Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Ramadan and Quranic Guidance July 29, 2012

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Quran 2:183 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 1:1 · Al-Fatihah
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 8712
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Quran 89:15 · Al-Fajr
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 5653
Quran 13:17 · Ar-Ra'd
Quran 2:26 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 42:7 · Ash-Shura
Quran 2:26 · Al-Baqarah
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2 min 3 sec
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The three real purposes of fasting in Ramadan
“Surah Al-Baqarah mein Ramadan ke kuch tafseeli ahkaam hain”
25 sec
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Quran is not accurately called a holy book
“Quran ko log kehte hain holy book, muqaddas kalaam”
1 min 56 sec
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Reframing Quran from sacred relic to guidebook
“Quran ko log kehte hain holy book, muqaddas kalaam”
35 sec
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Correct label: Quran is a guidebook, not a relic
“Yeh bilkul ghalat hai, iska Quran se koi ta'alluq nahi”
2 min 10 sec
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Bismillah: why naming God first changes your mindset
“Maine Quran khola to pehli aayat yeh saamne aayi: Bismillah”
28 sec
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Quran gives wisdom for life, not just sanctity
“Aap ko azm aayega, aap kamiyab honge”
34 sec
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Quran's summary: always stay positive, never negative
“Quran chahta hai ke har haal mein aap positive rahen”
2 min 3 sec
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Surah Fajr: success and failure are both just tests
“Surah Fajr mein aap padhiye, ek ajeeb baat yeh hai”
5 min 3 sec
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The Quranic case for radical positivity in every trial
“Surah Fajr mein aap padhiye, ek ajeeb baat yeh hai”
1 min 38 sec
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Hadith: losing eyesight, gaining paradise through patience
“Jab main apne bande ko uski do aankhon ke baare mein aazmata hoon”
3 min 48 sec
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How 'disabled' became 'differently abled': a Quranic idea ahead of its time
“Pehle zamane mein aadmi ko kya bolte the? Woh andha hai”
36 sec
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Braille: a blind man's disability became an invention
“Braille ek andha aadmi tha”
2 min 3 sec
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From 'disabled' to 'differently abled': Braille and Hawking
“Pehle zamane mein aadmi ko kya bolte the? Woh andha hai”
30 sec
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Stephen Hawking: paralysis that unlocked genius
“Stephen Hawking hai, woh paralyzed hai”
2 min 43 sec
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Surah Ra'd's law: only givers ever prevail
“Quran mein Surah Ra'd mein ek aayat hai”
49 sec
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Secret of success: givers always prevail
“Givers always prevail”
4 min 47 sec
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Stop blaming others: the law of nature on giving and receiving
“Agar tum chahte ho duniya se kuch paana to dene wale bano”
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You're paying the price of your own failure
“Main giver nahi ban saka, main dene wala nahi ban saka”
49 sec
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Same Quran, two outcomes: guidance or misguidance
“Yazillu bihi kaseeran wa yahdi bihi kaseeran”
2 min 34 sec
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The man who returned the Quran unread, scared of Hell
“Ek sahab jo non-Muslim the, unko Quran diya gaya”
5 min 58 sec
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An educated seeker's 25-year journey to understanding paradise
“Ek aur sahab ko Quran diya gaya, woh bhi padhe likhe the”
2 min 19 sec
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Real reflection on Quran needs freedom from distraction
“Allah ne yeh kitaab utaari hai taake tum tadabbur karo”
5 min 56 sec
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Discovering God's constant nearness as a way of life
“Wo ayat hai ke jab mere bande mere baare mein poochein”
42 sec
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God's promise: I am near, call on Me
“Jab mere bande mere baare mein poochein, kaho main qareeb hoon”
2 min 12 sec
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Discovering God's nearness turns life into constant prayer
“Jab mere bande mere baare mein poochein, kaho main qareeb hoon”
4 min 26 sec
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Meditating on one Quranic prayer reveals the meaning of gratitude
“Sochna kya cheez hai? Ya whisper kya cheez hai? Ek misaal deta hoon”