Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Explain story of Umar receiving Quran without ablution

“There is a story about Hazrat Umar: when he was among the polytheists, his Muslim sister did not give him the Quran without ablution. Please explain this.”Asked by ڈاکٹر صفینہ تبسم, نئی دلی

He answers at 1:20:34 in The Power of Remembering God Often · 2 min 57 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:20:34
Maulana, agla agla sawal kya hai? Doctor Safina Tabassum ne New Delhi se unhon ne likha hai ke Hazrat Umar ka qissa hai ke jab woh mushrikeen mein se thay, tab un ki Muslim behan ne un ke haath mein bina wuzu ke Quran nahi diya. is ke baray mein aap batayein. dekhein, yeh khwab khwah logon ne is ko le kar ke maslay bana rakhe hain. is ka samajhte hain ke bas haath baghair wuzu ke haath Quran nahi chhoo sakte. bilkul galat masla hai yeh.
1:21:06
yahan mein is ki tafseel nahi kar sakta, lekin mein kahunga ke bila wuzu ke Quran zaroor aap haath pe le sakte hain, is mein koi galat baat nahi hai. aur is ki wajah se aik bohat bara gunah Musalman kar rahe hain is galat maslay ki bina par ke Quran ka ehtiram ka aik ajeeb o ghareeb masla bana rakha hai. Quran ki be-hurmati! ab Hindu ko ya Isaai ko Quran dete nahi, kyunke be-hurmati karega woh wuzu ke baghair, us ko chhooe ga, wuzu ke baghair us ko parhe ga. yeh sab bilkul lagho hai, baseless hai.
1:21:40
balkeh gunah, mein kahunga, gunah! is nazariye ne Quran ki dawat ka kaam bilkul band kar rakha hai. hamare saathi Quran ko le gaye aik jagah, aik Musalman sahab wahan thay, unhon ne kaha ke aap Quran kis ko? Hindu ko de rahe hain? woh to us ki be-hurmati karega, woh bila wuzu ko parhe ga. is ko yaqeen kijiye ke yeh islam nahi hai, yeh shaitani baat hai, kyunke isi is muqaddas nazariye ne is quran ki ke ke ke tabligh ko rok rok rakha hai. ab hamare saathi jo quran pouncha rahe hain, to hamein ek nai cheez discover hui ke ab tak jo chhapte the quran ke jo tarjume log, woh musalmanon mein baantate the.
1:22:24
is ko yaani kaha hai musalmanon tak quran pounchaya hi nahi logon ne. mujhe haal mein cheez mujhe discover hui, bohat se tarjume chhape hain quran majeed ke english waghera mein, kis ke liye? musalmanon ke liye, kyunke woh dete nahi in logon ke. woh be-hurmati karenge, yeh be-hurmati ka nazariya sarasar batil hai aur bilkul baseless hai. is ka islam se koi talluq nahi. yaad rakhiye, hamein quran ek ko pounchana hai. wuzu ki shart hargiz sahi nahi hai, bilkul galat hai shart ke jo wuzu kar kiye baghair chhod nahi sakta.
1:23:01
woh masla hazrat umar ka ek alag masla hai, to is ka is is masle se koi talluq nahi hai. maulana, hazrat umar ka ek waqea maut mein likha hua hai ke ek baar kuch logon ke saath baith kar woh quran padh rahe the, to is ke beech mein un ko qazaye hajat ki zaroorat paish aai. to woh gaye aur is ke baad aa gaye washroom se aur phir padhna shuru kar diya. to kisi ne kaha ke aap digar wuzu kyun padhna shuru kar diya? aap ne wuzu bhi nahi kiya. bohat ghussa hue, unhon ne kaha ke "mun aftaq !" dekhiye, yeh hazrat umar ka qissa hai, yeh yeh hazrat umar ka qissa hai. maulana, agla sawal kya hai? mister gps barbar ne unhon ne likha hai ke "why did god let a child be born blind?" dekhen, yeh sawal itna saada nahi hai.
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