Clips — Love of God October 23, 2022

3 min 48 sec

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what love of God means: discovery, gratitude, a tailored universe

“Believers are those who love God the most”

1 min 44 sec

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defining strong affection for God through discovery of blessings

“How does this 'strong affection' for God actually develop?”

34 sec

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we mistake God's blessings for gifts from people

“Everything we receive, we think comes from people”

1 min 49 sec

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the universe was custom-made for mankind alone

“Such a planet exists nowhere else in the universe”

34 sec

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forgetting God is the true giver of everything

“A car passed by with 'Dad's gift' written on it”

3 min 34 sec

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balancing love and fear of a just, accountable God

“First of all, God is Rahman and Rahim”

33 sec

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we dote on newborns but never on God

“We adore a newborn but never adore God this way”

1 min 6 sec

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loving God means delivering His message to others

“Loving God's will means delivering His message to others”

30 sec

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humans could have been made like monkeys instead

“We could have been born as monkeys instead of humans”

3 min 4 sec

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the price of loving God: no hatred, patience, no excuses

“God did not place two hearts in one chest”

38 sec

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Rabia Basri's reply on loving God not hating Satan

“I have no time to hate Satan, only to love God”

40 sec

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God is the unmentioned benefactor behind every gift

“We use God's gifts but never mention the Giver”

50 sec

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Maulana's reversed zakat ratio: keep 2.5%, give the rest

“Give 97.5% to God, keep only 2.5% for yourself”

1 min 52 sec

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remembering God through His creation, illustrated by a toy shop story

“Remembrance of God means seeing Him in His creation”

1 min 1 sec

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grieving father's tears at a toy shop, a lesson in remembrance

“He passed a toyshop and tears filled his eyes”

1 min 46 sec

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everything around us can point back to God

“Everything around us can remind us of God”

38 sec

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humility as the greatest means of nearness to God

“Helplessness means honor, the path to nearness with God”

3 min 39 sec

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humility as the gateway to closeness with God, Satan's arrogance

“Helplessness means honor, the path to nearness with God”

36 sec

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arrogance blocks closeness with the boss of all bosses

“God is the boss of all bosses”

2 min 20 sec

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love of God and mere obedience are not the same

“People think loving God and obeying Him are the same”

2 min 3 sec

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staying faithful while working in a non-religious environment

“I teach at a school with no religious environment”

5 min 46 sec

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building a God-oriented personality takes sustained effort

“Developing a God-oriented personality takes real effort”

2 min 2 sec

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skin-graft metaphor for the self and the greater Self

“The body rejects skin that isn't its own”

2 min 10 sec

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launching the book Love of God and a hadith on inspiring love

“I'm delighted to launch this new book: Love of God”

1 min 32 sec

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hadith on God delaying dua to prolong spiritual growth

“A man was in deep distress, crying out to God”