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Meaning of paradise under mother's feet

“Please explain the meaning of the saying 'Paradise lies under the feet of mothers.' If taken literally, it seems wrong.”Asked by Mehtab, Dhamapur

He answers at 57:32 in Revival and Revivalist · 54 sec

His answer, in his own words
57:32
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. please expl ain. yeh yeh to ek yani maa ke pairon ke jannat hai. is ki koi yani is ka lafzi mani mein koi le lein to yeh bilkul galat hai. woh aik usoolon pe kerne ka ke barhon ki barhon ki khidmat karo. Maa baap bhi barhon mein shamil hain, barhon mein se hotay hain.
58:07
Maa barhon ki khidmat karo, barhon ka adab karo, barhon se naseehat lo. baqi aisa nahi ke bas is ke paon ke neeche jannat hai. Ab maa ne kaha jannat mile gi, nahi kaha jannat nahi mile gi. Yeh sab is ka talluq deen se kuch bhi nahi hai. Mani yeh agla sawal aya hai doctor Fareeda Khanam ka Delhi se.
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