Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why strive for ideal if unachievable

“When the ideal cannot be achieved in this world where everybody has freedom, then why have philosophers and thinkers continued to strive for ideal? Don't they think?”Asked by Naghma Siddiqui, Delhi

He answers at 1:10:10 in Importance of Patience · 1 min 6 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:10:10
maulana, agla sawal kiya hai delhi se miss naghma siddiqui ne, aur unhon ne likha hai: "When the ideal cannot be achieved in this world where everybody has freedom, then why have philosophers and thinkers continued to strive for ideal? Don't they think dekhiye, in ko yeh pata nahi tha ke Allah taala ki jo scheme of things hai, us ke mutabiq hamari zindagi ke do part hain, yani pre death period aur post death period. to ideal word sirf post death period mein Allah ne rakha hai, yani khaliq ne rakha hai, pre death period mein rakha nahi hai.
1:10:57
to yeh log jo in logon ki ghalati kya hai ke jo cheez sirf post death period mein mil sakti thi, us ko unhon ne chaha ke pre death period mein hasil karein, aur woh chunaanche Allah ke naqshe ke khilaf thi, is liye woh achieve hi nahi hui. yeh hai khulasa. Maulana, agla sawal Delhi se kya hai Raj Malik Sahab ne, aur unhon ne likha hai: "Maulana, yeh bataein ke Paighambar-e-Islam kis maslak ke the?
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