Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Biggest obstacle to attaining high ma'rifat

“What is the biggest obstacle in the path to attaining high ma'rifat (gnosis)?”Asked by ساجد انور, روڑکی

He answers at 54:00 in The Importance of Thinking · 1 min 33 sec

His answer, in his own words
54:00
maulana, agla sawal roorkee se hai sajid anwar sahab ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke aala marifat tak pohnchne ke rastay mein sab se bari rukawat kya hai? is ke baray mein batain. arrogance, pride, apne ko bara samajhna, doosron ko kam samajhna, sab se bari rukawat hai yeh.
54:32
kyun ke agar yeh cheez har aadmi ke andar to Allah ki yani is par Allah ki woh madad hi nahi aaye gi. is aadmi par Allah ki madad nahi aa sakti hai jis ke andar aita ke barabar bhi arrogance ho aur aita ke barabar bhi pride ho. acchi tarah sun lijiye ke agar aadmi ke andar aik aita ke barabar bhi pride hai, aik aita ke barabar bhi arrogance hai to harghiz harghiz is ko Allah ki madad nahi mile gi. jab Allah ki madad nahi mile gi to marifat kahan se aaye ga is ko? phir to animal ban kar jaye ga, animal ban kar mare ga.
55:25
phir is ke liye animal like zindagi hai, animal like maut hai. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai doctor anwar abbas sahab ka.
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