Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Method to attain God's nearness

“Maulana, you mentioned the nearness of God in the afterlife. What is the method to attain that nearness? Please explain.”Asked by حافظ محمد شاہد, دلی

He answers at 57:02 in The Importance of Thinking · 1 min 38 sec

His answer, in his own words
57:02
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai hafiz muhammad shahid sahab ka. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahab, aap ne akhirat mein khuda ke jis qurb ka zikr kiya, us ko hasil karne ka tareeqa kya hai? is ke baray mein batain." bhai, aaj ki poori baat isi par thi. ab mein aur kya bataon? aik ghanta jo mein bola hoon, to isi par to bola hoon. meri tarjuma ka aap yeh sawal kar rahe hain. ab mein aur kya boloon?
57:42
aur to mujhe kuch dekhen, jab aik hi mozu par mein ne aik ghanta bola hoon, to ab yeh sawal karna sahi nahi hai. ab aap ko agar is mein koi baat samajh mein na aayi ho to us ko point out kijiye. falan baat jo kahi hai, woh is ka matlab kya hai? yani aap is tarah ka sawal karna ke matlab yeh hai ke aap ne aik ghante ki taqreer suni nahi. shayad yeh baat mujhe samajh mein nahi aayi ke yahi isi yahi to mozu tha is is is aik ghante ki taqreer ka. yahi to mauzu tha. ab yeh sawal sahi nahi hai.
58:21
aap ko yeh karna chahiye ke hafte par sochain. agle sunday ko aap batain ke falan baat is taqreer mein jo kahi gayi thi, us ke baray mein aap ki yeh rai hai. yeh sawal to kar sakte hain aap. to aap ko sochiye, is ko sochiye, aur agle hafte aap dobara sahi lihaz par sawal kijiyay. to mein inshallah aap ko jawab doon ga. Maulana, agla sawal tamil nadu se hai Maulana Iqbal Umri ka
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