Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

The difference between modernism and renewal

“What is the difference between modernism and renewal? Who is called a modernist?”Asked by Maulana Iqbal Umari, Chennai

He answers at 55:11 in Revival and Revivalist · 2 min 21 sec

His answer, in his own words
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. Maulana, positive approach rakhna aur insaniyat ki mukammal khair khwahi karna hi asal tajdid hai. aaj wazeh hua. tajaddud aur tajdid mein kiya farq hai? tajaddud pasand kis ko kaha jata hai? dekhiye, tajdid ka matlab hota hai asal deen ki tajdid. maslan asal deen kiya hai? ke namaz ka form baqi rahe, rooh na baqi rahe.
55:57
jaise hadith mein aata hai ke "la salata liman lam yatasah" to log is ko bhool jayen aur samjhen ke misal wali namaz parh lo to namaz ho gayi. aur "la salata liman lam yatasah" ya bhool jayen woh. to tajdid ka kaam yeh hai ke is ko yaad dilaya jaye, is ko yaad dilaya jaye. aur taake log jo hain apne form wali namaz ke sath sath khushu wali namaz is mein izafa karein. yeh to hua tajdid ka kaam. tajaddud yeh hai ke apne dimagh se nikalna.
56:30
maslan kuch log kehte hain ke yeh kuch log kehte hain ke yeh qurbani jo hai, yeh paise ka zaya hai. qurbani band karo aur logon ko paisa bant do. yeh sab tajaddud hai. kyunke jo jadid mein nahi hai, us ko aap ne apne dimagh se nikala. roze ke liye kehte hain ke woh arab mein khane ki cheezein kam hoti theen. likh kar de ke roza rakho, ab roze ki zaroorat nahi. yeh sab tajaddud hai. yani jo cheez deen mein maujood ho, apne dimagh se aap kahein ke nahi, yeh nahi hai.
57:12
roze ke bare mein yeh kahein ke arab mein khane peene kam hota tha, is liye roze rakhte hain. kaha ab roze ki zaroorat nahi hai. yeh tajaddud hai. lekin agar roze ke form baqi rehne ke spirit khatam ho jaye to us ko zinda kar rahe hain aap, to woh tajdid hai. yeh yeh hai dono ka farq. Maulana, yeh agla sawal kiya hai? Mahtab sahib ne Dhampur se. Maulana sahib, maa ke pairon ke neeche jannat hai.
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