Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Establishing Islam in non-Muslim countries

“Should Muslims not try to establish the religion of Islam in a country where they are living? Please comment.”Asked by Shafiq Qasimi, Amravati, Maharashtra

He answers at 59:14 in The Lesson of History · 1 min 33 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:14
maulana, agla sawal lene se pehle yeh comment parhna chahenge jo iqbal umri sahib ne bheja hai. jo abhi is waqt amravati, maharashtra mein hain aur yeh program dekh rahe hain kuch logon ke sath. unhone likha hai ke maulana aaj pehli bar glo kya hota hai, yeh hum logon ne jana. aur amravati, maharashtra se hi maulana shafiq qasmi sahib ka bhi sawal hai. unhone likha hai ke Should Muslims not try to establish deen-e-islam in a country where they are living? please comment. dekhen, deen ko establish karna yeh ek bidati tasawwur hai. deen ko follow karna,
59:55
yeh to is zamane mein jo paida hui hui political thinker, unhone yeh bidat phaila rakhi hai ke deen ko nafiz karna, deen ko implement karna, deen ko yeh jo hai tasawwur, is ke is mein to saraliyan ho rahi hain. quran ka jo tasawwur hai ke deen ko follow karo, deen ki pairvi karo, deen ki itaat karo. deen ko karna hai, deen ko karwana nahi hai. isi se sari buraiyan paida ho een. musalman jahan bhi hain, chahe woh india mein hon, kahin bhi hon, follow kar rahe hain un ko. aur follow karne mein koi rukawat nahi hai. rukawat hai jab aap kahin ke tum political seat chhado, hamein prime minister banna hai, to wahan jhagda paida hota hai.
1:00:47
maulana, agla sawal lahore se tariq badar sahib ne kiya hai. aur unhone ek comment aur phir apna sawal poocha hai.
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