Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is saying 'I am Muslim and proud' justified?

“I hear many Muslims saying 'I am Muslim and proud of it.' Is this line justified? Please clarify.”Asked by Ahad Sham Hasnain, Hyderabad

He answers at 1:20:03 in Life After Death · 2 min 3 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:20:03
Maulana, agla sawal Hyderabad se aaya hai Mr. Ahd Sham Hasnain ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Molana, I hear many Muslims saying 'I am Muslim and proud of it.' Is this line justified? Please clarify." yeh to bohat bari burai hai jo aaj ke yeh Musalmanon mein hai. dekhiye har cheez ko aap ko Judge karna chahiye Sahaba se. koi ek Sahabi mujhe bata diya jo yeh kaha ho kehta ho ke mujhe fakhr hai ke main Muslim hoon, main fakhr hai ke mujhe Islam mila hai. koi koi ek Sahabi nahi.
1:20:43
to yeh kahan se nikla? yeh to Shaitan ki sunnat hai. Shaitan ne fakhr kiya tha: "ana khayrun minhu" . Shaitan ne kaha tha: "ana khayrun minhu" . aur fakhr kiya tha ke main behtar hoon Adam se. to yeh jo hai is Shaitan ki sunnat hai, yeh Rasool Allah ki sunnat nahi hai, yeh Sahaba ki sunnat hai. fakhr ka kalma jo hai yeh Shaitan ka kalma hai. Shaitan ka kalma hai: "ana khayrun minhu" . fakhr ke maani kya hain?
1:21:14
ke main main behtar hoon, main Superior hoon. yeh to Shaitan ki Shaitan ki Shaitan ke peeche chalna hai. Islam ka jo hai woh Modesty hai, tawazu hai. Modesty, tawazu. fakhr har giz nahi hai. jo log fakhr karte hain woh Allah ki pakad mein aayenge ke tum ne tum ko chalna chahiye tha Rasool Allah ki sunnat par aur tum chale Shaitan ki sunnat par. yaani tum ko chahiye tha ke Rasool aur Sahaba Rasool ki misalein tumhare paas theen, un ki sunnat pe chalte tum. un ko chhod ke tum Shaitan ke raaste chal pade. yeh to bohat bara bilashuba gunah hai, is mein koi sawab ki baat nahi.
1:22:06
Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se hai Mr. Ali Muhammad Baba ka. unhon ne likha hai: "What is the meaning of 'Mutu qabla an tamutu'?" "Mootu qabla an tamootu".
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