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Living in Falsehood December 15, 2013

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References in this lecture 21
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 9819
Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith no. 224
Hilyat al-Awliya, vol.9, p.142
Quran 41:52 · Fussilat
Quran 5:21 · Al-Ma'idah
Quran 17:34 · Al-Isra
Quran 3:120 · Aal-Imran
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 3392
Quran 34:21 · Saba
Quran 3:139 · Aal-Imran
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Thesis: Muslims living in falsehood, not reality
“Present Muslims are living in falsehood”
1 min 31 sec
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Bangladesh clashes headline sparks reflection on Muslim history
“Ten killed in Bangladesh clashes — this headline triggered my mind”
5 min 31 sec
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500 years of Muslim infighting, from Mughals to Bangladesh
“A news headline sent 500 years of Muslim history flashing before me”
5 min 43 sec
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Declining nations, false pride, and rejecting reasoned criticism
“Nations built on revelation start living in falsehood as they decline”
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Musa's prayer: don't take away our reason
“O Allah, take everything but don't take my people's reason”
2 min 17 sec
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Declining nations live on pride, not reason — Jewish parallel
“In an era of decline, nations start living on the pride of their past”
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List of hollow pride claims Muslims cling to
“Our religion most perfect, our prophet best, our nation the best”
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Real meaning of criticism vs abuse
“What is criticism? It means applying reason”
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Martyr vs murdered: the falsehood dome cracks
“Call their dead 'murdered' instead of 'martyrs' and watch them explode”
2 min 11 sec
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Knowledge means wisdom, not just religious debate
“For Muslims, 'knowledge' has become mere technical religious debates”
3 min 56 sec
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Real knowledge, martyrs, and the mission out of falsehood
“Not a single book by Muslims meets modern science's standard”
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Palestine, Suez, Rohingya: case studies in irrational thinking
“Take Palestine — every Arab nation is bound to this one issue”
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Suez Canal story: emotion overriding reason
“Not one Arab scholar stood up to say: you're breaking a treaty”
2 min 43 sec
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The conspiracy-theory excuse and its Quranic limit
“Everyone talks about conspiracy, conspiracy, conspiracy”
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Conspiracy obsession versus the Quranic law of nature
“Read the Muslim press — all anyone says is conspiracy, conspiracy”
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No one has power to victimize you but yourself
“No one has the power to make you a victim — you make yourself one”
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Hadith: a believer is a mirror to another
“A believer is a mirror for another believer”
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Why a book persuades better than a face-to-face argument
“Argue with someone and their ego clashes with yours instantly”
2 min 42 sec
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True meaning of tawakkul: plan fully, then trust God
“A man asked: should I tie my camel, or trust God and leave it loose?”
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Hadith: tie your camel, then trust God
“Should I tie my camel, or just trust in God?”
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Two-point formula for seeing your own faults
“Why do we spot others' mistakes instantly but never our own?”
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Why we never see our own mistakes
“'I am right' is deeply embedded inside every human”