Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Concept of Jihad In Islam May 25, 2008

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Al-Zuhd al-Kabir by al-Bayhaqi, Hadith no. 373
Quran 2:36 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 41:34 · Fussilat
Al-Zuhd al-Kabir by al-Bayhaqi, Hadith no. 373
Al-Kamil fi al-Lughah wa-al-Adab by Al-Mubarrad, vol.2, p.128
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 23958
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 12009
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith no. 32672
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol.2, p. 470
Quran 110:1 · An-Nasr
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1 min 21 sec
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widespread misunderstanding of jihad among Muslims and others
“Jihad ke baare mein bohat zyada misunderstanding hai”
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jihad misunderstood as violence, it's peaceful activism
“Log samajhte hain jihad ka matlab hai violence”
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literal meaning of jihad is simply 'struggle'
“What is the literal meaning of jihad?”
1 min 16 sec
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jihad's literal meaning vs its extended defensive-war sense
“Sabse pehli baat: jihad ka lafzi matlab kya hai?”
6 min 15 sec
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the hadith of small vs great jihad and its true meaning
“Ab main aapko ek hadith sunana chahoonga”
31 sec
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hadith: returning from small jihad to greater jihad
“Rajana min al-jihad al-asghar ila al-jihad al-akbar”
2 min 53 sec
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occasional vs perpetual jihad, man versus Satan explained
“Jihad asghar ka matlab hai occasional jihad”
5 min 52 sec
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full framework: managing enmity and negative thoughts peacefully
“Quran mein bataya gaya hai insaan ki enmity ka solution kya hai”
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Quran's solution to enmity is peaceful management
“Insaan ki taraf se enmity ho to sabse pehle kya karo?”
1 min 32 sec
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peaceful management explained via a caller's question on patience
“Aap peaceful management jo formula hai nature ka, usko samjhiye”
2 min 16 sec
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tea-stain analogy for handling negative thoughts instantly
“Chai aap pi rahe hain aur chai kapre par gir gayi”
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UNESCO's incomplete formula: violence begins in mind
“UNESCO ne ek formula diya: violence begins in mind”
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Maulana's personal method: forgive immediately, don't dwell
“Mera tareeqa yeh hai ke main isko mind mein rakhta hi nahi”
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the Prophet's life teaches the art of life management
“That was result of management: art of life management”
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fighting your own desires is the greater jihad
“Apne nafs se ladna jihad hai”
2 min 37 sec
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Satan's attack on those left behind from the Tabuk campaign
“Yahan par Saturn ne un par hamla kiya”
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full story: those left behind at Tabuk overcome envy through prayer
“Yahan par Saturn ne un par hamla kiya”
3 min 32 sec
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companions resolve a land dispute by separating faith from conflict
“Ek sahabi thay, unka naam tha Saad bin Abi Waqqas”
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only defensive war is permitted in Islam
“There is no war in Islam except defensive war”
5 min 52 sec
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Khalid's controversial command and how companions managed the resentment
“Aap ko Makkah walon ne wahan se majboor kiya tha nikalne par”
25 sec
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politics is the art of the possible
“Politics is the art of the possible”
5 min 53 sec
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the basket-of-dirt humiliation that led to the conquest of Persia
“Unhon ne message bheja commander ko, hum negotiation karna chahte hain”
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reconciling free will and destiny in Islam
“The concept of freedom and destiny in Islam seems contradictory”
3 min 36 sec
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israf (waste) is forbidden, from water to food to money
“Israf ke maayne hotay hain waste karna”
4 min 34 sec
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the etiquettes of a gathering (majlis) in Islam
“Aaj kal main dekhta hoon ke majlis ke aadaab nahi jaante log”
3 min 28 sec
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managing desire and cultivating gratitude despite hardship
“Aap ne kabhi dekha hai ek cheez jo kehte hain khaarish?”
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Shaikh Saadi's shoe story teaches gratitude
“Shaikh Saadi ne likha hai: mere paas joota nahi tha”