Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why successful Muslims complain against others?

“What is this phenomenon that even those Muslims who have good jobs, who are successful businessmen and are also successful in other fields, they are busy complaining against others? I don't understand it.”Asked by Dr. Farida Khanam, Delhi

He answers at 58:26 in Revival and Revivalist · 1 min 35 sec

His answer, in his own words
58:26
Mani yeh agla sawal aya hai doctor Fareeda Khanam ka Delhi se. What is this phenomenon that even those Muslims who have good jobs, who are successful businessmen and are also successful in other fields, they are busy complaining against others? I don't understand it. Is liye ke dekhiye, woh rehte kahan hain? Muslim society mein rehte hain. Agarche woh un ka aik job place mein ya work place mein jatay hain, wahan paisay kama ke wapas atay hain.
59:03
Lekin un ka jo rehna hai, zindagi guzarna hai, woh isi Muslim muashray mein hota hai jahan charchay ho raha hai ke Musalmanon ke sath ziyadti ho rahi hai. Kyunke jitnay bhi Musalmanon ke likhne bolne walay log hain, jo stage par bolte hain, jo kitabein chapte hain, jo P.E.D. gul nikalte hain, woh sab ke sab one to all negative boli bol rahe hain. Aik tradition chal para hai. To isi isi pe lot'te hain, woh thora sa waqt guzartay hain apne work place mein, us ke baad isi pe lot atay hain, isi isi charchay mein woh khud bhi shamil ho jatay hain. To kaha un ka mindset jo jo cheez banati hai, woh un ka apna muashra hai, un ka apna ghar hai. To
59:52
To is wajah se bohat hi ziyada yani gehrai ke sath kaam karna hoga, tab mindset toote ga. Maulana, yeh agla sawal kiya hai doctor Najma Siddiqui ne Delhi se. Maulana, your talk today has given a different angle of thinking and mindset, which would give confidence to minorities instead of low self-esteem.
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