Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Importance of Patience (Sabr) January 8, 2023

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References in this lecture 22
Quran 39:10 · Az-Zumar
Quran 2:45 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 3:120 · Aal-Imran
Quran 67:2 · Al-Mulk
Quran 14:12 · Ibrahim
Quran 67:2 · Al-Mulk
Quran 39:10 · Az-Zumar
Quran 26:89 · Ash-Shu'ara
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 1469
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2822
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Intro: Quran promises unlimited reward for patience
“Truly, those who persevere patiently will be requited without measure”
1 min 41 sec
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What sabr means and why it's linked to God's test
“Sabr ke literal maayne hain rukna, thaamna, self-control”
3 min 1 sec
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Full case for sabr: freedom, test, and prophets' persecution
“Sabr ke literal maayne hain rukna, thaamna, self-control”
1 min 32 sec
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Political power as a test: Romans' rise and fall
“Aaj sabse zyada log political power par hain”
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A believer's life must be principled through sabr
“Ek momin ki ek baa-usool zindagi honi chahiye”
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Sabr equated with salah, a great act of worship
“Tum madad mango sabr ke zariye se, madad hasil karo”
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Conspiracy theories vs the real cause: lack of sabr and taqwa
“Musalmano ka yeh hai ke log saazish kar rahe hain unke khilaf”
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Sabr limits harm to a lesser evil, not greater
“Sabr jo hai, woh ek qism ka lesser evil hai”
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Two-wheeler scratch fight that escalates into a lawsuit
“Raaste mein kuch tikkar ho gayi do two-wheelers mein”
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Hadith: no greater gift than patience given to man
“Sabr se behtar aur bada koi gift insan ko nahi diya gaya”
1 min 33 sec
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Sabr is wisdom not religion; a lawyer's story of regret
“Sabr ko log yeh samajhte honge ke yeh koi mazhabi baat hai”
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Sabr as wisdom, self-development, and gateway to paradise
“Sabr ko log yeh samajhte honge ke yeh koi mazhabi baat hai”
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Hadith on the hundred levels of paradise
“There are hundred levels in paradise”
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Man in the afterlife stunned by reward for his patience
“Aakhirat mein ek aadmi hoga jisko duniya mein bohot”
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Maulana's line: ignore the problem, feed the opportunities
“Ignore the problem, feed the opportunities”
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A wise man forgets the bitter memories of the past
“A wise man deliberately forgets the bitter memories of the past”
1 min 32 sec
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Practical anger-management tips: silence, walk, cold water
“Practical yehi hai ke waqti taur par ghussa aata hai”
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Prophet Yunus's patience with people who wouldn't listen
“Hazrat Yunus ne bohot dino tak apne logon ko khuda ka paigham pohnchaya”
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Bedouin soils the mosque; Prophet's patience wins his tribe
“Ek badu masjid mein aa gaya tha, usne masjid gandi kar di thi”
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"Save yourself": convert negativity into positivity
“Save yourself — yeh bohot zyada zaroori hai”
3 min 28 sec
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Tazkiya, collective life, and Sa'd ibn Ubadah's cautionary tale
“Tazkiya ke baare mein Maulana ne likha hai, purified personality”