Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Importance of reason according to Quran

“Kindly explain what is the importance of reason according to the Quran?”Asked by اسرار احمد, دلی

He answers at 50:00 in Realisation of God · 1 min 8 sec

His answer, in his own words
50:00
unhone balwasta andaaz mein woh wohi kaam kiya jis ko hadith mein taeed-ud-deen kaha gaya hai. taeed-ud-deen: "in allaha layu'ayyid-ud-deena bir-rajulil-fajir." maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai asrar ahmed sahab ka. unhone likha hai: "Kindly explain what is the importance of reason according to the Quran?" dekhein, bohat yeh tafseela sawal nahi hai, yeh bohat hi bada sawal hai. is par hum ne poori kitaab likhi hai, taqreeban 800 safhe ki, woh chhap rahi hai. iska naam hai "izhaar-e-deen". is ko aap padhiye. is ka naam is ka "izhaar-e-deen" hai. mauzu yahi hai: "is ka rational interpretation of islam".
50:49
iska yahi mauzu hai: "rational interpretation of islam". is kitaab ko aap padhiye, is mein aap poori baat ka jawab mil jayega aap ko. maulana, agla sawal hyderabad se aaya hai ejaz adil sahab ka. unhone likha hai: "kya khuda insaan se yeh chahta hai ke woh is ki marifat hasil kare?
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