Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Acknowledging reality for Muslim success

“Over two hundred years of failure of Muslim can be easily changed to success if they acknowledge the reality. If anyone with objective mind considers today lecture, it is very easy to see that what you presented is the reality.”Asked by ادریس, رائے پور

He answers at 1:17:15 in Age of Democracy · 2 min 19 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:17:15
maulana, agla sawal raipur se kiya hai Idris sahib ne . unhone likha hai: "over to hundred years of failure of muslims can be easily changed to success if they acknowledge the reality. if anyone with objective mind considers today's lecture, it is very easy to say, it is very easy to see that what you presented is the reality. but whenever reality about religion is presented, people fail to consider it objectively and disregard it.
1:17:52
however, the same people adopt objective approach for their personal and economical issues. Maulana, why is there this difference? is liye ke ek compulsion hai, doosri compulsion nahi hai. yani job ke maamle mein agar woh aisa na kare to wahan woh job khatam ho jaye gi. business ka na kare to business khatam ho jaye ga. is compulsion ki wajah se wahan par theek thaak rehte hain woh. lekin sachai ko mannay na mannay mein compulsion nahi hai. is wajah se woh itna sincere nahi hote is ke maamle mein.
1:18:31
saada si baat mere nazdeek hai ji ke jahan compulsion hai, wahan to foran maan lete hain woh. jahan compulsion nahi hai to jahan yeh hai ke soch kar ke aur apni azadi ke tehat is ko ikhtiyar karna, jahan yeh baat hoti hai to wahan par is ko brush aside kar dete hain. to main sochta hoon ke yeh aisa hona bilkul fitri hai kyunke Allah taala compulsion ke tehat ikhtiyar ki hui sachai ka koi aitbaar nahi hai Allah ke haan.
1:19:03
agar Allah taala compulsion daal dein sachai ke maamle mein bhi to is is ko mannay ka koi aitbaar nahi hoga. sachai ko manna is waqt qabil aitbaar hai jab ke aap ko freedom ho aur aap ko koi compulsion na ho, phir bhi aap is ko manen. yeh to creation plan of God ko bata to khair hai, is ko kharab nahi ho sakta. maulana, agla sawal Miss Naghma Siddiqui ne kiya hai Delhi se. unhone aapse poocha hai ke "is it right to say that age of democracy is age of reason, freedom, opportunity and peace?" what is your comment?
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