Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Muslims Far from Spirit of Islam

“Muslims say their prayers five times, fast for the whole month of Ramadan, perform pilgrimage, but still they are far from the spirit of Islam. Why is this so?”Asked by ڈاکٹر فریدہ خانم, دہلی

He answers at 54:38 in From The Spiritual Tree · 2 min 6 sec

His answer, in his own words
54:38
agla sawal aaya hai doctor farida khanam ka dehli se. muslims say their prayers for five times. fast for the whole month of ramzan. perform pilgrimage. but still they are far from the spirit of islam. why is it that their worship does not change their lives?
55:08
aaj mein dekhiye baad ke zamaney mein yeh hua ke is tarah se islam ki tashreeh ki gayi aur is tarah se misaal bayan ki gayi ke logon ne samjha ke yahi formula jo hai yahi yahi ibaadat hai. yaani namaz ka formula ya hajj ka jo formula hai wahi ibaadat hai. spirit par emphasis nahi diya gaya. bas sara emphasis formula par chala gaya. to baad ke zamaney mein aisa hua. aur awam hain isi cheez par chal rahe hain jo un ko bataya gaya hai. masjidon mein aaj kal is tarah ki baatein hoti hain.
55:49
to is ka ilaaj to yeh hai ke aap logon ko bataya jaye ke spirit asal hai. yaani formula jo hai ibaadat ka relative formula hissa hai. formula ibaadat ka relative hissa hai. yeh spirit is ka real hissa hai. is tarah in ko bataya nahi gaya. yaani formula to zaroori hai. formula to har cheez ka ek hota hai. lekin formula jo hai woh ibaadat ka relative part hai. aur spirit jo hai woh ibaadat ka real part hai.
56:23
is tareeqe se bataya nahi gaya. to hum jo machine chala rahe hain woh is ka ek maqsad yeh bhi hai ke logon ko bataya jaye ke asal cheez spirit hai. aur inshallah jo log hamari literature parhte hain woh is baat ko jaan lete hain aur is ko apni islaah karte hain. maulana yeh agla sawal aya hai jameel ahmad sahab ka dilli se. ek riwayat mein bataya gaya hai ke subah ko sona rizq ko rok deta hai.
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