Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Meaning and validity of Imamat-e-Uzma

“What does the term 'Imamat-e-Uzma' mean? Is it a bid'ah? Where in Quran and Hadith is this term found?”

He answers at 50:26 in Islam and Politics · 2 min 23 sec

His answer, in his own words
50:26
jinhon ne aisa kaha un ka sawal hi ghalat hai un se aap kahiyen ke jo daawa hai wo ye hai ke quran mein kahin nahi hai ke iqam dolat al islam to phir aap ne kaise nikal liya ek goal ke hukumat qaim karna hai islam ka nishana hai is ka is ka jawab den wo koi quran ki ayat pesh karen maulana un ka ek aur sawal hai unhon ne likha hai maulana imamat azma ka lafz aksar log istemal karte hain is ka kya matlab hai is ke bare mein hamein bataein yeh bidat hai aap bataein kahan quran o hadith mein imamat azma ka lafz kahin bhi nahin hai log lete hain is mani mein ke ek hai masjid ki imamat ek hai aalim
51:13
ki imamat unhon ne farz kar rakha hai ke musalmanon ka kaam yeh hai ke sari dunya ke imam banen leader leader banen ya hakim banen yeh to un ka farz kiya hua hai to masjid ki imamat ya namaz ki imamat to bilkul sahi hai wo hadith mein maujood hai lekin ye jo imamat uzma hai ya imamat aalim hai ye to kahin nahi hai ab dekhiye hazrat ibrahim ke bare mein hai ke inni jaaluka linnasi imama mein tum ko logon ka im
51:54
am banaya hua wala hoon to kahan hazrat ibrahim kab dunya ke logon ke hakim ban gaye kab shehanshah ban gaye logon ke upar aisa to kabhi hua nahi to imamat uzma jis mani mein boli jati hai jis mani mein is mani mein is mani mein bilashuba bidat hai wo ek aur mani mein jis mani mein ke quran mein aya hai hazrat ibrahim ke bare mein wo durust hai yani sari alam ki rehnumai ka mission hawale hua hazrat ibrahim ko yani sari alam ko toheed ka paigham pahunchao is mani mein durust hai lekin jis mani mein log bolte hain us mamle mein bilkul ghalat hai bidat hai baseless hai baseless kyunke quran o hadith mein kahin is ki asal maujood nahin hai ke yeh lafz apne aap hi mubtada lafz hai
52:49
maulana agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo ajmer se doctor safeena tabassum ne bheja hai unhon ne likha hai maulana sahib today lecture was really excellent
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