Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Art of Thinking August 21, 2022

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Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith no. 2118
Right thinking is the root of all self-reform
“Every kind of corruption traces back to how we think.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 1
Right thinking is the root of all self-reform
“Every kind of corruption traces back to how we think.”
Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra, vol. 4, p. 353
Companion's greatest deed was constant deep thinking
“Abu Darda's wife was asked his greatest deed.”
Hilyat al-Awliya, vol. 1, p. 164
Deep thinking is what separates humans from animals
“The companions used to sit alone deep in thought.”
Al-'Iqd al-Farid by Ibn 'Abd Rabbih, vol. 2, p. 110
Wisdom means choosing the lesser of two evils
“The wise man knows the lesser of two evils.”
Quran 83:1 · Al-Mutaffifin
“ah, agla sawal lene se pehle mein Maulana ke hawale se ek ayat Surah Mutaffifin ke ayat ko takarunga, uske baad mein aapse uspar sawal karunga. ayat hai Wailun lil mutaffifin alladhina idha ictalu 'ala al-nasi yastawfun wa idha caloruhum aw tawazunuhum yakhsarun”
Quran 30:7 · Ar-Rum
“to is ke liye bhi humein dua karna hai, har cheez ke liye humein dua karna chahiye. Ek sawal hai, ah, insaan ke andar aam taur se deeper thinking nahi hoti hai, face value par cheezon ko lete hain, aur us ko Quran mein bhi is se mana kiya gaya hai. Quran mein bataya gaya hai 'ya'lamoon zahir an al-hayat ad-dunya' ke woh duniya ki sirf zahiri cheezon ko dekhte hain.”
Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol. 2, p. 482
“to ab masla ho gaya. To Rasool Allah (SAW) ne farmaya ke nahi, yeh to bohat aasan rasta hai, aur tum aisa karo ke horizontal tareeqe se jaane ki bajaye vertical tareeqe se jao, yani qul lagalo,”
Al-Mujam al-Awsat, Hadith no. 2258
Nip small evils in the bud before they grow big
“A father's advice: bear the small evil or face the bigger one.”
Ibn Asakir - Tarikh Dimashq, vol. 37, p. 319
Nip small evils in the bud before they grow big
“A father's advice: bear the small evil or face the bigger one.”
Quran 41:34 · Fussilat
Nip small evils in the bud before they grow big
“A father's advice: bear the small evil or face the bigger one.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 4372
Captured enemy Thumama bin Uthal becomes a close companion
“There was a companion, Thumama bin Uthal, captured near Medina.”
Quran 3:140 · Aal-Imran
“to is par bohat zyada woh log pareshan the ke aisa kaise ho gaya? hum to Khuda ke raaste par chal rahe hain. to is par ek aayat utri keh dekho, yeh unko bhi to Jang-e-Badr mein bohat sakht takleef pahunchi thi.”
Quran 9:25 · At-Tawbah
“agar hum apni negative soch ko khatam nahi karenge to hamari poori personality jo hai, woh negative ho jayegi. to isi liye Quran mein yeh kaha gaya ke har mauqe par Hunain mein bhi isi tarah ki aayat utri ke tumhare andar ajab aa gaya tha, is liye tumhare tum ko defeat hui, waqti taur par defeat hui thi.”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 3483
Dua for seeing things exactly as they truly are
“O Allah, show me things exactly as they are.”
Quran 4:83 · An-Nisa
“to agla sawal hai, is say pehlay mein aik ayat parhunga aur iska tarjuma parhunga. Wa izaa ja'ahum amrun min al-amni awil khawfi az'u bihi wa law raddoo hu ilar Rasool wa ila ulil amri minhum la'alimallazeena yastambitoonah. Surah Nisa ki ayat hai yeh.”
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 48
“rasool Allah sal Allah aleh wasallam kya karte thay? woh hi karna chahiye. aap ke sath kya kya nahi hua tha? khoon behta tha aap ke jab aap kehte thay Khuda ko ek mano aur peace falastini tareeqe se har jagah jaate thay aur message pahunchate thay, peace falastini tareeqe se.”
Quran 25:63 · Al-Furqan
“agar ladai karna, jang karna, tashaddud karna, yeh Islam ka tareeqa nahi hai, Quran ka tareeqa nahi hai, peghambar ka tareeqa nahi hai. ek ayat hai Quran ki, Quran ki ayat ka ek tukda hai. yeh momin ki jo sifat batayi gayi, us mein se wa idha khata bahumul jahiluna qalu salama”
Tafsir Ibn Kathir, vol. 1, p. 427 Tafsir al-Razzi vol. 1, p. 119
“aglaswal hamlenge, ah jisprmol ana kafi duabhikya karte the, sabkoyeh duabhi bitayakarte the. isse taluq hai iska allah ma arna alshiaa kmahi kaha e allah, hamko cheezon ko waise hi dikha jaisa ke woh hai.”
Quran 7:19 · Al-A'raf
“aur isi liye is duniya mein Allah ta'ala ne hamein bheja hai. yeh creation plan ka maqsad hi yahi hai ke hum apne aap ko develop karein, warna wohi hoga jo Hazrat Adam alehissalam ka haal hua ke foran un ko jannat mein rakh diya gaya, aur woh saari saari jannat un ke liye thi, saare peir un ke liye they, saare phall un ke liye they, lekin woh ek peir jo muna kiya gaya tha, wohi woh shaitan ke behkawe mein aa gaye unhone kha”
Musnad Al-Darmi, Hadith no. 675
“unhone kaha tha: "rahimallahu man ahda ilayya aybi" ke Allah ta'ala us aadmi par reham kare jo mujhe hadiye mein mere aib dein, yaani mere andar jo shortcoming hai, jo kami pai jati hai, us ko mujhe bataye taake mein us ko sochun aur us ko durust karun.”
Quran 25:63 · Al-Furqan
“Aah, Apa Maulana Imran Islahi sahib ne Dilli se likha hai: "Assalam o Alaikum Apa, Jazak Allah. Quran ki ayat: 'Wa idha khataabahumul jaahiloona qaaloo salaama'. Is ayat mein jo salaam ka lafz hai, uska matlab hai: tum par salaamti ho.”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 4107
“Aah, Rasool salallaho alaihi wasallam ek nabbi ke bare mein bayan karte hain keh unki qaum ne unko mara aur unki peshani se khoon bah”
Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith no. 4016
“Agla sawal lene se pehle main ek hadith bayan karunga. Rasool Allah salallaho alaihi wasallam ne kaha keh momin ke liye munasib nahi keh apne aap ko zaleel kare. Logon ne poocha keh koi apne aap ko, apne aap ko kyun zaleel karega? To Rasool Allah salallaho alaihi wasallam ne kaha: "Aise museebat mein apne aap ko daale jiski uski taqat na ho." To”