Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Double standard on mosque relocation

“Muslims do not raise any objection to the relocation of mosques in Arab countries, but they do not accept the same principle for India. Why is this difference in their attitude?”Asked by Dr. Farida Khanam, Delhi

He answers at 1:15:40 in The Lesson of History · 1 min 56 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:15:40
Maulana, agla sawal Dr. Fareeda Khanam ne Delhi se kiya hai. aur unhone likha hai ke Muslims do not raise any objection to the relocation of masjid in Arab countries, but they do not accept the same principle for India. Why is this difference in their attitude? is zamane mein maine likha tha is par article. to Hindustan ke jo yeh jo is zamane mein jo aa gaye the Babri Masjid ke tehreek mein, unhone kaha ke woh Arab wale Arab jaane. hum hum yahan India mein, hamara Islam, hamara yani India mein in ka Islam alag hai, Arab wale in ka Islam alag hai.
1:16:27
yeh kitni imkan jawab hai yeh. yeh koi jawab hai ke arab ka islam jo bhi ho, hamara islam alag hai. toh is ke koi logic nahi, koi is ki koi daleel nahi, kuch bhi nahi. yeh ek ek ek hadd dharmi ki baat hai. is mein toh mein bohat zyada mein yani india mein safar kiya tha, taqreerein ki thi, mazmoon likhe thay. aur koi ek bhi musalman india mein mujhe nahi mila, na ab bhi hai, jo babri masjid ke baray mein sahi maano mein deeni andaaz mein sochta ho. sirf jazbati sochte hain log. aaj bhi mujhe nahi maloom ke babri masjid ke naam aate hain, bhadak uthte hain. yeh na is ka taluq na islam se hai, na aqal se hai, kisi
1:17:18
cheez se nahi. ek jazb, ek toh ek stripped emotionalism hai. emotionalism bhi koi hoti hogi, sahi. lekin yeh musalmanon ke jo hai, stripped emotionalism hai. koi sar na paye is emotionalism ka. maulana, agla sawal bangalore se maulana inayatullah umri sahib ne kiya hai. aur unhon ne likha hai ke maulana, kya sari baatein jo hadith mein aayi hain, un ka taluq aqeeday se hai?
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