Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Islam's stance on rebellion for freedom

“Yesterday I was watching TV channel Al Jazeera, one Egyptian lady who was with the protesters was being asked by the reporter as to why she was with the protesters. She replied, 'I have a fancy home, I have a fancy car, but I don't enjoy freedom. My question is, does Islam allow to become a rebel to demand for freedom?'”Asked by ڈاکٹر فریدہ خانم, دلی

He answers at 43:58 in Man and Paradise · 2 min 19 sec

His answer, in his own words
43:58
molana, agla sawal dilli se hai, doctor fareeda khanoom ka. unhon ne likha hai: "Yesterday I was watching TV channel Al Jazeera, one Egyptian lady who was with the protesters was being asked by the reporter as to why she was with the protesters. She replied, 'I have a fancy home, I have a fancy car, but I don't enjoy freedom. My question is, does Islam allow to become a rebel to demand for freedom?' bilkul, yeh mere nazdeek to haram hai. haram kaun se freedom? kis cheez ko aap freedom kehte hain? kis cheez ko? yeh yeh jo bol rahi hai, woh woh bhi to freedom hai. yani ek hukoomat qaim hai, is mein aap bol rahe hain, yeh yeh bhi to freedom hai.
44:51
mein is ko galat samajhta hoon ke un ko freedom nahi thi. pehle bhi thi aur ab bhi hai. jis cheez ki freedom, yani Islam ka tasawwur jo yeh hai ke aap aap Islam mein jo samm bonam hai, freedom nahi hai, woh hai peace. yeh western concept hai ke woh freedom ko samm bonam mante hain. unlimited freedom Islam ka tasawwur yeh nahi hai. Islam ki tasdeeq agar aap ko mawaqe ko avail karne ki opportunity khuli hui hai, is mein aap ko koi rukawat nahi hai, to wohi freedom Islam ke nazdeek kaafi hai.
45:37
to kaun sa freedom woh chahti hai? jo freedom woh chahti hai, woh Islam mein matloob hi nahi hai. to mein dekh, yeh ek bilkul galat baat hai, baseless baat hai ke un ko freedom nahi mili hui. freedom na hoti to un ke paas car bhi na hoti, un ke paas ghar bhi na hota, bol bhi nahi sakti thi. woh mein to samajhta hoon ke yeh is tarah ki jo baatein yeh log bol rahe hain, yani ke woh jante nahi ke freedom kya hai aur ghulami kya hai. bas ek ek josh mein bol rahe hain, bas kuch bekhabari, bekhabar hain har cheez se. woh
46:18
molana, agla sawal hai shahnawaz zafar sahib ka dilli se. unhon ne aap se poocha hai: "Please guide about nationalism in the light of Islamic teachings.
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