Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Form vs spirit in worship among People of Book

“Nowdays Musims are laing graet emphasis on form in their worship. How does this tendeny develop in the People of the Book? Why does the spirit get lost in later generations of the People of the Book? Please explain.”Asked by Dr. Fareeda Khanam, Delhi

He answers at 53:45 in Revival and Revivalist · 1 min 25 sec

His answer, in his own words
53:45
mani yeh agla sawal kiya hai doctor fareeda khanum ne dehli se. nowadays muslims are laying great emphasis on form in their worship. how this tendency develops in the people of the book? why the spirit gets lost in later generations of the people of the book? please explain. dekhiye, yehhi yehhi hamesha hota hai. pichhli ummaton mein bhi hua, musalmanon mein bhi hua. kyunke jab spirit khatam hoti hai to tab bhi deen baqi rehta hai, lekin form ke aitbar se baqi rehta hai.
54:25
kabhi bhi deen khatam nahi hota, spirit khatam hoti hai. to mujaddid ka kaam yeh hai ke spirit ko revive karein. woh form ko revive karne ki zaroorat hi nahi hai, woh to already maujood hota hai hamesha. to mujaddid ka kaam asal mein sach poochhein to revive karna hai spirit ko, aur yeh hamesha jari rahega. kyunke ek rasool Allah sallallahu alaihi wasallam ne kuch logon ke darmiyan kaam kiya, un mein aap ne spirit paida ki. to hamesha jadid jadid rehte hain, nahi mar jate hain. woh phir un ke bete, phir un ke pote. to baad ki naslon mein kabhi bhi woh spirit baqi nahi rehti. form to rehta hai, lekin spirit nahi baqi rehti. to tajdid haqiqatan baad ki naslon ke mein aata
55:11
hai, pehli nasal ki nahi hai. yeh to ek ek law of nature hai, yeh chalta rahega. mani yeh agla sawal aaya hai Maulana Iqbal Umri ka Chennai se.
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