. maazi mein islam sar buland tha, ab kahan hai? yeh to kehne ki baat hai. yeh to kehne ki baat hai.
48:43
agar madaris se sara kaam ho raha hai to yahi, yahi ulma shikayat kyun karte hain? inhi ulma ki taqreerein suniye aap. yeh to musalmanon ka bura haal batayenge, zulm batayenge logon ka, tarah tarah ke masle bayan karenge. to madaris se agar sare masle hal ho rahe hain to yahi ulma aisi taqreerein kyun
49:03
karte hain? mislan sare ulma yeh taqreerein karte hain ke musalmanon mein ittehad nahi hai. sare ulma, sare ulma karte hain ke musalman aapas mein lad rahe hain. to yeh sab kyun hai? yahi ulma ittehad conference karte hain aur is mein shikayatein karte hain ke musalmanon mein ittehad nahi hai.
49:22
to kyun, kyun yeh hai? agar madarse se sab kuch ho raha hai to aisa kyun hai? to yeh mein samajhta hoon ke, yani deep thinking na hone ka nateeja hai. maulana unka ek aur sawal hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke aalami conversion matloob hai ya aalami taur par khuda ke word
49:47
ko convey karna? is ko wazeh karen. conversion hai hi nahi. conversion ka tasawwur hi nahi hai mere nazdeek. kyunke mazhab mere nazdeek, jo maine samjha hai, woh personal choice ka naam hai.
50:05
conversion to ek koi doosra hai jo aap ko convert karta hai. woh hai hi nahi. yeh aap ka personal choice hai. aap study karen, aap mutala karen, aur jis cheez ko aap sachai samjhen us ko maan len.
50:22
to yeh personal choice ka naam hai. aur jahan tak dawat hai, mere nazdeek dawat naam hai pounchanay ka, pounchanay ka, pounchanay ka. yeh logon ka apna kaam hai ke woh apne liye kis cheez ka
50:37
intekhab karte hain. maulana agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo miss shabana ne bheja hai rai
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