Divine Personality April 2, 2014 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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1. 0:11 Today I would like to say a few words about the teachings of Islam. Today I would like to say a few words about the teachings of Islam. ☆
2. 0:21 Yesterday I was listening to a talk given by a popular Muslim speak Yesterday I was listening to a talk given by a popular Muslim speak ☆
3. 0:37 er. During his speech he said that he used an analogy, an analogy of passport and visa. er. During his speech he said that he used an analogy, an analogy of passport and visa. ☆
4. 0:55 He said that He said that ☆
5. 0:59 there is a passport of Islam, also there is a visa of Islam. there is a passport of Islam, also there is a visa of Islam. ☆
6. 1:04 So he said that La ilaha illallah is the passport of Islam and Muhammadur Rasulullah is its visa. So he said that La ilaha illallah is the passport of Islam and Muhammadur Rasulullah is its visa. ☆
7. 1:20 Then he said that every Muslim always has the passport. Then he said that every Muslim always has the passport. ☆
8. 1:29 Every Muslim when he is born he is Every Muslim when he is born he is ☆
9. 1:39 recited the Kalima, La ilaha illallah. recited the Kalima, La ilaha illallah. ☆
10. 1:45 So already he has obtained the passport of Islam. Now the only thing that he must stamp the visa of Islam, that is following the Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم). So already he has obtained the passport of Islam. Now the only thing that he must stamp the visa of Islam, that is following the Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم). ☆
11. 2:10 This kind of presentation of Islam is like a joke. This kind of presentation of Islam is like a joke. ☆
12. 2:16 I don't think that this kind of presentation has any impact upon the listeners. It is a kind of entertainment. I don't think that this kind of presentation has any impact upon the listeners. It is a kind of entertainment. ☆
13. 2:32 It is not a da'wah. It is not a da'wah. ☆
14. 2:39 Then if you see the modern situation of Muslim countries you will find that every day in the media there are some Then if you see the modern situation of Muslim countries you will find that every day in the media there are some ☆
15. 2:58 hard news in the Muslim countries. hard news in the Muslim countries. ☆
16. 3:04 Every day they are killing in the name of Islam, in the name of jihad. Every day they are killing in the name of Islam, in the name of jihad. ☆
17. 3:14 So if you analyze you will find that So if you analyze you will find that ☆
18. 3:23 these are the two basic forms of Islam these are the two basic forms of Islam ☆
19. 3:30 . There may be dozens of sects among Muslims. Maybe there are 73 sects. . There may be dozens of sects among Muslims. Maybe there are 73 sects. ☆
20. 3:43 But if you categorize these sects you can sum up these sects in two sects. But if you categorize these sects you can sum up these sects in two sects. ☆
21. 3:57 That is culture of rituals, culture of rituals. That is culture of rituals, culture of rituals. ☆
22. 4:06 Then culture of violence. Then culture of violence. ☆
23. 4:10 Some people are engaged in violence in the name of Islam. They believe that they are doing the greatest ibadah. Some people are engaged in violence in the name of Islam. They believe that they are doing the greatest ibadah. ☆
24. 4:28 Then the other group has based its concept on f Then the other group has based its concept on f ☆
25. 4:34 azail. According to them Islam is a set of rituals and these rituals are very absurd. azail. According to them Islam is a set of rituals and these rituals are very absurd. ☆
26. 4:46 And if you perform these rituals you will surely find entry into paradise. But both the groups are living in false paradise. And if you perform these rituals you will surely find entry into paradise. But both the groups are living in false paradise. ☆
27. 5:02 This is not Islam This is not Islam ☆
28. 5:05 . I have studied Islam with these original sources. I have studied the Qur'an. I have studied the Sira of the Prophet. . I have studied Islam with these original sources. I have studied the Qur'an. I have studied the Sira of the Prophet. ☆
29. 5:18 I have studied books of Hadith. I have studied books of Hadith. ☆
30. 5:23 I can say with conviction that there are two basic aspects of Islam, I can say with conviction that there are two basic aspects of Islam, ☆
31. 5:35 two basic aspects of Islam. That is Ma'rifat and da'wah. Ma'rifat and da'wah. two basic aspects of Islam. That is Ma'rifat and da'wah. Ma'rifat and da'wah. ☆
32. 5:47 Ma'rifat is the Ma'rifat is the ☆
33. 5:52 ideology of Islam like a seed. And all other ideology of Islam like a seed. And all other ☆
34. 6:06 aspects of Islam are only manifestations of Ma'rifat. Now what is Ma'rifat? aspects of Islam are only manifestations of Ma'rifat. Now what is Ma'rifat? ☆
35. 6:19 When When ☆
36. 6:24 you develop the spirit of inquiry you want to know what is truth with a capital T. you develop the spirit of inquiry you want to know what is truth with a capital T. ☆
37. 6:38 What is the purpose of life? What is the scheme of the Creator What is the purpose of life? What is the scheme of the Creator ☆
38. 6:50 ? What is pre-death? What is post-death? So these are basic questions. ? What is pre-death? What is post-death? So these are basic questions. ☆
39. 6:59 When you try to find the answer to these questions and you discover it that is Ma'rifat. Ma'rifat literally means realization or discovery. When you try to find the answer to these questions and you discover it that is Ma'rifat. Ma'rifat literally means realization or discovery. ☆
40. 7:19 This word you can find in the Qur'an in chapter Al-Ma'idah. This word you can find in the Qur'an in chapter Al-Ma'idah. ☆
41. 7:37 Here you can see that Ma'rifat is the beginning of Islam. Here you can see that Ma'rifat is the beginning of Islam. ☆
42. 7:47 When you discover Islam, when you realize God is Almighty then you are an Arif. When you discover Islam, when you realize God is Almighty then you are an Arif. ☆
43. 7:58 Then you attain Ma'rifat. So here is the beginning. Now Ma'rifat is not simply to utter some words. Then you attain Ma'rifat. So here is the beginning. Now Ma'rifat is not simply to utter some words. ☆
44. 8:11 Ma'rifat is the greatest finding. Ma'rifat is the greatest finding. ☆
45. 8:16 Ma'rifat is like brainstorming. When you discover the truth, when you discover the truth of Islam then it is like an earthquake. Ma'rifat is like brainstorming. When you discover the truth, when you discover the truth of Islam then it is like an earthquake. ☆
46. 8:40 Then you try to understand everything in the light of divine guidance. Then you try to understand everything in the light of divine guidance. ☆
47. 8:54 This realization or discovery makes your personality a new personality, a new mind This realization or discovery makes your personality a new personality, a new mind ☆
48. 9:06 . Then this Ma'rifat is not simply a mysterious rohaniyat. . Then this Ma'rifat is not simply a mysterious rohaniyat. ☆
49. 9:17 No. It is a storm. Ma'rifat changes your way of thinking. No. It is a storm. Ma'rifat changes your way of thinking. ☆
50. 9:27 Ma'rifat changes your way of speaking. Ma'rifat changes your method of dealing. Ma'rifat changes your way of speaking. Ma'rifat changes your method of dealing. ☆
51. 9:38 Ma'rifat changes all the aspects of your life. Ma'rifat changes all the aspects of your life. ☆
52. 9:43 You become a new man. That is a believer. That is Arif. You become a new man. That is a believer. That is Arif. ☆
53. 9:55 So this kind of realization is bound to find expression in the occidental world. So this kind of realization is bound to find expression in the occidental world. ☆
54. 10:04 Ma'rifat initially is an internal phenomenon, internal phenomenon. Ma'rifat initially is an internal phenomenon, internal phenomenon. ☆
55. 10:15 But this internal phenomenon is so powerful that it is bound to find expression in the external world. But this internal phenomenon is so powerful that it is bound to find expression in the external world. ☆
56. 10:29 So this Ma'rifat when it translates into the outer aspects of your life then your whole life So this Ma'rifat when it translates into the outer aspects of your life then your whole life ☆
57. 10:46 becomes a new life. becomes a new life. ☆
58. 10:50 So Ma'rifat is not simply a personal realization. It changes your whole personality. So Ma'rifat is not simply a personal realization. It changes your whole personality. ☆
59. 11:01 It changes It changes ☆
60. 11:10 every action. every action. ☆
61. 11:15 Then Then ☆
62. 11:20 da'wah is also an expression of Ma'rifat. da'wah is also an expression of Ma'rifat. ☆
63. 11:25 When you discover God is Almighty When you discover God is Almighty ☆
64. 11:29 and you discover the importance of and you discover the importance of ☆
65. 11:33 Deen or Islam, Deen or Islam, ☆
66. 11:36 when you discover that the salvation of man depends upon when you discover that the salvation of man depends upon ☆
67. 11:43 this divine guidance this divine guidance ☆
68. 11:46 then by nature you try to spread this message to all mankind. then by nature you try to spread this message to all mankind. ☆
69. 11:56 It becomes impossible for you to be contented on your own. It becomes impossible for you to be contented on your own. ☆
70. 12:07 You want to share with other people, with your neighbors. And now you know we are living in an age of technology. You want to share with other people, with your neighbors. And now you know we are living in an age of technology. ☆
71. 12:21 Now the whole world is your Now the whole world is your ☆
72. 12:25 electronic neighbor. Then when you read the Qur'an you find that it is electronic neighbor. Then when you read the Qur'an you find that it is ☆
73. 12:37 God Almighty's concern God Almighty's concern ☆
74. 12:41 that every human being, that every human being, ☆
75. 12:45 every human being must know every human being must know ☆
76. 12:47 what is the creation plan of God what is the creation plan of God ☆
77. 12:51 and what is the purpose of life, and what is the purpose of life, ☆
78. 12:55 what is the way of success in this world and also in the hereafter. what is the way of success in this world and also in the hereafter. ☆
79. 13:02 So here you want to follow, here you decide not only to follow the divine guidance but also to spread it among all mankind. So here you want to follow, here you decide not only to follow the divine guidance but also to spread it among all mankind. ☆
80. 13:23 Then again I would say that it is not a simple decision Then again I would say that it is not a simple decision ☆
81. 13:30 . It involves so many other things. For example, if you are living in the West, in the Western world you will find that there are a number of things that you dislike. . It involves so many other things. For example, if you are living in the West, in the Western world you will find that there are a number of things that you dislike. ☆
82. 13:53 That is against the Islamic religion of Islam. That is against the Islamic religion of Islam. ☆
83. 13:59 All the Due to this all the Muslims are negative towards the West. Even they say that the West is the enemy of Islam. All the Due to this all the Muslims are negative towards the West. Even they say that the West is the enemy of Islam. ☆
84. 14:12 But your Ma'rifat, But your Ma'rifat, ☆
85. 14:18 your Ma'rifat is not ready to accept this kind of hateful psychology your Ma'rifat is not ready to accept this kind of hateful psycholog ☆
86. 14:28 y. You discover that da'wah and hate both cannot go together. y. You discover that da'wah and hate both cannot go together. ☆
87. 14:37 If you are a da'ee then you cannot afford to hate against Madh'u. You discover that every businessman knows that he cannot afford hate against his customers. If you are a diey then you cannot afford to hate against Madhu. You discover that every businessman knows that he cannot afford hate against his customers. ☆
88. 14:59 So among the business community there is a saying that customer-friendly, there is a term that is customer-friendly behavior. So among the business community there is a saying that customer-friendly, there is a term that is customer-friendly behavior. ☆
89. 15:12 So every businessman adopts customer-friendly behavior. So every businessman adopts customer-friendly behavior. ☆
90. 15:17 So you feel that I also must adopt Madhu-friendly behavior, So you feel that I also must adopt Madhu-friendly behavior, ☆
91. 15:28 Madhu-friendly behavior. But it is not easy. Madhu-friendly behavior is not very easy because every time there are some unpleasant situations, Madhu-friendly behavior. But it is not easy. Madhu-friendly behavior is not very easy because every time there are some unpleasant situations, ☆
92. 15:44 there are some sad experiences. there are some sad experiences. ☆
93. 15:48 So you discover, you decide that I will adopt Madhu-friendly behavior in spite of all those atrocities, right or wrong. So you discover, you decide that I will adopt Madhu-friendly behavior in spite of all those atrocities,right or wrong. ☆
94. 16:11 So you feel that if I want to achieve that kind of reward which So you feel that if I want to achieve that kind of reward which ☆
95. 16:25 will be given to diey for da'wah work will be given to diey for da'wah work ☆
96. 16:29 then you have to change your mind. Then you have to then you have to change your mind. Then you have to ☆
97. 16:38 make yourself hate-free. Then you have to adopt Madhu-friendly behavior. Otherwise you will fail to do da'wah work and also you will fail to achieve that reward which is make yourself hate-free. Then you have to adopt Madhu-friendly behavior. Otherwise you will fail to do da'wah work and also you will fail to achieve that reward which is ☆
98. 17:01 destined for those people who have done da'wah work in this world. destined for those people who have done da'wah work in this world. ☆
99. 17:10 So this is da'wah culture. So this is da'wah culture. ☆
100. 17:16 So this is the two basic principles, Ma'rifat and da'wah. All other things that are part of Islam like ibadah, So this is the two basic principles, Ma'rifat and da'wah. All other things that are part of Islam like ibadah, ☆
101. 17:30 like da'wah, like dhikr, like character, all the things, good behavior, all the things that are part of Islam that are offshoot of these two principles. like da'wah, like dhikr, like character, all the things, good behavior, all the things that are part of Islam that are offshoot of these two principles. ☆
102. 17:55 Even I can say that everything is offshoot or manifestation of Ma'rifat. Da'wah is also a manifestation of Ma'rifat. Even I can say that everything is offshoot or manifestation of Ma'rifat. Da'wah is also a manifestation of Ma'rifat. ☆
103. 18:10 So Ma'rifat in Islam is like a seed. You know every tree begins from a seed. So Ma'rifat in Islam is like a seed. You know every tree begins from a seed. ☆
104. 18:23 The whole tree is kept in a small seed. The whole tree is kept in a small seed. ☆
105. 18:31 Seed is the beginning of a tree. Seed is the beginning of a tree. ☆
106. 18:37 So the whole tree is just like the unfolding of a seed. Due to this the Qur'an says that So the whole tree is just like the unfolding of a seed. Due to this the Qur'an says that ☆
107. 18:57 Kalamatul Musallil Kalamatul Tayyibah Kasharatin Tayyibah Asmaa Thawabitun Wafarwahafi Sabab. So the word of God is like a seed. The word of God is like a seed. Kalamatul Musallil Kalamatul Tayyibah Kasharatin Tayyibah Asmaa Thawabitun Wafarwahafi Sabab. So Kalamatul Musallil Kalamatul Musallil Kalamatul Musallil Kalamatul Musallil Kalamatul Musallil like a seed. Kalamatul Musallil Kalamatul Musallil like a seed. ☆
108. 19:03 When one discovers the value of Kalimatullah, one who adopts Kalimatullah with a true spirit then Kalimatullah When one discovers the value of Kalamatul Musallil, one who adopts Kalamatul Musallil with a true spirit then Kalamatul Musallil ☆
109. 19:20 becomes for him like a seed and his iman starts growing. becomes for him like a seed and his iman starts growing. ☆
110. 19:30 So growing, growing, growing till it becomes a tree, a whole tree. So growing, growing, growing till it becomes a tree, a whole tree. ☆
111. 19:37 So Ma'rifat, so in Islam Ma'rifat is like a seed. And all those things that we know, that we know as part of Islam all those things are only manifestations of Ma'rifat including da'wah. So Ma'rifat, so in Islam Ma'rifat is like a seed. And all those things that we know, that we know as part of Islam all those things are only manifestations of Ma'rifat including da'wah. ☆
112. 20:01 So I think that every believer must know this fact. Every believer must strengthen his belief. So I think that every believer must know this fact. Every believer must strengthen his belief. ☆
113. 20:13 Every believer must acquire a conviction about his Ma'rifah, about his belief. Every believer must acquire a conviction about his Ma'rifah, about his belief. ☆
114. 20:26 So only this kind of So only this kind of ☆
115. 20:34 strengthening your Ma'rifah will find expression in the external world. strengthening your Ma'rifah will find expression in the external world. ☆
116. 20:46 So Ma'rifah is beginning, Ma'rifah is the first principle of Islam So Ma'rifah is beginning, Ma'rifah is the first principle of Islam ☆
117. 20:55 . Ma'rifah is the basic teaching of Islam. And da'wah is only an expression, an external expression of Islam. . Ma'rifah is the basic teaching of Islam. And da'wah is only an expression, an external expression of Islam. ☆
118. 21:07 Then when you involve yourself in da'wah you every day you feel some experience when you interact with your Madhu, Then when you involve yourself in da'wah you every day you feel some experience when you interact with your Madhu, ☆
119. 21:25 when you discuss with your Madhu, when you when you discuss with your Madhu, when you ☆
120. 21:34 try to convince your mother then you feel that there are so many question try to convince your Madhu then you feel that there are so many question ☆
121. 21:40 s. My guru gives you a new way of thinking, a new item of thinking. Then if you are sincere, if you want to convince your guru, s. Madhu gives you a new way of thinking, a new item of thinking. Then if you are sincere, if you want to convince your Madhu, ☆
122. 21:57 if you want to address the mind of Madhu then you will prepare yourself so that you may address the mind of Madhu. if you want to address the mind of Madhu then you will prepare yourself so that you may address the mind of Madhu. ☆
123. 22:09 In this sense I can say that da'wah is a bilateral process. Da'wah is not unilateral announcement. In this sense I can say that da'wah is a bilateral process. Da'wah is not unilateral announcement. ☆
124. 22:22 Da'wah is a bilateral process. It is a mutual learning. It is giving at the same time taking. Da'wah is a bilateral process. It is a mutual learning. It is giving at the same time taking. ☆
125. 22:33 Madhu, they give something to Madhu. A Madhu takes something from you. Madhu, diey gives something to Madhu. A Madhu takes something from you. ☆
126. 22:44 So it is a give-and-take process So it is a give-and-take process ☆
127. 22:49 . So if they is sincere, if they is a prepared mind then da'wah becomes for him a way of intellectual development, spiritual development, personality development. . So if diey is sincere, if diey is a prepared mind then da'wah becomes for him a way of intellectual development, spiritual development, personality development. ☆
128. 23:07 So we have to know that da'wah is not only for Madhu. It is also for diey. So we have to know that da'wah is not only for Madhu. It is also for diey. ☆
129. 23:19 It is a double-sided work. I think that according to my experience I can say that the greatest, greatest boost for intellectual development is da'wah. It is a double-sided work. I think that according to my experience I can say that the greatest, greatest boost for intellectual development is da'wah. ☆
130. 23:42 I have so many experiences in my mind, in life that when I met someone where I wanted to convey the message of Islam to someone he raised some question. I have so many experiences in my mind, in life that when I met someone where I wanted to convey the message of Islam to someone he raised some question. ☆
131. 24:00 That question, that question That question, that question ☆
132. 24:08 made me rethinking. made me rethinking. ☆
133. 24:11 Sometime I found that at that time, when at the time of counter I was unable to reply to his question. Sometime I found that at that time, when at the time of counter I was unable to reply to his question. ☆
134. 24:23 There are so many instances. When I found myself helpless then what happened? There are so many instances. When I found myself helpless then what happened? ☆
135. 24:33 I returned with a new decision that I will prepare myself. I will prepare myself. I returned with a new decision that I will prepare myself. I will prepare myself. ☆
136. 24:42 I will prepare myself. So I studied books. I inquired, I will prepare myself. So I studied books. I inquired, ☆
137. 24:51 I inquired about his question. I studied the Qur'an again and again. I inquired about his question. I studied the Qur'an again and again. ☆
138. 24:59 So So ☆
139. 25:03 my da'wah work became my da'wah work became ☆
140. 25:08 a study work also. So according to my experience da'wah is a great source of self-training. a study work also. So according to my experience da'wah is a great source of self-training. ☆
141. 25:21 If you are sincere, if you are sincere then da'wah is a great source of self-training. If you are sincere, if you are sincere then da'wah is a great source of self-training. ☆
142. 25:32 Da'wah is a great source of Da'wah is a great source of ☆
143. 25:39 intellectual development. Because Madhu intellectual development. Because Madhu ☆
144. 25:47 was born in a different environment his way of thinking is quite different. was born in a different environment his way of thinking is quite different. ☆
145. 25:54 So when you meet he will raise different kinds of questions and sometime you are not prepared to answer to those questions. So when you meet he will raise different kinds of questions and sometime you are not prepared to answer to those questions. ☆
146. 26:08 But if you are sincere then you will go to further study. But if you are sincere then you will go to further study. ☆
147. 26:17 You will contemplate, you will think again and again and then you will discover some new things. You will contemplate, you will think again and again and then you will discover some new things. ☆
148. 26:30 Some of my books were compiled by this kind of after this kind of experience. Some of my books were compiled by this kind of after this kind of experience. ☆
149. 26:42 So I think that da'wah is not So I think that da'wah is not ☆
150. 26:51 simply an announcement. Da'wah is a great task. simply an announcement. Da'wah is a great task. ☆
151. 26:59 Then I would like to say that there are two levels of da'wah. There are two levels of da'wah. Then I would like to say that there are two levels of da'wah. There are two levels of da'wah. ☆
152. 27:10 The easiest way, the easiest method of da'wah is that we are living in the age of printing press. The easiest way, the easiest method of da'wah is that we are living in the age of printing press. ☆
153. 27:20 There are There are ☆
154. 27:25 translations of the Qur'an in printed form. There are books on Islam. There are Islamic teach translations of the Qur'an in printed form. There are books on Islam. There are Islamic teach ☆
155. 27:34 ers. So you have to keep all these things in your pocket, in your bag. And every time you meet someone you can present him as a spiritual gift. ers. So you have to keep all these things in your pocket, in your bag. And every time you meet someone you can present him as a spiritual gift. ☆
156. 27:50 So this is the easiest way of da'wah. And you have to keep these teachers in your pocket, in your bag and present it to other people when you meet them. So this is the easiest way of da'wah. And you have to keep these teachers in your pocket, in your bag and present it to other people when you meet them. ☆
157. 28:14 So this is the easiest way of da'wah. But there is the other level of da'wah in which you involve yourself in da'wah work. So this is the easiest way of da'wah. But there is the other level of da'wah in which you involve yourself in da'wah work. ☆
158. 28:29 You discuss, you You discuss, you ☆
159. 28:35 interact and during this discussion and interaction there are so many new questions. There are new aspects of new areas of knowledge. interact and during this discussion and interaction there are so many new questions. There are new aspects of new areas of knowledge. ☆
160. 28:51 So if you are sincere that will boost your So if you are sincere that will boost your ☆
161. 29:02 spirit of spirit of ☆
162. 29:09 learning. So every day you can develop your mind by this way. learning. So every day you can develop your mind by this way. ☆
163. 29:19 So I would say that So I would say that ☆
164. 29:24 especially those people who are living in the West they must abandon all kinds of hate. Without making yourself free of hate you cannot do da'wah work. especially those people who are living in the West they must abandon all kinds of hate. Without making yourself free of hate you cannot do da'wah work. ☆
165. 29:39 Because all the Muslims hate Western people. These people cannot do da'wah work. Because you have to be well-wisher you have to make da'wah. Because all the Muslims hate Western people. These people cannot do da'wah work. Because you have to be well-wisher you have to make da'wah. ☆
166. 29:52 You have to listen to their point with patience. You have to listen to their point with patience. ☆
167. 29:59 All these things require compassion, well-wishing. So this is a very important condition that you must be hate-free towards your Madhu. All these things require compassion, well-wishing. So this is a very important condition that you must be hate-free towards your Madhu. ☆
168. 30:18 Then if you have no time you have to adopt the method of distribution. Then if you have no time you have to adopt the method of distribution. ☆
169. 30:28 And if you have time you can involve yourself in discussion, in interaction and thus you can improve your, you can develop your personality. And if you have time you can involve yourself in discussion, in interaction and thus you can improve your, you can develop your personality. ☆
170. 30:47 Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah. Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah. ☆