Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Can common Muslims' thinking be corrected despite ulama's approach?

“Ulama have closed the doors of ijtihad. I want to know if common Muslims' thinking can be corrected, even if their ulama's existing mentality and approach continues.”Asked by مسٹر ادریس اور مس شبانہ, رائے پور

He answers at 1:39:28 in Building A Creative Personality · 1 min 50 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:39:28
dindari kisi form ka naam nahi hai. dindari taalluq billah ka naam hai. to woh hindu musalman ke aitbar se na dekhiye, insaan ke aitbar se dekhiye aap ke woh insaan kis kis tarah ki zindagi guzar raha hai. woh insaan ke aitbar se insaanon ko dekhiye, na ke hindu muslim ke aitbar se. molana, agla sawal raipur se aaya hai. mister idrees aur miss shabana ne likha hai ke ulama have closed open the doors of the ijtehad. I want to know if common Muslims' thinking be corrected, even if their ulema's existing mentality and approach continues. aur correction and ulama thinking is a precondition to improve the situation.
1:40:16
bhai, kon sa masla hai jis mein ulma poochte hon? musalman koi job ke liye, business ke liye, shadi ke liye, jehez ke liye koi poochta hai? isi mein koi shart lagai jaye. ji, ulma bilkul ineffective hain. society mein koi in ka asar nahi hai.
1:40:36
bas kuch fatwa dete hain, kuch bolte hain. lekin asar kya hai? mujhe bataiye, kon aadmi hai? aap is ko is ka naam bataein mujhe jo apne job ke liye ulma se poochta ho, business ke liye ulma se poochta ho, shadi mein jahaz doon ke na doon, is liye is ulma se poochta ho? kuch nahi, koi poochta nahi.
1:40:51
to is mein bhi koi aap excuse banate hain. har aadmi ko khud parhna chahiye, khud mutalea karna chahiye, aur quran ko, hadith ko, aur doosri kitabein jo hain, is ko parh kar ke khud rai banaye.
1:41:09
woh kya sahi hai, kya galat hai? ulma to ineffective hain. mein nahi samajhta kisi bhi shobe mein in ka koi darja hai. woh fatwa dete hain, lekin manta kon hai in ke fatwe ko? ji, maulana, agla sawal aya hai.
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