Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Linking scientific discoveries with Quran

“To what extent is it correct to link current scientific discoveries with the Quran and Hadith, whereas the Quran is a book of guidance?”Asked by رفیق صاحب, بینگلور

He answers at 1:07:52 in Deeper Meaning of The Quran · 3 min 52 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:07:52
maulana, in ka ek aur sawal hai. unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke: "maujooda scientific discoveries ko quran aur hadees se jorna kahan tak durust hai jabke quran kitab-e-hidayaat hai?" dekhiye bohat bari galatfehmi hai. scientific discovery to hota hai ke. maghrib ki discovery hai. scientific discovery kya hai? love jaise ko daryaft karna. jo khuda ka jo qanoon hai usi ko daryaft karne ka naam hai scientific discovery. misalan dekhiye pehle zamanay mein insan yeh samajhta tha ke zameen
1:08:35
beech mein hai suraj ke gird ghoom raha hai. ab science ne daryaft kiya ke aisa nahin hai balkay suraj beech mein hai zameen ghoom rahi hai. to yeh scientific discovery khuda ke qanoon ko daryaft karna hai. scientific discovery kisi aur cheez ka naam nahin hai. khudai qanoon ko daryaft karne ka naam hai. yeh bohat bari galatfehmi hai log samajhte hain ke scientific discovery koi aur cheez hai. misalan main jab chota tha to mujhe samajhta tha ke khane ka matlab pet bharna. mere bachpan mein do khane ka matlab do hi hua karta tha.
1:09:10
pet bharna aur taste. bas. baad ko jab maine mutala kiya to maloom hua ke science ne jo daryaft kiya hai woh teesri cheez jo choti hui thi woh sab se bari cheez hai. woh hai nutrition. nutritive value jo hai us ki woh sab se bari cheez hai. yeh to Allah ka qanoon hai. yeh koi aisa nahin ke kisi mister kisi europe ne daryaft kar liya hai. har woh cheez jo science mein science se murad hai exact sciences mein. waise to log social science ko bhi science kehte hain woh main is ko science nahin manta. political science ko bhi science kehte hain woh main science nahin manta.
1:09:57
mein sirf Physical Science ki baat karta hoon. to Physical Science Khuda ke qanoon ki daryaft ka naam hai. kisi aur cheez ka naam nahi hai woh. to is mein koi koi nahi koi takrao ki baat hi nahi hai. wahi wahi jo Quran mein hai wahi is mein hai. jis ko aap is par kaafi likha hai aap parhiye meri kitabon ko. Maulana, unhon ne
1:10:24
yeh bhi likha hai aap se janna chahte hain ke: "Haroon Yahya ki kitabein aap ke khayal se kis had tak Quran aur Sunnat ko samajhane mein Support kar sakti hain?" Dekhiye mein kisi ki kitab par koi tabsarah nahi karunga. aap parhiye aur parh kar khud rai banaiye. khud parhiye khud ko rai banaiye. mein is par koi Remark nahi dunga. okay So we will end this session now. Thank you.
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