Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Does the enjoining good group exist?

“In Surah Al-Imran it is said that there should be a group among you that calls people to goodness, enjoins good, and forbids evil. These are the successful ones. I want to know if such a group exists now or not, or should we try to create one, and if so, at an organizational level or a movement level?”Asked by Naseem Khan, Mumbai

He answers at 1:15:37 in Islam and Violence · 1 min 42 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:15:37
maulana, agla sawal naseem khan sahib ka hai, mumbai se, aur unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, al imran mein kaha gaya hai tum mein ek jamaat aisi honi chahiye jo logon ko khair ki taraf bulaye, bhalaai ka hukum de, aur buraiyon buraiyon se roke. yahi log kamyab hone wale hain. mein yeh janna chahta hoon ke yeh jamaat abhi koi hai ya nahin hai, ya banane ki koshish ki jaye, aur koshish ki jaye to woh tanzeemi satah par ho ya tehreeki satah par? baraye karam bataein." dekhiye, mein to yahi manta hoon ke tehreeki satah par, tanzeemi satah par nahin.
1:16:26
is aayat mein yeh nahin keh lafz jamaat ka matlab yeh nahin keh woh organization jo aaj kal samjha jata hai keh log member hon, un ka register ho. is mani mein nahin hai. matlab jamaat log ke mani mein hai. aise log hone chahiye jo yeh kaam karen. bas musalmanon ke andar jamaat banana, yeh mein is ko sahi nahin samajhta. jo musalmanon ki ummat-e-muslima hai, wohi jamaat hai. ab jis ko kaam karna hai, woh kare, baghair yani tanzeem banaye, baghair kare. mein is ka qael hoon keh musalmanon ke andar double tanzeem banaye, yeh yeh isi se firqa paida hota hai, firqabandi hoti hai.
1:17:10
to is aayat ko jo aap ne farmaya, is se murad bilashuba historical pattern hai, jamaati pattern nahin hai. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai, doctor farida khanoom ka, aur unhon ne likha hai: "muslims think that Islam is a complete system of life, but it is strange that in their affairs they do not seek guidance from the Quran and Hadith.
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