Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Roza and Quran July 18, 2010

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References in this lecture 21
Quran 2:185 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 38:29 · Sad
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 24609
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Quran 14:10 · Ibrahim
Quran 55:19 · Ar-Rahman
Quran 10:92 · Yunus
Quran 6:73 · Al-An'am
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 50
Quran 2:185 · Al-Baqarah
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4 min 43 sec
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Why fasting exists to prepare you for studying the Quran
“The month of fasting is very near, so today's topic is fasting and the Quran.”
1 min 17 sec
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Fasting is a 'starter course' before the main meal of the Quran
“What is that connection between fasting and the Quran?”
1 min 48 sec
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How minimizing needs during fasting frees time for the Quran
“During the fast you minimize your needs — less food, less water, less sleep.”
1 min 49 sec
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A cautionary da'wah story: preaching before softening the heart
“A phone call came — someone had taken a Quran to a Hindu doctor.”
1 min 40 sec
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A successful da'wah story: winning hearts before preaching
“Nearby there was a college, and all the Hindus there disliked this man.”
40 sec
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The 'think, think, think' key to discovering truth in the Quran
“Think, think, think; there must be a better way.”
25 sec
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Reading without understanding is not really reading
“They read, but they did not read — a warning from Aisha.”
39 sec
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The Quran is God's self-introduction to the world
“The Quran is an introduction to its author.”
35 sec
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Einstein on why a comprehensible universe is astonishing
“Einstein said nature's most incomprehensible fact is that it's comprehensible.”
57 sec
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Contemplating the Quran's opening line word by word
“Take the very first verse of the Quran: 'Al-hamdu lillahi rabbil-alameen.'”
2 min 11 sec
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How a Quranic verse points to the Big Bang theory
“Do you doubt the One who split apart the heavens and the earth?”
1 min 40 sec
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The Quran's 'two seas that never mix' and surface tension
“Two seas meet, yet their waters never mix with each other.”
5 min 16 sec
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Pharaoh's preserved body: a Quranic claim confirmed by history
“The Quran tells how Pharaoh drowned in the sea — and what became of his body.”
3 min 57 sec
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A railway history lesson on the power of deliberate thinking
“A few days ago I read an article about how the railway came to India.”
1 min 18 sec
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The everyday miracle of oxygen as a lesson in noticing
“This morning I sat watching people run and walk in the park.”
34 sec
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Why God has never been at the center of human focus
“Throughout history, God has never come into man's focus.”
3 min 52 sec
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A story about anger over Muhammad but indifference toward God
“I'm reminded of a story from a book called 'Shahab Nama.'”
51 sec
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Believing in God through thought, like believing in electrons
“Other things you believe by seeing. God you must believe by thinking.”
2 min 29 sec
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The 'unseen world': electrons, God, and belief without sight
“There's a book called 'The Unseen World' by Dr. Eddington.”
58 sec
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Why gratitude is only discovered after deprivation
“You eat morning and evening every day, so you never feel what food really is.”
4 min 57 sec
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The true purpose of fasting versus how Muslims waste it
“This is the purpose of fasting — preparing a person to truly read the Quran.”
2 min 23 sec
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The irony of overeating and gaining weight during Ramadan
“What a huge blessing this is — yet Muslims get zero benefit from it.”
33 sec
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Hadith: many fasting people gain only hunger and thirst
“How many who fast get nothing from their fast but hunger and thirst.”
38 sec
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Quran's warning: blind in this world, blind in the next
“This is a very harsh verse: whoever was blind in this world stays blind.”
2 min 32 sec
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The principle of human helplessness, told through a story
“What does it mean to discover helplessness — 'ajz' — as a principle?”
2 min 24 sec
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Islamic rulings on abortion, mercy killing, and organ donation
“Is abortion allowed in Islam, even for a Down syndrome diagnosis?”
1 min 53 sec
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Why men praise their mothers but criticize their wives
“I've often heard men list their wife's flaws but call their mother perfect.”
1 min 20 sec
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Why 'preserved' beats 'latest edition' for describing the Quran
“It's technically true, but I don't like calling the Quran the 'latest edition.'”
1 min 32 sec
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Why so few people in history ever truly realized God
“Why have so few people in human history achieved a higher realization of God?”
2 min 48 sec
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Why banning Quran translations is a harmful, wrong fatwa
“This is a huge mistake by our scholars — a very big mistake.”