Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Improving Hindu-Muslim Relations

“What can ordinary Hindus and Muslims do to improve relations between them?”Asked by عرفان عمر صاحب, یو ایس اے

He answers at 1:08:39 in Age of Alternatives · 3 min 20 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:08:39
maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment padhna chahenge jo idrees sahab ne bheja hai raipur se, aur unhon ne likha hai ke "today speech was one of the best speech. it was inspiring and thought provoking." achha a, maulana, agla sawal usa se irfan omar sahab ne kiya hai, aur unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahab, what can ordinary hindus and muslims do to improve relations between them? to improve relations between their communities, could you offer some examples of activities that they may adopt? is dawah and an obstacle to building better relations between hindus and muslims?"
1:09:27
yahan dawah ka ka jo kaam hai, jo dawah work hai, us ko positive tor par kiya jaye. aur positive ka matlab yeh hai ke khairkhwahi ki spirit kehta hai: "inna lakum naasih". yaani dawi jo hai, woh well wisher hota hai. to dawah apne aap mein well wishing ka mahol paida karti hai. to logon ne dawah ko ko bhi debate ke maani mein le liya, yaani apni superiority ko establish karna, us se to doori badhegi. dawah well wishing ke tehat hoti hai, khair khwahi ke tehat hoti hai. to us se to apne aap mein taluq achhe ban jayenge.
1:10:11
doosri baat yeh hai ke main kahunga ke maujooda daur mein hamare ulama ne bohat bhari ghalti ki hai ke education mein musalmanon ko roka. aur logon ko yeh hua ke muslim idare alag banaye, muslim school, muslim college, muslim university. main is ke sakht khilaf hoon. bas jo school the, jo college the, jo universityan theen, usi mein padhte hain musalman bhi. to kya hota? interaction hota. jahan hindu padh rahe hain, wahan musalman hi padh rahe hain. aur aap jahan aap ko yeh tajurba hoga ke taleem ke dauran jo jo taluq banta hai, woh bohat zabardast hota hai.
1:10:49
bohat is mein dostiyan qaim hoti hain, achhe taluqat qaim hote hain. to bilkul simple tareeqa tha ke woh usay na rokte aur musalman se kehte hain ke jo bhi school hai, jo bhi college hai, woh dakhil ho jao, padho. to khoob interaction hota. aur yeh yeh yeh jo doori ban gayi, woh banti hi na. to main kahunga ke yeh yeh do cheezen musalman karen ke har school mein madakhil, har college mein madakhil. aur yeh main to yahan tak kehta hoon ke muslim ka lafz nikal do,
1:11:24
muslim university ke muslim ka lafz nikalo, is ka naam rakh do Aligarh University mein, Aligarh University. koi muslim school nahi, koi muslim college nahi, koi muslim university. sab muslim ka lafz nikal do , har school mein padho, har college mein padho, har university mein padho. to apne aap taluqat normal ho jayenge, apne aap. aur dawah agar positive sense mein kiya jaye, khair khwahi ki speed ke sath, to woh woh bhi bohat bara zariya hoga ta'alluqat ko acha banane ka.
1:12:00
Maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle ek comment parhna chahenge jo abrar sahib ne bheja hai allahabad se, aur unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, allah ne aap ko wisdom ata kiya hai jis ki wajah se aap cheezon ko discover karte hain.
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