Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Significance of form in Islamic worship

“Some people say that the real thing is spirit. Form has no importance in Islam. My question is, what is the significance of form in Islam? For example, Salat, Hajj, etc. Please guide us.”Asked by این رشید, دلی

He answers at 1:14:21 in Islam in Daily Life · 5 min 32 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:14:21
maulana agla sawal delhi se hai, ah mr n rasheed ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Some people say that the real thing is spirit. Form has no importance in Islam ." Maulana sahab "My question is, what is the significance of form in Islam? For example, Salat, Hajj, etc. Please guide us." dekhiye, jo log ye kahin, jaise kuch sufia the, kehte hain ke "أنتُمْ مَا أَوْلَادَكُمْ وَدَانَا مَا وَارْدَاتَنَا" . ye to galat hai. ye ye nazariya galat hai.
1:14:59
dekhiye, spirit ka lazmi part hai form. spirit agar rahegi to is ko is ka expression hoga form ki surat mein. aisi cheezen hain ke jo log detach kar dete hain, spirit ko alag kar ke form ko samajhte hain ke bas ye form ada kar diya to sab kuch ho gaya. wo galat hai. yani spirit ko detach kar ke form be haqeeqat hai. ye sahi hai. lekin wo form jo spirit ka manifestation ho, spirit ke izhar ke taur par paida ho, wo to in matloob hai.
1:15:41
jitna strong hogi spirit, utna hi zyada form aayega aap ke andar. to yaad rakhiye, ye kehna ke form ki koi zaroorat nahi hai, spirit kafi hoti hai, bilkul galat baat hai. kuch sufi log the, aise jo kaha karte the " ap log jo kehte hain ke spirit jo hai, wo aap ko motivate karti hai, wo muharrik banti hai, andar se aap ko jagati hai. ye ye bilkul galat nazariya hai. ye lekin sahi baat ye hai ke spirit jo hai, wo aap ko motivate karti hai, wo muharrik banti hai, andar se aap ko jagati hai.
1:16:19
to phir jab jagaye gi to is ka izhaar hoga. isi izhaar ka naam form hai. jab aap ko Allah ki barai se sarshaar aap hote hain aur bilkul is mein gharaq ho jate hain, to be ikhtiyar aap ka sar zameen pe gir gir parta hai. aap is ko afford nahi kar sakte ke aap Allah ke barai sarshaar hon, aap ko sar zameen pe na gire. impossible hai. to jahan yani jo log ye baatein karein, form spirit ke aur form wahan na ho, to un ka to spirit bhi nahi hai, kuch bhi nahi hai. main dekhein, bohat hi gumrahi ki baat hai ye kehna ke "ap log jo kehte hain ke spirit jo hai, wo aap ko motivate karti hai, wo muharrik banti hai, andar se aap ko jagati hai. ye ye bilkul galat nazariya hai. ye
1:17:06
maulana ye sawal hyderabad se hai, zubair ahmed sahab ka . unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, hadithon mein aata hai ke zulm ke khilaf awaz uthana chahiye. maulana, is ki wazahat farmayein, ye kis tarah ke zulm ki baat hai?" kahan awaz uthana to kaha yahi nahi. ye to musalman, ye musalmanon ki zuban hai ye. awaz uthana. ye kahan likha hua hai? kis hadith mein? ke awaz uthao, jhanda uthao.
1:17:36
ye bilkul yani ye baat kahin bhi, ye musalmanon ki zuban hai ye. awaz uthana. to hadith mein hai ke ke zalim ke khair khwah bano. khair khwahi farz hai, na ke awaz uthana, jhanda ut hana. yani is ki islaah ke dard mand ho jana, is ki islaah ki fikr karna. sochna is ki islaah ke liye. is se mil kar ke samjhana bujhana. aur ye jhanda uthana, ye to haram hai mehnat islam mein. sarkon par aa kar jaloos nikalte hain aur kehte hain ke dekho, hum zalim ke khilaf wo kar rahe hain. bilkul islam se is ka koi talluq nahi hai.
1:18:14
ye street active mein nahi hai. islam mein jo hai, wo cheez street activism hai. ye achi tarah samajh lein ke islam mein street activism nahi hai. islam mein is ko kehte hain nas, noor, saad hai. nas khair khwahi. yani bloosher banna. to zalim ke bloosher baniye. ye hai. zalim ke bloosher bane, zalim ke khair khwah baniye. khair khwah banne ke mani hain ke wo kijiye jo maa apne bete ke sath karti hai. aur jo jhanda uthayein, wo to aur islam ke naam par parties chalate hain apne.
1:18:54
wo islam ke naam par lead nahi karte. islam se koi talluq nahi.
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