Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Effect of honor terms on dawah

“How much do terms like 'Islamic honor' and 'national zeal' affect the dawah mindset? Please clarify.”Asked by مولانا اقبال عمری, چنئی

He answers at 52:23 in The Concept of Divine Help · 1 min 36 sec

His answer, in his own words
52:23
doosra sawal hai Chennai se hi Maulana Iqbal Umri ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Islami ghairat aur qoumi humiyat, is qism ke alfaaz dawat-e-zehan ko kitna kill karte hain? wazahat farmayein." main dekhein, Islami ghairat ka lafz hi galat hai aur qoumi ghairat ka lafz hi galat hai. yeh bilkul Quran o Hadees mein alfaaz mein maujood nahin hain. yeh aadmi apni, apne, apni yaani logon ke jo nakhat hoti hai, jo un se kibr hota hai, aur jo badhai hoti hai, us ke tehat jo kuch karte hain, us ko kehte hain keh Islami ghairat. woh ghairat nahin hai, woh to, woh to ek shaitan bol raha hai aap ki zuban se.
53:15
ghair t koi cheez nahin hai. ghairat az nothing in Islam. yeh lafz hi mein us ko ghair Islam hi samajhta hoon. Islam ka jo tareeqa hai, woh kya? sabr karna, bardasht karna, doosron ke liye duaein karna, doosron ke liye khair khwah banna. Islami ghairat aaye gi to aap ladenge? woh Islam hai, woh to Islam ki jar ukhaadna hai.
53:44
baharhal, main ne jo kuch parha hai, main samajhta hoon keh dono alfaaz galat hain: Islami ghairat bhi aur qoumi ghairat bhi. is liye Islam mein koi, mere dil ko gunjaish nahin hai. Maulana, agla sawal Raichur se hai Zaheeruddin sahib ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai keh "What should be the essential qualities of a dai?" us ke baray mein batayein.
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