Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Obsession with human glories over God

“I have invariably found that people are obsessed with human glories. Whenever they sit together, they talk of their greats in glowing terms. Why is it that we are lost in human glories and fail to find God, the true possessor of all glories?”Asked by فریدہ خانم, دلی

He answers at 1:24:54 in The Power of Remembering God Often · 2 min 40 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:24:54
taake tumhare nasl generation ko is ki price na deni pade. maulana, agla sawal kya hai? doctor farida khanoom ne dilli se unhon ne likha hai ke "i have incredibly found that people are obsessed with human glories. whenever they sit together, they talk of their greatness in glowing terms. why is it that we are lost in human glories and fail to find god, the true possessor of all glories?" aakhir mein dekhen, yeh seen glory aur unseen glory ki baat hai. yeh
1:25:35
khuda glory jo unseen glory hai, hamein to soch kar jaanna padta hai aur insaan ki glory to seen glory hai. aap dekh kar dekhte hain aur foran aap jaan lete hain is ko. to yahan yaani aadmi sochega tab yeh jaane ga ke insaan ki jo great بڑai hai, woh bhi to khuda ki di hui hai. kisi ko bohat bohat smart hai to khuda ne banaya hai is ko, kisi ka bari aqal hai to woh khuda ki di hui hai. kuch bhi, koi bhi بڑai kisi insaan ke paas agar hai to woh khuda ki di hui hai. to khuda glory ek unseen glory hai aur jo insaan ki glory hai, woh seen glory hai.
1:26:27
to aadmi is ko jaan leta hai aur is ko nahi jaan pata. lekin yahi test hai. yaad rakhiye, yahi test hai. yaani insaan ki glory mein khuda ki glory ko daryaft karna ke giver to khuda hai, insaan to taker hai. to yeh yeh to rahega, yeh khatm nahi ho sakta. yeh kyunke is ka talluq test se juda hua hai, is ka talluq test se juda hua hai. agar yeh na ho to phir test ke ke halaat hi nahi honge. kaise insaan azmaish kaise hogi? insaan ka imtehan kaise hoga? to hamein insaan ki seen glory mein yeh daryaft karna hai ke yeh to in seen god ka karishma hai, in seen god ka mamla hai.
1:27:19
insaan to tekar hai, giver to khuda hai. to is ko daryaft karne hi mein insaan ko test pe stand karta hai. aadmi maulana, agla sawal kya hai? maulana abdul basit umri ne doha, qatar se unhone likha hai ke "shikayatein kabhi kabhi haq bhi hoti hain.
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