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Return to Paradise May 30, 2009

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Quran 2:35 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 2:38 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 41:31 · Fussilat
Quran 51:49 · Adh-Dhariyat
Quran 2:25 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 41:31 · Fussilat
Quran 1:6 · Al-Fatihah
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 6116
Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
Quran 89:15 · Al-Fajr
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3 min 51 sec
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Quran as the only authentic source on paradise
“Today's topic for this evening is Return to Paradise”
1 min 8 sec
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Milton's Paradise Lost lacks real details of paradise
“There is a well known book compiled by John Milton”
3 min 57 sec
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Creation of man, paradise, the forbidden tree, expulsion
“Let us begin from the creation of man”
35 sec
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Man and paradise are complementary to each other
“Man was created with so many wishes, so many ambitions”
58 sec
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This world is a trial ground, paradise is earned on merit
“You are here on trial — this world is a testing ground for you”
4 min 12 sec
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Tension explained as homesickness for lost paradise
“A very common phenomenon widespread everywhere in the world — that is tension”
2 min 29 sec
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Everyone is homesick because paradise is our real homeland
“Every man and woman are living in tension, in stress”
39 sec
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The solution to tension lies in awareness
“Everyone of us feels homesick — so what is the solution?”
1 min 42 sec
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Train journey example for being tension-free
“When a person is traveling by train, there's rush, there's no comfort”
4 min 14 sec
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Paradise is a universal concept found in every language
“What is paradise? There are many details of paradise”
1 min 9 sec
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Every language has its own word for paradise
“In Greek language, there was a word 'para deisos' for paradise”
42 sec
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No one on earth ever achieves complete fulfillment
“In this world we have so many desires, but no one achieves fulfillment”
44 sec
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Rebutting the atheist claim that paradise is imaginary
“Some atheist people say paradise is nothing”
4 min 35 sec
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The complementarity system proves paradise must exist
“Let's see the atom — every atom has two parts”
2 min 16 sec
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Atoms, plants, animals all have complementary pairs
“Every atom has two parts — negative particle and positive particle”
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Man is a perfection-seeking animal
“Man is a perfection-seeking animal — it is inherent in his nature”
1 min 17 sec
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Man is a paradise-seeking animal by nature
“Man is a paradise-seeking animal”
5 min 53 sec
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Debate: is paradise spiritual or physical, Iqbal vs Nadwi
“There is a little controversy among scholars whether paradise is spiritual or physical”
2 min 19 sec
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Iqbal and Sulaiman Nadwi's famous paradise debate
“Well known Muslim thinker Dr. Muhammad Iqbal published a book on this”
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This world is paradise, the next world is paradise plus
“This world is also paradise — an imperfect paradise”
22 sec
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All human desires will be fulfilled in paradise
“Quran says all the desires be fulfilled in the paradise”
4 min 39 sec
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Billy Graham's story of the hopeless billionaire
“I would like to narrate a very relevant story”
3 min 49 sec
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Billy Graham story shows everyone fears death without hope
“Billy Graham is an American missionary, now 90 years old”
1 min 8 sec
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A billionaire's desperate plea for hope before death
“Come soon without delay — I am an old man, life has lost all meaning”
29 sec
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Paradise is the only answer to the fear of death
“This is a question of every human being, and paradise is the only answer”
5 min 13 sec
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Dubai businessman convinced paradise is God's neighborhood
“Once I was in Dubai, I happened to meet a wealthy person”
3 min 31 sec
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Paradise defined as living in the neighborhood of God
“He said: I believe in God, but I don't believe in paradise”
1 min 45 sec
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Pharaoh's wife Asiya's prayer for a house in paradise
“Pharaoh said to his wife Asiya: I will kill you”
5 min 50 sec
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Hadith: the last man's glimpse of paradise and God's answer
“There is only one person standing alone in the field of Hashr”
1 min 42 sec
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The last man begs God for a glimpse of paradise
“O God, you have not blessed me with paradise, give me a glimpse”
2 min 31 sec
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God offers two worlds instead of paradise, man still yearns
“I can give you the whole world, this planet, not only one but two”
30 sec
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No amount of imperfection can equal perfection
“No amount of imperfection can be equal to perfection”
1 min 43 sec
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This life is the only chance, there is no second chance
“Don't lose this chance, because there is no second chance”
1 min 54 sec
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Mistakes are forgiven through repentance, not erased by fear
“Will all his past doings be forgiven, or will he still pay for those mistakes?”
24 sec
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The problem is absence of repentance, not the mistake
“To commit a mistake is not a problem”
1 min 30 sec
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Even the Prophet enters paradise only by God's grace
“Was paradise guaranteed for Rasulullah and Ashra Mubashira?”
2 min 8 sec
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Debunking the 72 houris myth, real prize is seeing God
“What is the concept of 72 houris in paradise?”
30 sec
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Paradise is the world of God, not the world of houris
“It is underestimation to believe paradise is a world of houris”
1 min 22 sec
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In paradise the body will be perfect and permanent
“Man will take again a physical being — but not this body”
55 sec
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Righteous jinn also enter paradise alongside mankind
“Is paradise for all creation of God, including jinn?”
1 min 49 sec
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Personal development comes from intellect, not physical desire
“Not working towards fulfilling desires — is that hindering growth?”