Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Definition of religious zeal and violence

“Is it correct that religious zeal means being sensitive to good and evil and reforming evil peacefully, and that promoting violence and hate in the name of religion is irreligion?”

He answers at 1:10:07 in Life After Death · 3 min 34 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:10:07
is mein koi shakk nahi hai. Maulana, in ka aik aur sawal hai, unhon ne likha hai: "Deeni ghairat ya deeni jazba yeh hai ke aadmi achhai aur burai ke muamle mein hassas ho ۔ woh burai ko dekh kar is ki islaah ke liye Peaceful andaaz mein dua aur koshish kare. Deeni ghairat ke naam par Violence aur Hate ka culture chalana deen ke naam par sirf bedini hai. kya yeh baat durust hai?" hmm, bilkul sahi hai. Ghalat ka lafz bidat, bidat. Ghalat koi cheez nahi Islam mein. Kahin bhi aap Quran o Hadees mein is ke saboot nahi dekhte. kai lafz hain, mere paas abhi kal parson kuch log aaye ke yeh shaan e Rasool ka muamla hai. Yeh shaan e Rasool kahan likha hua hai? Maine un se poocha, bataiye.
1:10:59
woh aalim thay. Abhi jo Musalman dhoom macha rahe thay Jaipur wale muamle mein. Toh unhon ne kaha yeh toh shaan e Rasool ka muamla hai. toh maine poocha, aik bande ne kaha Quran mein kahan likha hai? Hadees mein kahan likha hai? Aisi ghairat bhi kahan likha hai? Kahin likha nahi hai. bohat se alfaaz logon ne khud bana liye hain. Aur is ko is tarah bolte hain jaise ke yeh deen ka taqaza hai. Dekhiye, yaad rakhiye. koi bhi baat,
1:11:33
koi bhi rai banane se pehle, sab se pehle Quran o Surat ko dekhiye. jaise kaha tha ke "إِتِونِي شَيْئًا مِن كِتَابِ اللَّهِ حَتَّىٰ أَقُلُ" ۔ jo tum keh rahe ho, us ko pehle Quran se is ka hawala do. Tab main is ko maano ga, nahi toh nahi maano ga. toh har cheez ka hawala Quran mein hona chahiye. Rasool Allah ki Hadees mein hona chahiye. Agar nahi hawala aaya toh phir Baseless hai, be buniyad hai woh. woh bidat hai. "مَنْ أَتَسَاءَ فِي أَمْرِنَا هَذَا مَا لَيْسَ مِنْهُ رَدٌّ" ۔ toh radd hai woh. Toh aisi hamakat hum kyun karein ke hum aakhirat mein pounchte hain Rasool Allah ke saamne toh Rasool Allah yeh keh dein ke tum ne kahan deen nikaal liya tha?
1:12:14
maine toh nahi kaha tha aisa deen. Toh aap bataiye ke Rasool ke naam par aap nikaale hue hain aur Rasool keh dein ke yeh toh woh Disown karein us ko ۔ yeh kahan tum ne nikala shaan e Rasool? Aap ghaur kijiye, kitna kaanpne ki baat hai. Jis Rasool ke naam par aap shaan e Rasool ke hangaame kar ke hue hain, woh Rasool keh de aakhirat mein ke bhai maine toh kabhi nahi kaha tha ke tum shaan e Rasool ka jhanda uthao. kyun uthaya tum ne jhanda? Aap bataiye kaun duniya humein jagah degi? Kaun zameen o aasman hum ko jagah dega? Bohat sochne ki baat hai. yeh log toh hain jo Hadees mein aata hai ke kuch logon ko farishtay pakad kar le aayenge jahannum mein. Toh Rasool Allah dekh ke kahenge yeh yeh toh meri ummat ke log hain.
1:13:03
toh farishtay kahenge yeh toh badal dala aap ke baad deen ko unhon ne. Toh aap kahein fasoqan, fasoqan door ho, door ho. Toh darna chahiye logon ko. ke aap shaan e Rasool ka jhanda uthaye hue hain. shaan e Rasool ke upar hangama khada kiye hue hain. Aur marne ke baad jab pounchenge aap aakhirat mein, wahan Rasool Allah honge. Woh kahenge tum ne kahan se deen nikaal liya yeh? kahan maine kaha tha ke shaan e Rasool ka jhanda uthao. Toh bataiye kya kya haal hoga hamara? Kaun se zameen o aasman hum ko jagah denge?
1:13:41
Maulana, agla sawal Dilli se hai. Miss Naghma Siddiqui ka, unhon
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