Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reality of kashf and ilham

“What is the reality of kashf (unveiling) and ilham (inspiration)? Is it a divine state? Explain.”Asked by Mufti Ehsanullah, Kolkata

He answers at 1:19:18 in An Intellectual Journey · 2 min

His answer, in his own words
1:19:18
mufti ehsanullah ne kolkata se sawal likha hai, unhone poocha hai ke kashf aur ilham ki haqeeqat kya hai? kya yeh ek rabbani kaifiyat ka naam hai? iske bare mein bataein. kashf kashf to ek mubtadana lafz hai, quran o hadith se sabit nahin ke koi kashf hota hai. bilashuba mubtadana tasawwur hai, yeh kahin quran o hadith mein yeh nahin ke kisi ko kashf hota hai. yeh to suufiyon ke zamane mein yeh cheez ijad hui, main isko bilkul baseless samajhta hoon. haan, ilham ke sabit hai, ilham, ilham isi ko, isko pata hai inspiration.
1:20:00
dekhein, Allah taala ke jahan tak maine samjha hai, Allah taala ke do tareeqe hain: ek hai wahi, woh sirf nabi ko aati hai, nabi ke siwa kisi ko nahin aati. bhai, doosra hai ilqa aur ilham, woh hai inspiration. inspiration kisi ko bhi aa sakta hai, koi bhi sachcha momin, koi bhi ibadat guzar momin, koi bhi shakhs jisne apne aap ko purify kar rakha ho, usko ilqa o ilham ho sakta hai inspiration ke roop mein. lekin farq jo hai ke wahi jo hai, aik aik lafza musnad hoti hai. lafza inspiration jo hai, yeh wahi o ilqa hai.
1:20:41
inspiration jo hai, yani ilham aur ilqa, woh is mani mein valid ya musnad nahi hai jis mani mein wahi musnad hai. aata to Allah ki taraf se hai, lekin wahi jo hai, lafza aik musnad cheez hai jo Allah ki taraf se aati hai. aur ilqa o ilham jo hai, woh inspiration hai, hum us ko receive karte hain. agar hum purified na hon to hum is mein ghalti kar jayenge, kuch ka kuch samajh lenge. baqi kashf ki koi haqeeqat Islam mein nahi hai.
1:21:18
Maulana, agla sawal kya hai? Mr Javed Iqbal ne, unhon ne apni location nahi likhi hai. unhon ne poocha hai ke tablighi jamaat mein aurton ki jamaat nikalti hai, kya dawah work ke liye bhi isi tarah aurton ki jamaat nikali chahiye?
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