Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Divine wisdom vs philosophical wisdom

“How is wisdom from God different from philosophical wisdom?”Asked by Naghma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 21:03 in How to Develop Pratical Wisdom · 4 min 28 sec

His answer, in his own words
21:03
ji apa aik sawal, kyun ke aap ne abhi philosophy ko le kar bare achhe se samjhaya, to doctor naghma siddiqui ne dilli se sawal bheja ke "How is wisdom from God different from philosophical wisdom?" is ko bhi aap wazeh kar dein. mere khayal se abhi aap ne touch upon bhi kiya, kyun ke philosophy is man made, and wisdom jo hamein milti hai woh wahi ki shakal mein, through revelation ke zariye se hum is ko paas kute hain. to thoda sa agar aap is ko expand kar dein, apa. asal mein aqal ki limitation hai. ji greek philosophers jo hain, woh aqal ke zariye se baton ko samajhna chah rahe thay, to is wajah se un ko matlab poori rehnumai un ko nahi mili. unhon ne falsafa bohat zyada develop kiya, baad mein muslim philosophers ne bhi develop kiya, lekin woh kisi nateejay tak nahi pahunch paye. jab
21:56
ke agar hum quran ki rehnumai mein yeh ghor o fikr karte hain to hum aik nateejay tak pahunchte hain. to aik main baat yeh hai ke jab hum samajhte hain ke yeh dunya jo hai, yeh sirf yeh eternal nahi hai, hamein ephemeral aik life hai hamari, hamein kuch din yahan rehna hai, yeh ideal nahi hai, balkeh ideal jo hai, woh perfect world, ideal world akhirat hai. to yeh samajh kar hum ko jab tak yeh understanding hamare andar na hogi, hum koi bhi baat nahi samjhe samajh sakte. kyun ke tamam greek philosophers se le kar ke ideal king, ideal man, aik Al-Jilli aik philosopher tha, woh Insan, Insan al-kamil, a perfect man, isi mein woh lage rahe, lage rahe. halankeh is dunya mein perfection hai hi nahi, to kahan se milega?
22:54
isi liye hamein chahiye ke hum wahi ki rehnumai mein yeh koshish karein in baton ko samajhne ki. is ne Alexander, Aristotle ne bohat koshish ki thi Alexander par ke woh jo hai aik ideal king banega, lekin woh nahi ideal king bana. kingdom milti, woh kehte hain power corrupts and absolute power corrupts, absolutely. to woh is dunya mein jo cheez mumkin nahi, us ke upar woh apne ghore daurate rahe, to is waja se unhein kuch mila nahi. finally logon ne switch kiya science ki taraf, tab ja ke dunya ko bohat kuch science ke zariye se, technology ke zariye se dunya ko bohat kuch mila. philosophy jo kehte thay queen of of arts hai, lekin philosophy se logon ko kuch mila nahi, kyunke woh limitations hain philosophy ki.
23:52
agar unhon ne Khuda ki revelation jo hai, us ki rehnumai mein kaam kiya hota, tab un ko sare rehnuma usool milte. jaise Maulana ne aik aik Arsalah ka aik nikala hai, shumarah 2018 mein, January 2018 , to us mein bohat sare rehnuma usool bataye hain jo ke Rasool Allah salallaho alaihi wasallam ki zindagi se unhon ne liye hain. to conclusion jo hai, woh wahan se unhon ne draw kiya hai. to pehle log samajhte nahi thay wisdom aur practical wisdom ka farq.
24:28
to Maulana ne bar bar is par likha aur bohat mehnat ki ke agar jab tak ke hum practical wisdom ko samjhenge nahi, hum apne mamlaat ko rectify nahi kar sakte. to yeh farq hai, kyunke hamare paas poora ilm hi nahi hai. jab poora ilm hi nahi hai, to hum kisi bhi baaton ko, jo hai teh tak pohnch nahi sakte. ji apa, aur apa Maulana ne kafi is ke bare mein baat cheet bhi ki hai. Burton Russell ka jaise bohat example dete thay ke "all is life is study philosophy", but he failed to come up with any credible ideology. to kisi ne kaha bhi ke he was a philosopher of no philosophy. aur apa Hazrat Mass se bhi attributed hain ke jab woh aakhri dinon mein thay aur log un se knowledge lene ke liye jatay thay, to woh kehte thay ke "save yourself from absurd philosophy or absurd reasoning".
25:26
to kaha gaya tha ke bhai aap because it is unscientific. apa acha, apa mera agla sawal yahi hai ke what are the different aspects of wisdom? is ke bare mein bhi aap batayein. different aspect of wisdom matlab practical wisdom, kyunke har situation alag hoti hai.
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