Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Remembering death when it's not in DNA

“You said once that death is not in our DNA. In such a case, how do we remember death and draw lessons from it?”Asked by Naghma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 28:04 in Concept of Death in Islam 26th Aug 12 SLOW · 1 min 35 sec

His answer, in his own words
28:04
maulana, agla sawal ah miss naghma siddiqui ka hai delhi se. unhon ne likha hai: "You said once that death is not in our DNA. In such a case, how do we remember death and draw lessons from it? dekhen, din mein hoti hai, dainay mein hoti hai ya na hoti, yeh to hum
28:24
dekh rahe hain ke mar raha hai, mar raha hai, mar raha hai aadmi. to hamare dainay mein yeh likha hua na ho ke main em aay karoon, tab bhi hum em aay karein ge. dainay mein yeh likha na ho ke main ghar banaoon, tab bhi main ghar banaoon ga.
28:46
kyunke main dekhta hoon logon ko ke jo education leta hai, us ki zindagi achhi rehti hai. jo ghar banata hai, woh har mausam mein achhi tareeqe se guzar kar leta hai apna. to dainay mein hona ya na hona, yeh yeh aik koi is maamle mein relevant nahin, mere khayal se.
29:07
yeh relevant hai ke har har din hum dekhte hain ke log marte hain. to is se apne aap yeh baat nikalti hai ke mujhe bhi marna hai. jab yeh nikal aayi to mujhe sochna bhi hai. logon ke marne se apne ke marne ko dekhna hai.
29:29
apne marne ko soch kar ke phir mujhe apni zindagi ka sahi yani goal banana hai. yeh hai mere khayal se is ka jo formula. Maulana, agla sawal ah Roorkee se hai Sajid Anwar sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Moulana, how contemplating about death is linked to development of positive thinking, kindly guide."
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