Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Meaning of fitna warned by Prophet

“What is the fitna that the Prophet used to say to keep away from it?”Asked by Maulana Farhad Ahmad, Delhi

He answers at 53:24 in Deeper Meaning of The Quran · 1 min 59 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:24
maulana, agla sawal dilli se kiya hai maulana farhad ahmed sahib ne. aur unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, what is fitna that the prophet used to say to keep away from it?" dekhiye fitna ke lafzi mani hain azmaish, test. to har cheez dunya mein jo paida ki gayi hai is mein fitne ka aspect hota hai. har cheez misal ke taur par aap ko kamyabi mile aap ko paisa mile aap ko building mile woh bhi fitna hai. kyun ke woh pa kar ke aap ke andar agar pride aa jaye fakhar aa jaye gharoor aa jaye ke tumhare fitne mein fail ho gaye. aise hi agar koi museebat par jaye aap lagen aao bhala karne
54:24
mayoos ho jayen to woh aap bhi fail ho gaye. kyun ke aap ko dua karna chahiye tha allah se umeed rakhna chahiye thi ke aaj nahi to kal allah meri madad farmayega. to har cheez fitna hai chahe aap kamyab bhi hon ya nakam bhi. milna ho ya khona. kyun ke is mein jo response hai wohi response batata hai ke aap ne fitne par aap thehray ke nahi thehray. jab bhi koi waqea ho to us waqt aap ka response kya ho us par depend karta hai. response agar positive ho to aap fitne mein pure utar
55:06
e. response agar negative hai to aap fitne mein pure nahi azmaish mein pure nahi utre. to everything depends upon response. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai miss naghma siddiqui ka. aur unhon ne likha hai: "contemplation requires a focused mind
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