Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Importance of Shukr (Thankfulness) July 24, 2022

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References in this lecture 21
Quran 31:12 · Luqman
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Quran 7:11 · Al-A'raf
Quran 7:12 · Al-A'raf
Quran 23:78 · Al-Mu'minun
Quran 7:20 · Al-A'raf
Quran 41:31 · Fussilat
Quran 14:7 · Ibrahim
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no.. 2963
Quran 2:200 · Al-Baqarah
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Gratitude is the essence of the entire religion
“Shukr guzari poore deen ka khulasa hai”
4 min 59 sec
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Complete teaching on the meaning and discovery of gratitude
“Shukr guzari poore deen ka khulasa hai”
2 min 17 sec
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True meaning of gratitude: acknowledgment and paying the price
“Shukr Quran ki row se bohot important hai”
1 min 58 sec
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Maulana discovering a new blessing every single morning
“Shukr ke item ko discover karna padta hai”
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Iblis refuses to bow, then openly challenges God
“Ablees ne inkar kiya, phir Khuda ko challenge kiya”
5 min 56 sec
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Full story of Iblis's pride, refusal, and the fall of Adam
“Jab Allah Taala ne Adam ko create kiya”
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Satan's plan specifically targets human gratitude
“Insan bohot hi kamzor makhlooq hai”
2 min 20 sec
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Scientists only discover; God pre-placed every blessing as potential
“Shukr ki feelings unhi ne'maton par ghor karne se aati hain”
1 min 39 sec
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Cancer patient's lesson: be grateful you can eat and drink
“Meerath mein Shehzad sahib the, unko halq ka cancer tha”
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Quran's promise: gratitude brings increased blessings
“Agar tum shukr ada karoge to hum tumko aur denge”
1 min 31 sec
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We take 99 percent for granted, chase the missing 1 percent
“Mujhe bhi yaad aa gaya Shehzad sahib ka qissa”
4 min 34 sec
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Why humans take civilizational progress for granted despite God's hidden hand
“Hum agar human civilization ko dekhein, stone age se industrial age tak”
2 min 36 sec
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God works invisibly through cause and effect, unseen by us
“Khuda asal mein invisible hai”
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Saying Alhamdulillah out of habit is just lip service
“Allah ki badai apne baap dada jaisi karo”
4 min 49 sec
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Full argument: treat problems as opportunities, like the Prophet did
“Har shaks apne masail se dochar hai”
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Reframe life's problems as opportunities and motivation
“Ignore the problems, avail the opportunities”
2 min 39 sec
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Prophet's hardship in Mecca didn't stop his ultimate success
“Hamesha hamare andar salahiyatein hoti hain”
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With every hardship come double the opportunities
“Quran mein aya hai, inna ma'al usri yusra”
3 min 45 sec
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Relationship between patience and gratitude, with the Abu Bakr story
“Sabr o shukr agar do sifaat insan mein hon to kamyabi yaqeeni hai”
2 min 55 sec
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Complaint erodes gratitude; angels leave when you complain
“Jab bhi hum kisi mushkil halaat mein padein, sabr karna hai”
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Gratitude leads to paradise, ingratitude to hell
“Agar hum shukr ada karte hain to Allah aur dega”
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Political power comes from God, not from grabbing it
“Yeh power Allah ke dene se milta hai”
2 min 49 sec
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Surrendering ego is the key to sustaining true gratitude
“Tab hi fariste hamare paas aayenge”
5 min 7 sec
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Ego surrender and letting go: two stories of full trust in God
“Tab hi fariste hamare paas aayenge jab hum shakir bande ki tarah rahein”
29 sec
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Maulana's humility: too small to be provoked by insults
“Main apne aap ko chounti ke barabar nahi samajhta”
1 min 40 sec
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Losing a business becomes a bigger opportunity elsewhere
“Hamare ek rishtedar the, unki apni company thi”
2 min 20 sec
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Thrilling gratitude: feeling every blessing as brand new
“Hum log to normal shukr karte thay”
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COVID patient weeps over 95 years of unpaid gratitude for breath
“Hamara jo hai oxygen, Allah ne saari duniya mein rakhi hai”