Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is the Shaitan with Every Person Literal?

“It is said that there is a shaitan with every person. Does this mean that there is a jinn physically present with us or is it just a symbolic saying? What does it mean?”Asked by Asad Parvez, Kuwait

He answers at 57:32 in Divine Help · 4 min 45 sec

His answer, in his own words
57:32
Maulana, agla sawal Kuwait se Asad Parvez sahab ne bheja hai. Unhon ne likha hai: "Molana, it is said that there is a shaitan with every person . Does this mean that there is a jinn physically present with us or is it just a symbolic saying? What does it mean?" dekhiye, is ko aap ek dam aap chahein ke specific andaaz mein jaan saken to aap yeh jaan saken ge. kyun ke yeh haqeeqat hai. Quran mein is tareeqe se nahin bayan ki gayi jaise ke yeh Dilli hai, yeh Multan hai. to aap ko yani jitna bayan hua hai, usi ke lihaaz se yaqeen karna padega.
58:21
is se zyada janna chahein aap to woh possible hi nahin hai. Is ke liye aap wait kijiye qayamat tak ka. Maulana, ek comment parhna chahenge jo Bangalore se Ms. Syeda Fauzana Hussain ne bheja hai. Unhon ne likha hai : "Molana sahib, listening to your lecture, I came to my own understanding that our Quran is God's guidelines bestowed upon human beings. And by reading it in depth and following its principles meticulously, we will definitely find solutions to each of the problems that we face in day-to-day lives.
59:08
As God has already predicted the problems we might face in the future and has given us the right solution to it. Some are direct and some are indirect. So first we have to take up the challenge to apply it appropriately and help ourselves. And I believe in every step God is beside us, guiding us to light from darkness. Life and problems are two sides to a coin, and we cannot run away from it, rather face it courageously. Thank you for this beautiful enlightenment." dekhiye, aap ne baat to sahi kahi hai lekin is specific andaaz mein nahin bataya aap ne. Bahut achhi baat hai.
59:59
is specific kya hai ke main ne discover kiya, is ko bataya nahin aap ne ke do aayaton ke beech mein rabt hum samajhte the ke yahi jahan hum ne padha, wahan yeh bataya jata tha. do aayaton ka rabt jo hai, wahi sab se important hai. Nahin, sari aayaton ko jis tarah aap badal ke roop mein dekhiye, maslan main ne misaal di aap ko ke aap ne Allah ke mission ko apnaya, is ke liye khade hue, aap is ke liye struggle shuru kiya. to doosri ayat jo wahin kahin nahin hai,
1:00:39
doosri jagah hai ke asma o bara. Doosri jagah hai ke Allah taala kehta hai Allah ke apne bando se ke main tum ko dekh raha hoon, main tum ko tumhare saath hoon, main tumhare madadgar ke taur par tumhare saath saath chal raha hoon. ab yeh is mein bulaya mein ne, tab meri samajh mein aaya ke Allah ki rah mein chalna ke liye zaroori hai ke aap yeh yaqeen karein ke Allah aap ke sath hai, aap ke sath sath chal raha hai. to woh is ayat mein nahi hai, woh doosri ayat mein hai. to Quran mein jo yeh mein ne aap se arz kiya ke Quran mein jo style hai, woh jis tarah fazl ki style hai, woh woh nazm banl ayat ki style hai hi nahi. yani wohin kahin nazm hai, wohin kahin janiye is ko to aap phanse rahenge. nahi, jis tarah fazl ka jo tareeqa hai, is ke lehaz se aap dekhenge.
1:01:41
yahan wahan, yahan wahan jo phaili hui ayatein hain, un un mein references hain, un ko discover kijiye. tab aap ko sahi rehnumai milegi. is ko hi pakdiye aap. mol ana azhar mubarak sahib ne bhagalpur se likha hai: "maulana sahib, every time I experience that you do a great intellectual session and very creatively, your ideas are always new and original.
1:02:17
jazak Allah." Maulana, agla sawal shohra pur se umar abdullah sahib ne bheja hai.
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