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Spirituality · Q&A

Understanding the meaning of taqwa

“You said the real thing is taqwa. What is this taqwa?”

He answers at 1:02:46 in Spirit of Ramadan · 4 min

His answer, in his own words
1:02:46
unhon ne kaha chalo yeh bhi theek hai. sab se acha formula yahi hai. Maulana, inhi ka agla sawal hai. Maulana, aap ne bataya asal cheez taqwa hai. yeh taqwa kya hai? taqwa spirit ka naam hai. taqwa koi mysterious cheez nahi hai. spirit, spirit yani aik hota hai form, aik hoti hai spirit. to jo log aam taur par log bas form ko jante hain, is form ke peeche jo spirit hai us se bekhabar hain. misaal ke taur par roza hai.
1:03:21
roze mein yeh jante hain ke kya hamein lena hai? yeh khana, yeh pani, woh samaan, yeh chahiye mujhe taake khoob khayein sehri ke waqt taake bhook na lage. to yeh lena hai. to roze mein log jo jo form logon ne pakad rakha hai woh taking spirit par base karta hai. doosra jo maine arz kiya woh giving spirit, doosron ko dena.
1:03:53
to har cheez mein aik form hota hai, aik spirit hoti hai. Islam ki jitni bhi taleemat hain, jitni bhi teaching hain, sab spirit ke aitbaar se unki importance hai, form ke aitbaar se nahi hai. Maulana, yeh agla comment aaya hai Shafi Dar sahib ka Kashmir se. Respected Maulana sahib, Assalam-o-Alaikum. I heard your last Sunday talk and it was full of inspiration. I was thinking that I am suffering in discrimination somewhere in my job and in my relationship, but your Sunday lecture helped me a lot and I thank Allah Almighty that He provided me a chance to hear your lecture. otherwise I would have died in a state of negative mentality and discrimination.
1:04:46
dekhiye, main phir kahunga ke jo aadmi discrimination ki boli bolta hai, woh ka koi talluq Islam se nahi hai. Islam mein discrimination ki boli sirf Satan ki thi, Satan ki, na Rasool ki, na Sahabi ki. yeh yeh Rasool Islam ki boli nahi hai. discrimination yeh Satan ki boli hai. Satan ne kaha tha ke khalaqni min naar wa khalaqtani min teen ke main is se mera darja bada hai aur insaan ka darja chota hai.
1:05:22
to to ne is ko badha diya, mujhe peeche peeche kar diya. yeh discriminate ki Rasool Allah par ilzaam lagaya discrimination ka. to jo aadmi yaad rakhiye, discrimination mein ki boli bolta hai, woh Satan ki boli bolta hai, Satan ki boli bolta hai. isi liye aap poora jo Quran o Hadees hai, kahin padh kar dikha dijiye, koi paighambar bola ho description ki boli, koi Sahabi bola ho description ki boli, yeh sirf Satan hai jo bola tha. isi ko log follow kar rahe hain. ab bohat khatarnak baat yaad rakhiye ke Quran mein hai Allah taala ne farmaya ke jo Shaitan ko follow karega to main uska anjaam Shaitan ke saath karunga.
1:06:04
to kya yeh yeh risk lene ke tayyar hain woh log jo discrimination ki boli bolte hain? jo log discrimination ki boli bolte hain, woh Satan ki boli bolte hain. aur Satan ki boli walon ke liye Quran mein hai ke jo boli bolega to uska wahi hoga anjaam jo Satan ka ho ga. to sochna chahiye in logon ko ke woh kya kis cheez ka risk le rahe hain jo Satan ki boli ko, jo risk discrimination ki boli bolte hain. bohat bohat hi bohat hi bara risk le rahe hain aise log. Discrimination ko main Islam mein bilkul hi jaiz nahi samajhta. Yeh Satan ki boli jaiz kaise ho jayegi?
1:06:46
Maulana, yeh agla sawal aaya hai Maulana Farhad Umri sahib ka Delhi se.
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