Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is It True That Service Leads to God?

“Moulana, a person said that God is found through service, that is, service gives peace. To what extent is this correct?”Asked by Maulana Fard Ahmad Salafi, Tamil Nadu

He answers at 1:19:15 in Stress and Spirituality · 2 min 30 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:19:15
maulana, agla sawal aaya hai maulana fard ahmad salfi ka, tamil nadu se. unhone likha hai: "maulana, ek sahab ne farmaya ke khidmat se khuda milta hai. yaani khidmat se sukoon milta hai. yeh kahan tak sahi hai?" yeh to ek galat philosophy hai. aaj kal bahut phaila hua hai yeh. yeh secular logon ki philosophy hai yeh. main is ko islam ki philosophy nahi manta. is liye ke quran mein saaf saaf hai ke أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ . zikr khudaawandi se sukoon milta hai. to aap kahein ke khidmat se milta hai.
1:19:57
is ki sab se badi shayad tareekh mein sab se badi misaal jo hai mother teresa ki hai. ma sha Allah poori tareekh mein shayad is se badi misaal koi nahi hogi. ke mother teresa ne apni poori zindagi khidmat khalq mein guzari. poori zindagi khidmat khalq mein. aur isi liye is ko nobel prize mila. isi liye nobel prize mila is ko. lekin marne ke baad jo is ke haalaat chhape hain woh main ne padha to us mein woh kehta hai ke she died in agony . sohan rooh mein in ka khatma hua. to khidmat khalq mein agar sukoon ho to un ko sukoon ko nahi mila.
1:20:44
mother teresa ko. yeh bilkul galat tasawwur hai aur waqeaat is ki tasdeeq nahi karte. waqeaat is ki tasdeeq nahi karte. kisi ko shakk ho to mother teresa ki life padhein woh. jis ne un ki zindagi pe research kiya hai aur un ke haalaat likhe hain woh kehta hai ke she died in agony . to aaj bhi wahi sahi hai formula ke أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ .
1:21:18
zikr Allah ke maani yeh nahi ke Allah ki japp karna. wird karna Allah Allah Allah Allah Allah. yeh yeh harghiz nahi hai. nahi Allah mein jeena. Allah ki yaadon mein jeena. Allah ke sifaat aaliya ko discover karna. Allah ki rehmaton ko daryaft kar kar ke is se apni rooh ko ghiza lena. yeh hai.
1:21:45
gulbargah se maulana fiyazuddin umri ne sawal kiya hai. unhon ne likha hai: "manfi soch se kitna zyada stress hota hai?
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