Questions & Answers

“What is the meaning of 'Wisdom of Dawa'? And how has Maulana clarified its importance to the Ummah?”

“Today many people emphasize more on community work as compared to dawah work. Can you tell something more about this?”

“Many non-Muslims point out that the Quran needs to be revised to make it suitable to contemporary understanding. How can we make non-Muslims understand that the Quran does not need any revision? How should we achieve this?”

“Please guide us in the present Indian situation of Muslims as to how we can cope up with non-Muslims. We are every day suppressed by them.”

“Why is it that women in Islam are considered inferior or less than a man? Why is this so?”

“Maulana, in today's competitive world, both men and women are working professionals. My question is: how a balance can be created at home as today both have egos due to financial independence? What is your advice?”

“Instead of protest, we need to do accountability and re-planning. That is correct. But Maulana, Muslims are not ready for planning for Dawah; rather they want to unite for political re-planning. In which field is re-planning needed? Please clarify.”

“In present era, we see younger generation is less interested towards books, especially Islamic literature. Can we have an advice from you, Maulana? That how can we develop interest in younger generation towards Islamic literature and Holy Quran?”

“What according to you are the reasons for disharmony in the present society? Why are people all over the world so full of hatred today? Is it due to the rise of material interest or something else?”

“Maulana, is it nation first or religion first?”

“We always inculcate a spirit of struggle towards our own development. How should we inculcate the same for the nation? How should we contribute towards nation building?”

“When we see humans oppressing humans and the condition of the poor oppressed, our heart trembles. What should we do? What will just talking good words do? What can one person do?”

“I have an academy in Pakistan and I teach Quran online worldwide. What suggestion would you give me?”

“Have Muslims become so degraded that they cannot buy five acres of land? The issue is not the piece of land; the issue is the mosque that Hindus demolished. What would you say about this?”

“Muslims are living in fear today that they are being targeted in some or the other way. What is your advice to all those who are so afraid?”

“People often say that violence becomes important as this is the best and the easiest way to get attention of authorities to consider the demands of protesters from Hong Kong to India to Europe and Asia. It has always worked. If there is no protest, then authorities will continue to do what they feel is right and will ignore the rightful demands of victims. What is your opinion as I feel protest means getting heard?”

“Please shed light on why Muslim masses are behind in dawah. Is it every Muslim's responsibility to understand Islam and convey it to the world?”

“What misconception do those people have who want to continue the system by referring to legal action or law? Please explain.”

“If Muslims adopt dawah culture as a priority, then can we say that...”

“In a place like Kashmir, where traditional Quranic teachings with wrong interpretations are ingrained, how can one pursue the ideology of actual peace?”

“In our syllabus books we read Islamiyat. In the book we read many times that Islam is a complete way of life. Dr. Israr, who was a famous scholar, his teachings were also based on the fact that Muslims should emphasize Islamic system of Khilafat. I want to ask whether this concept of Islamic system of Khilafat is also dajjaliat?”

“I have many non-Muslim friends who ask why there is so much illiteracy and poverty among Muslims. They attribute it to outdated Islamic ideology, mainly the Quran, and say if Muslims were more scientific, their state would be better. How should I address such a question?”

“Renewal (tajdeed) means understanding derailment and guiding the Ummah, and providing guidance suitable for the era. What is the benefit of tajdeed, and what harm will be caused if it is not understood? Please explain.”

“Your explanation of derailment of Islamic religious thought is most appropriate and relevant today. But since the derailment was caused by the scholars, isn't it important to reform the scholars rather than the people? To purify the river, the polluting pipelines need to be plugged. Otherwise, no matter how much cleansing is done, the river of current Islamic thought will continue to be polluted.”