Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reason for exaggeration in human nature

“Why is there exaggeration in human nature?”Asked by Aamir bin Yusuf, Karachi, Pakistan

He answers at 49:13 in Man and Paradise · 51 sec

His answer, in his own words
49:13
Maulana, agla sawal Karachi Pakistan se hai, Aamir bin Yusuf sahab ka. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke aam taur par insaan ki fitrat mein ghulu hota hai. aakhir yeh kyun hai? is ke bare mein batayein. nahi, yeh sahi nahi. ghulu hota hai fitrat mein, ghulu nahi hota hai. fitrat ka ghulu hai, ghulu khud fitrat nahi hai. aap bhi nahi kahein ke maslan insaan zuban se jhoot bolta hai to aap kahein jhoot bolna fitrat hai? nahi, zuban ka ghulu hai. aise ghulu khud fitrat-e-insani mein nahi hai. aap ko jo azaadi di hai Allah taala ne, us azaadi ko aap jab galat istemal karte hain to ghulu paida hota hai.
50:04
Maulana, un ka ek aur sawal hai. unhon ne likha hai ke aaj kal Karachi Pakistan mein kaafi log hijama sunnat samajh kar karwa rahe hain.
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