Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Difference Between Meditation and Contemplation

“People always take meditation same as contemplation. What is the difference? Are they two different things?”Asked by ابراہیم صاحب, کلکتہ

He answers at 1:04:26 in The Importance of Thinking · 49 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:04:26
Maulana, agla sawal Ibrahim sahib ne kiya hai Kolkata se. Unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, people always take meditation same as contemplation. What is dono alag cheezein hain? aap dictionary mein dekh lijie. kon aadmi kehta hai dono ek hain? mujhe to nahi pata. ji, aap dictionary mein bhi dekh lijie. Meditation alag cheez hai, contemplation alag cheez hai. yeh mujh se poochne ki wajah aap dictionary mein dekh lijie. jo aadmi dono ke ek ka hai, wo wo Quran kis zaban mein bolta hai? wo English language mein dono ke do alag zabanein hain. is se poochien ke kis dictionary mein nikala hai tum ne ke dono ke ek mani hain?
1:05:09
ke sahib, yahi yahi na kiya sawal hai? ji, maulana. maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo zaheeruddin sahib ne kiya hai raichur se.
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