Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of progress for Muslims

“Muslim leaders complain about the decline of the community. They say Muslims are far behind in the field of progress. I want to know what is the meaning of progress?”Asked by محمد توصیف قاسمی, دلی

He answers at 40:36 in Concept of Death in Islam 26th Aug 12 SLOW · 2 min 59 sec

His answer, in his own words
40:36
Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai. Muhammad Tauseef Qasmi sahib ka, unhon ne likha hai: "Muslim rehnuma millat ki pasti ki shikayat karte hain." woh kehte hain ke Muslim. kya millat ki? pasti. pasti. kaise? pasti. zawaal. zawaal. zawaal. past hona. zawaal. ji. kya lafz bolein? Pasti. Muslim rehnuma millat ki pasti ki shikayat. kya main samajh nahi? kya lafz? past hona. pasti, pasti. main samajh nahi pa raha woh kya lafz hai. zawaal. pesheen the yeh. hain? pesheen the yeh. chaliye, khair se padhiye. Muslim rehnuma millat ki pasti ki shikayat karte hain. woh kehte hain ke Musalman taraqqi ke maidan mein bohat peechay hain. main yeh jaanna chahta hoon ke taraqqi ka matlab kya hai? woh unhi se poochiye jo aisa kehte hain.
41:45
mujhe mat kehta nahi aisa. mat kehta hoon ke musalman jo hai soch mein peechhe hain. mera jo kehna hai woh hai ke musalman soch mein peechay hain. mera kehna yeh hai ke musalmanon ka case intellectual backwardness ka case hai.
42:07
tarraqi mein peechay yeh bhai meri boli nahi hai. musalmanon ka case intellectual backwardness ka case hai. yani fikri tanazzul. toh baqi jo jo log kehte hain, unhi se poochien, woh bataien ge kaam.
42:29
okay, we will end the session now. thank you. Okay. Sadia? pen bhi le lena kahin se. Sadia hi the, Sadia? haan haan ji. ji Maulana. Sadia? Sadia.
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