Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Freedom of Expression in Islam September 30, 2012

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Quran 2:30 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 2:30 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 2:117 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 67:2 · Al-Mulk
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 26033
Quran 33:21 · Al-Ahzab
Quran 18:29 · Al-Kahf
Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya, Vol. 3, p. 393
Quran 36:30 · Ya-Sin
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7331
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1 min 23 sec
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the Satanic Verses fatwa and its failure
“In 1988, Salman Rushdie wrote 'The Satanic Verses'”
28 sec
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protest banner rejecting freedom of expression
“There was a banner: 'To hell with your freedom of expression'”
20 sec
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claim Islam lacks free expression is baseless
“It's a completely baseless claim that Islam lacks free expression”
2 min 48 sec
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Adam and the angels' dissent establish free speech
“Let me give you the very first example”
4 min 19 sec
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full theological case for absolute freedom of expression
“Let me give you the very first example”
22 sec
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freedom of expression is an absolute right
“In Islam, freedom of expression is an absolute right”
57 sec
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freedom is necessary for life to be a test
“You know freedom is essential for a test to mean anything”
1 min 38 sec
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freedom ends at physical harm, Islam agrees
“A story is told about when America gained independence”
51 sec
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your freedom ends where my nose begins
“A man swung his arm and hit a stranger's nose”
1 min 39 sec
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Islam trusts truth, not the sword, unlike kings
“Someone may abuse the Prophet - fine, he's free to”
1 min 26 sec
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truth cannot be beaten out of existence, Galileo's example
“Does beating me change the fact that two plus two is four?”
44 sec
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Galileo: no sword can change the truth
“The Church threatened Galileo, scared, he recanted”
38 sec
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Prophet is a model to follow, not a pride symbol
“The Quran says the Prophet is the best model for you”
2 min 35 sec
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how the blasphemy concept entered Islam late
“This concept of pride in the Prophet came 200 years later”
6 min 9 sec
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freedom fueled science, kings and church both lost
“Their argument is: without freedom, there was no progress”
2 min 16 sec
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tribal chief rejects Islam fearing the Persian king
“In Mecca, a tribe called Banu Shaiban came to visit”
4 min 36 sec
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hypocrisy of enjoying Western amenities while protesting freedom
“Look at these Muslims protesting while using modern amenities”
47 sec
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secret of Western progress is dissent
“I asked an American professor the secret of Western progress”
1 min 1 sec
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no Muslim actually leaves America over blasphemy
“Would any Muslim really go back to his own country?”
4 min 56 sec
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Quran punishes theft but never blasphemy, Islam is mercy
“Every prophet who ever came was mocked, read the Quran”
45 sec
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punishment belongs to God, not to you
“As far as punishment goes, that is God's domain”
1 min 46 sec
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parable: manage your own hurt feelings
“A man once hosted a guest for a meal”
1 min 38 sec
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self-centered versus universal approach, Iblis versus angels
“Think again about the story of Iblis and the angels”
2 min 51 sec
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use freedom of expression as a dawah opportunity
“Think about the benefit the world got from this freedom”
36 sec
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real culprits are inciting leaders, not the public
“The real culprits are not the public, remember”
58 sec
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if you meant it, you'd be in London now
“A student shouted on stage: 'Kill Rushdie'”