Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Producing indigenous scholars in USA

“There is a trend here in the USA to produce indigenous muftis and scholars. For this reason, they are establishing sprawling Darul Ulooms and producing turbocharged hafiz, muftis, and scholars. They think this way they will bring an Islamic revolution in the USA. My question to you is: Is it a positive trend?”Asked by Mr. Khwaja Kaleemuddin, Pennsylvania

He answers at 58:32 in Living in a World of Competition · 7 min 5 sec

His answer, in his own words
58:32
yeh sawal poocha hai Mr. Khwaja Kaleemuddin ne Pennsylvania se. unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana sahib, there is a trend here in the USA to produce indigenous muftis and ulema. for this reason, they are establishing sprawling darul uloom and producing young turbanized hafeez, muftis and ulema. this way they think that they will bring an Islamic revolution here in the US. my question to you is: is it a positive trend? will it bring a desired revolution? if not, what should Muslims do here? kindly c
59:19
ment." dekhiye, agar maqsad yeh ho madaris qaim karne ka western countries mein ke is se kuch nikah parhane wale aur janaza parhane wale aur fatwa dene wale kuch log paida ho jayen to yeh baat to haazir ho sakti hai. lekin western countries mein revolution lana Islami, yeh to bilkul yani food is paradise mein jeena hai. dekhen, maine baar baar safar kiya in countries ka, America ka bhi. maine paya hai ke log bilkul hi nahi jante ke America kya hai. wahan rehte hain sirf kamane ke liye,
1:00:11
milte hain aapas mein. yeh Americanon se in ki koi mulaqaat nahi hoti siwaye yani workplace ke. kuch un ka contact nahi, yahan tak ke jo ulema India se jate hain wahan ya Pakistan se jo woh jate hain wahan ya ya urf jate hain wahan, unhein bhi kuch khabar nahi ke America kya hai. kyun? apne logon mein rehte hain, bas apne logon mein khayen peeyen ge, apne logon mein hansi mazaq karenge, apne logon mein ho ha karenge, wahan par wapas aa jayen ge. American society se koi ta'alluq nahi, is liye woh jante nahi ke America kya hai, western thought kya hai, modern thinking kya hai.
1:00:58
to aap revolution, revolution kahan se layenge? modern mind ko aap address kaise karenge? aap jaise misaal ke taur par dekhiye ke sari dunya ke musalman mashhoor America aur Europe ke ke yahan koi cheez ho jati hai ke cartoon chhap gaya, koi ya koi kitab chhap gayi, aur shor machate hain is ke khilaf. it is against the speed of the age. aap bahar ja ke rehte hain to is liye rehte hain ke wahan azadi hai. to
1:01:33
aaj ki dunya jo hai, freedom of express, expression ko bohat important deti hai. yani freedom of expression in ka kalma hai, azadi-e-rai, yeh in ka kalma hai. in ka aap shor machate hain, yani kuch bhi aap ko pata nahi ke wahan ka soch kya hai, wahan ke thinking kya hai. shor kya machana hai? aap article likhein, aap kitab likhein, aap logon se miliye, logon ko samjhaiye. hangama karna aur kehna ke in ko maro, in ko kato, yani kuch bhi unhein alif be te se bhi nahi maloom hai wahan ki dunya ka haal.
1:02:15
yeh aur revolution layenge, yeh wahan bhi inqilab barpa karenge. yeh to foods paradise mein jeena hai. to main arz karunga ke yeh jo madaris wahan qaim ho rahe hain, agar un ka maqsad yeh ho ke jo cultural zarooraten hain musalmanon ki, cultural zarooraten hain, jaise namaz, janaze ki namaz padhana, eidain ki namaz padhana, kuch juzviyat mein masle mein fatwa dena waghera, yeh zaroorat poori ho sakti hai. lekin is ka is se koi bhi taluq nahi hai ke wahan ki dunya mein islami inqilab aaye, kyunke islami inqilab maine kaha ke Islam ko aap ise un ke mind ko ke mutabiq, un ke muaine ke mutabiq, aap Islam ko un ke liye understandable banayein,
1:03:11
isko reason out karein, aise dalail dein ke un ka mind address ho. tab to woh sochega, woh nahi sochega hi nahi, sochega bhi nahi. abhi to jitni bhi kitabein chhapi hain, hamare mission mein jo kitabein hain, us ko chhod dijiye, sab Muslim oriented kitabein hain, one to all, one to all Muslim oriented kitabein hain. main America mein masjidon mein namaz padhi, maine wahan bhi wahi duaein Quran, wahan bhi Quran nazla padhi jati hai, Allahumma ahlil kafarata wal mushrikeen, wahan bhi hota hai. ab bataiye ke jin logon ko aap, jin logon ke darmiyan aap Islam ko phailana hai, un ke un ko badduaen kar rahe hain, wahan par kuch log Islam qubool karte hain, woh apne aap karte hain, musalmanon ka is se koi taluq nahi hai,
1:03:59
kuch bhi nahi. poori tareekh mein aisa hua hai ke log Islam apne aap qubool karte rahe, fitrat ki gawahi par, fitrat ki gawahi par. jaise ek American musalman hua tha, to us se poocha gaya ke musalman to ab kyun hue? to us ne kaha ke main musalman nahi hua hoon, I was reverted to my own birthright religion. to apni fitrat ki taraf lot ta hai woh, ya to bas wahan par wahi apne mulk ko culture chalate hain, Arab log apna culture chalate hain, Pakistani apna chahte hain, Indian ko apna chalate hain, isi mein rehte hain. bas
1:04:41
to main aise madaris ke khilaf nahi hoon, lekin jis goal ko samne rakh kar ke madaris banaye jate hain, woh us ke khilaf hoon, kyunke yeh goal kabhi hasil hone wala nahi hai. yeh jo hum log yahan har haftah ikattha hote hain, hamein samjhein ke hum ikattha hote hote hote yahan par India mein hum apna hukumat qaim kar lenge, to yeh kaam makana baat hogi, kyunke yeh to non political hai. hamara mission yahan party se koi baat nahi, na hamare is classes se sare India mein log hum ko vote dein, vote dene lagenge. yeh to aap makana soch ho gaya, ho jayegi.
1:05:19
to kam az kam yeh janiye ke aap jo kaam kar rahe hain, is ka result kya nikalne wala hai. yani aap lagayen babal ka peR aur saare is mein aam phalein ge, to zahir hai ke bilkul isi ko kehte hain ke living in foods paradise. yeh meri rai hai. Maulana, in ka ek sawal aur hai, unho ne likha hai: "what is ijazah? without ijazah, cant a person become a mufti?"
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