Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Prophet of Islam as a Model for Mankind August 31, 2007

Full lecture
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4 min 25 sec
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Prophet as model not miracle critique
“There are so many books published about the Prophet of Islam”
48 sec
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Prophet as model requires humanity
“Model means that the Prophet—if he was a model”
1 min 53 sec
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Tawhid ends nature worship starts science
“I think that the first was—the first contribution”
5 min 59 sec
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Tawhid ended nature worship began science
“I think that the first was—the first contribution”
55 sec
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Ideal impossible in testing world
“The Prophet of Islam told for the first time”
3 min 1 sec
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World as testing ground not ideal
“The Prophet of Islam told for the first time”
2 min 49 sec
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Problems integral ignore them avail opportunities
“These problems are not evil.”
38 sec
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Ignore problems avail opportunities
“But this formula was not practicable.”
2 min 50 sec
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Multi-religious society follow one respect all
“There is a problem how to live in a multi-religious society.”
2 min 48 sec
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Prophet depoliticized society decentralized power
“All the reformers were obsessed with politics.”
2 min 37 sec
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Prophet first to proclaim equality
“Then let us take equality.”
46 sec
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Islam established equality acknowledges
“Swami Vivekananda was a great scholar of India.”
41 sec
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Prophet practical model not miraculous
“It is to underestimate the prophetic role of Muhammad.”
5 min 11 sec
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Positive thinking and prophetic response to persecution
“Then the Prophet of Islam gave a very important formula of positive thinking.”
40 sec
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Prophet as greatest positive thinker
“So this is the only formula of positive life.”