Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Adopting indifference towards people

“How can one adopt indifference towards people? What is its simple formula?”

He answers at 1:33:52 in Divine Ideology of Life I · 4 min 50 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:33:52
bol kar ke isko justify karein, yeh galat hai yeh. Maulana, unka ek aur sawal hai. unhon ne likha hai ke logon se be-niazi kaise ikhtiyar ki jayegi? Iska simple formula kya hai? mujhe dekh lijiye, mein hoon. saari zindagi mein aise hi raha bas. Be-niazi ki zindagi. kahin se lena na lena, dena. Is ki ek price deni padti hai. abhi dekhein, mein gaya tha ek bahut bade ek adare mein. ek bahut bada institution, yaani taleem ka bahut bada institution.
1:34:38
Wahan gaya tha mein. toh wahan par kya tha, unka ek farm house hai. toh mere theherne ke intezam farm house kiya tha unhon ne. Aur mere khane ke intezam ek bahut bade paise wale aadmi ka kiya gaya tha. Yaani unke haan da'wati khana khao aur farm house par raho. aur phir chale aao. jaate hi maine kaha ke yeh mein nahi kar sakta. maine farm house nahi rehna hai. Woh khana bhi nahi khana hai mujhe. toh maine kaha yahan jo kitchen hota hai talaba ka, student ka, isi mein mujhe khana khana hai.
1:35:14
Yeh baat hai South India ki. wahan par log chawal khate hain. toh wahan unka khana kya tha? chawal aur daal, chawal aur daal bas. Toh wahan mein chaar din raha. mein breakfast, lunch aur dinner teeno mein kya karta tha? chawal, daal. bas. Woh khana jo tha wahan par biryani aur paratha aur tarah tarah ki sweet aur yeh woh sab se pehle chhod diya. farm house bhi nahi gaya mein. Toh be-niazi aisi thodi hoti hai. be-niazi ki price deni padti hai.
1:35:46
Be-niazi kya cheez hai? Aap ko distraction se bachati hai. tab aala marifat milti hai. distraction ki ek hazar ek qismein hain. yaad rakhiye ke distraction koi ek cheez ka naam hai. bohat si cheezein jo aap ko distract kiye rehti hain. ego bhi distraction hai. ego bhi ek distraction hai. apne ko bachaye rakhna. main kisi tareeqay se mere par harf na lagne paaye. meri shakhsiyat bani rahe. woh bhi distraction hai. mujhe ek himmat hai kehne ki ke main jaaun bhaad mein.
1:36:25
khuda ke fazal se mujhe himmat hai kehne ki ke main jaaun bhaad mein. sachai baqi rahe. allah ne mujhe himmat di hai ke main keh sakta hoon ke main jaaun bhaad mein. sachai jo hai prevail kare. yeh hai be niyazi. be niyazi ka matlab hai aap yeh keh sakein ke main jaaun bhaad mein. sachai ko prevail karna chahiye. to be niyazi bohat bari cheez hai. lekin be niyazi ki price hai. jab tak price na dein aap ko, woh be niyazi milne wali nahi hai.
1:37:00
maulana, yeh sawal aaya hai mr khawaja kaleemuddin ka from pennsylvania . unhon ne likha hai ke "Is it appropriate to invite Christians or people of other religions to come to our mosque and deliver lectures on their religion as they ask us to do?" haan bilkul. main koi harj nahi hai is mein. mujh se discussion kijiye, is se dialogue kijiye.
1:37:30
rasool allah ke zamane mein ek aisi ho chuki hai conference. woh trial aa gaya is ko. woh dialogue nahi tha, woh ek trial aa gaya tha. teen mazhab. mere paas kitaab maujood hai, ek arab sheikh ki likhi hui. is ka naam hai "Mawt Amr Al Adyan Al Thulatha". mawt amr maani hote hain conference, seminar. teen mazhabon ki mo'tabar, teen mazhabon ka seminar. arab ne yahi is ka title banaya hai. "Mawt Amr Al Adyan Al Thulatha".
1:38:04
is mein kya hota hai? madine ki masjid, jo hum masjid nabwi kehte hain, us ke andar aaye teen mazhab ke log. christian aur muslim. aur teesra jante hain kaun tha? yahoodi. jisko aap samajhte hain ke is ka hazar meel door rehna chahiye in ko hamari masjid se. main samajhta hoon ke yeh musalmanon ki apni bid'at hai, apna innovation hai ke unhon ne masjidon ko tamasha bana rakha hai. masjid kholiye jaise restaurant khola tha, ab kholiye waise hi.
1:38:42
maulana, yeh sawal kiya hai ms aditi sharma ne new delhi se. unhon ne likha hai ke "Whenever we pray to God, is it alright if we repeat the prayer request each time we pray?
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