Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Balancing dawah and self study

“Sometimes I find myself between two opposite demands. Whether to engage in a dawah activity or to engage in self study. Please guide how to balance between these conflicting but equally important tasks.”Asked by Sajid Anwar, Roorkee

He answers at 51:58 in From The Spiritual Tree · 1 min 21 sec

His answer, in his own words
51:58
Masha Allah. yeh agla sawal aaya hai Sajid Anwar Sahab Karar ki se. yeh kehte hain Maulana Sometimes I find myself between two opposite demands. Whether to engage in a دعویٰ Activity or to engage in Self Study. Please guide how to balance between these conflicting but equally important tasks. dekhen is par to ab bahar se koi aap ko Advice nahi de
52:32
sakta. aap ko khud Manage karna parega. kyunke aadmi is dunya mein Different taqazon ke darmiyan jeeta hai. yeh to har aadmi ko kai taqazon ke beech mein jeena parta. yeh to har aadmi ka mamla hai. to in sab mukhtalif taqazon ko hum kaise Manage karen? yeh aadmi khud hi samajh sakta hai ke woh kitna Sacrifice kar sakta hai. kitna bardasht kar sakta hai, kitna sabr kar sakta hai, kitna Afford kar sakta hai. yeh aadmi khud hi jaan sakta hai.
53:04
to aap khud apne halaat ke lehaaz se yaani koi formula nikaliye jis se aap manage kar saken. hum bilkul specific tor par to hum kuch nahi kar sakte. maulana yeh agla sawal aaya hai zeeshan yusuf ka hyderabad se. maulana sahab people often ask me this question.
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