Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Difference between tafakkur and muraqabah

“Maulana, the practical data of reflection is with the Westerners; they explored by using reason. Please clarify the difference between reflection (tafakkur) and meditation (muraqabah).”Asked by مولانا اقبال عمری, Chennai

He answers at 59:06 in Realisation of God · 1 min 5 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:06
hai. molana, agla sawal chennai se hai molana iqbal umri ka. unhon ne likha hai: "molana, tafakkur ka practical data ahl-e-maghrib ke paas hai. unhon ne aql ko use karne ki wajah se explore kiya hai. molana, tafakkur aur murakabe ka farq wazeh karein." yeh sab cheezein mein tafseel se is kitab mein likh chuka hoon. yeh sab baatein to hum bar bar likh chuke hain. kitab "barfraj" jo mot si kitab hai, us mein bhi tafseel se maujood hai yeh baat . to mein arz karoon ga ke is in baaton ko parh kar sawal kiya jaye taake koi naya pehlu khule jahan aap parhein, parh kar sawal karein ge to koi naya pehlu nikalen ge.
59:50
aap is naye pehlu se inshallah is ki wazahat ki jaye gi. to mein yahi kahoon ga ke kitab "marifat" mein hum ne jo is ki wazahat ki hai, us ko parhiye. phir agle yani agle sunday ko aap sawal kar sakte hain. molana, agla sawal dilli se hai muhammad ans sahib ka. unhon ne likha hai: "molana sahib, mein ne aik hadith parhi hai jo is tarah hai: hikmat momin ka khoya hua سرمایہ hai.
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