Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why neglect replacement of nations principle?

“The principle of replacement of nations is clearly mentioned in the Quran. Why have commentators failed to highlight the importance of this eternal principle in operation in this world? What is your comment?”Asked by Dr. Farida Khanum, Delhi

He answers at 1:14:53 in Importance of Patience · 2 min 50 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:14:53
Maulana, agla sawal kya hai Delhi se Dr. Farida Khanam ne, aur unhon ne likha hai: "The principle of replacement of nations is clearly mentioned in the Quran. why is it that our commentators of the quran have failed to highlight the importance of such an eternal principle in operation in this world? what is your comment on this? dekhiye, quran ki tafseeron mein ek bahut badi ghalati hui hai ke is ko woh shan-e-nazool tak mehdood kar diya gaya.
1:15:33
shan-e-nazool se jo nikle, wohi is ka matlab hai. aise hi is zamane mein koi log paida hue to woh kehte hain ke nazm sab se badi cheez hai, yaani aayaton ke do aayaton ke beech mein nazm, do suraton ke beech mein nazm, woh woh bhi mere khayal se ek ek parda dalna hai. kyunki aap aayaton ke nazm se aap kya samjhenge? samjhenge, is ko applied mein nahi samajh sakte. aap quran ke silsile mein abhi maine ek article likha hai ke ek hai quran, ek hai applied quran.
1:16:13
to yeh nazm ka tareeqa ya shan-e-nazool ka tareeqa, yeh aap ko quran ka ilm de sakta hai kuch, lekin applied quran se bekhabar rahenge aap. aur jab tak aap applied way mein quran ko is ki tashreeh na kar saken, tab tak yeh quran aap ke liye irrelevant bana rahega. to chahe pichhla tareeqa jo tafseeron ka tha, woh ho ya maujooda zamane mein jo nazm ka tareeqa hai, quran mein order dhoondhna aur nazm talash kar ke is ki tafseer karna, yeh dono hi tareeqe jo hain, hamein applied quran se bekhabar rakhte hain,
1:16:57
quran ka applied meaning se bekhabar rakhte hain. to asal cheez yeh hai quran ki applied meaning, aur woh jitne bhi logon ne tareeqe ikhtiyar kiye hain tafseer karne ke liye, is mein applied meaning un ka concern hi nahi hota. un ka ek concern nahi hota ke woh applied meaning ko daryaft karen, to phir woh woh hamare liye quran se koi rahnumai nahi de paate. kuch technical andaaz mein baaten keh paate hain, woh
1:17:28
fanni tashreeh, technical kuch point nikal ke us ko wazahat karte hain. lekin jab tak quran ko aap applied way mein na bataen logon ko, tab tak un ka mind address nahi hoga, aur koi baat bhi un ki samajh mein nahi aayegi . maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai abrar sahab ka, aur unhone likha hai: "maulana, madaris mein secular education ki zaroorat hai ya nahi?
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