Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Islamic Outlook on Life August 26, 2007

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References in this lecture 19
Tafsir al-Kabir by Al-Razi, vol. 17, p. 240
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 4269
5 min 39 sec
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From the Hyderabad bomb blast to why killing the body is futile
“Aaj mere saamne yeh aaj ka Times of India hai”
2 min 59 sec
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Cain and Abel: why the first murder happened
“Shuru hi mein ek insaan ne doosre insaan ko maar dala”
30 sec
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Killing one person is like killing all humanity
“Jis ne ek insaan ko maara, us ne saare insaano ko maara”
2 min 12 sec
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How the Prophet turned all of Arabia's enemies into friends
“Agar tumhe kisi se complaint ho jaaye, kya karna chahiye?”
29 sec
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Turn your enemy into your dearest friend
“Do good deed in return for bad deed”
2 min 29 sec
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Rebutting the Times headline calling Islam violent
“A religion that sanctions violence — yeh caption bilkul galat hai”
49 sec
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Islam's outlook is peace and spirituality, not violence
“Islam gives us an outlook on human life based on peace”
33 sec
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Every human's nature makes them a potential friend
“Har aadmi aap ka dost hi hai”
1 min 56 sec
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The hadith secret to never needing a loan
“Ma ala man iqtasada — kitna bada secret hai is hadith mein”
5 min 39 sec
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The full Rampur loan story and the art of money management
“Mere paas ek sahab aaye, main ek qissa batata hoon”
1 min 29 sec
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Scolding a man who brought a gift while in debt
“Ek sahab mithai ka dabba le aaye, kaha dua kijiye mera loan utar jaaye”
34 sec
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True wealth is contentment of the heart
“Al-Ghina ghina al-qalb — maldari dil ki mandari hai”
2 min 7 sec
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With every hardship comes double the opportunity
“With every hardship there is ease — Quran ki ek aayat hai”
6 min
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How the Prophet discovered that one problem brings double opportunity
“Is problem ke saath opportunity kya thi?”
2 min 39 sec
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Modesty, not self-respect, is the key to discovery
“Self respect is only the other name of egoism”
28 sec
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Life is a continuous process of discovery
“Life is a process of discoveries”
35 sec
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Admitting 'I was wrong' opens the door to discovery
“Main kehta hoon apni beti se, I was wrong”
5 min 5 sec
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Applying the Prophet's ignore-the-problem formula to Kashmir
“Mahmood Ghaznavi ne ignore nahi kiya, aaj tak shikayatein hain”
1 min 39 sec
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Critiquing loans taken for foreign higher education
“Kaun hai jo Raman ban raha hai, jo Tagore ban raha hai?”
3 min 47 sec
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Why true knowledge always produces modesty, never arrogance
“Modesty is essential for discoveries — but doesn't it lead to arrogance?”
54 sec
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Newton and Socrates on the limits of knowledge
“Newton ne kaha: ocean bahut bada hai, main to ek bachcha hoon”
52 sec
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The camel and the mountain — a parable on arrogance
“Oont jab tak pahaad nahi dekhta, bolta rehta hai”