Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Quran reading under guidance

“Some people say that if everyone reads and understands the Quran by themselves, they will derive wrong meanings. Therefore, the Quran should be read under someone's guidance. Please provide a reference from the Quran and hadith for this.”Asked by احمد, دلی

He answers at 1:10:05 in The Issues of Islam in the Present World · 52 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:10:05
Maulana, agla sawal Dilli se hai Ahmed sahib ne poocha hai, unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana sahib, kuch log kehte hain ke agar har aadmi khud se Quran ko samajh kar parhega to woh galat matlab nikale ga. is liye Quran ko kisi ki guidance mein parhna chahiye." Yeh sab yeh sab jhooti baatein hain, shaitan sikhata hai. Main wohi kahunga: "Man batao, Quran o Hadees mein koi hawala do, Quran o Hadees mein koi hawala do."
1:10:39
Yeh sab jhooti baatein hain, shaitani baatein hain. Yeh sab hain, jab tak aap ke paas apni kisi baat ke liye Quran o Hadees se koi reference maujood na ho, tab tak koi jhoot samjha jayega us ko. Aur aisa baat bolna bhi gunah hoga, gunah. Maulana, agla sawal Dilli se hai Miss Tuti ne kiya hai,
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