Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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God The Only Choice June 22, 2008

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Quran 10:32 · Yunus
Quran 18:50 · Al-Kahf
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 4928
Quran 18:50 · Al-Kahf
Quran 13:28 · Ar-Ra'd
Quran 10:32 · Yunus
Quran 9:40 · At-Tawbah
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 3039
Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2517
Quran 4:103 · An-Nisa
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Every human needs an emotional focus, and only God is right
“Dekhiye, saari history mein jo insaan paida hue hain”
1 min 58 sec
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Why lonely, broken-home people love their pets so much
“Yeh American magazine hai, iski report hai why people love their pets”
1 min 53 sec
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Broken homes push lonely people to replace God with pets
“Miyan biwi ka divorce hota hai, bachche bhi chale jaate hain”
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Leaving God means replacing Him with a pet
“Khuda ko chhodoge to dog ko mabood banaoge”
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Quran: how bad is their exchange for God
“Bisa lith-thalimeena badala — how bad is their exchange?”
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A pilgrim's tears at a grave bring no real answer
“Ek sahab jo London mein rehte hain, ek Muslim”
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Independence brought tears of joy, then lasting frustration
“Hamare ek leader the, political leader, Dr. Kitchlew”
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Maulana's own 1948 discovery of faith and lasting peace
“Main bhi jab youth age mein tha to seeker ban gaya”
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Rich man spends a fortune on Vastu, fight continues
“Unhone dedh crore kharch kiya ghar ka orientation badalne mein”
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True satisfaction comes only by remembering God
“Allahu bidhikrillahi tatma'innul quloob — satisfaction only from God”
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Nature worship collapsed once science found no divinity in it
“Sabse pehle insaan ne kya kiya? Nature ko apna supreme banaya”
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Industrial civilization tried to replace God but polluted the world
“Isi tarah dekhiye, is zamane mein ek naya khuda zahir hua”
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Worshipping the self fails too: the Rajneesh/Osho story
“Aajkal main samajhta hoon ke ek naya aaya hai duniya mein”
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God alone can inspire and respond to us
“Khuda ne hamein create kiya hai, woh hamare creator hain”
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Prophet Muhammad in the cave: 'God is with us'
“Prophet of Islam ne seventh century mein Makkah mein mission shuru kiya”
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A Persian formula for facing any crisis in life
“Dushman agar qawiyast, nigahaan qawiy-tarast”
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To shrink a problem, imagine something bigger beside it
“Kisi line ko chhota karna ho to bari line khainch do”
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Battle of Uhud: our God is greater than your idol
“Ek larai thi jise kehte hain Battle of Uhud”
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Tie your camel, then trust God — effort and faith balanced
“Ek sahabi ne poocha, main unt ko baandh kar tawakkul karoon?”
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Wealth and children are simply a test, not the source of happiness
“Quran mein hai, inna amwalakum wa awladukum fitna”
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People chase immediate gain and forget the afterlife
“Log immediate gain ki taraf daudte hain, baad ko bhool jaate hain”
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True prayer comes only from total helplessness before God
“Khuda ke haan do mein se koi ek cheez acceptable hogi”
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A true deed is done only for God's sake
“Sacha amal woh hai jo fi sabilillah ho”
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Why every father is foolishly blind about his own son
“Aulad ko hadith mein 'majhalat' kaha gaya hai”