Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Issues of Islam in the Present World November 11, 2012

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Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 316-317
Quran 48:1 · Al-Fath
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2678
Quran 15:9 · Al-Hijr
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2533
Musnad Al-Muwatta by al-Jawhari, Athar no. 783
Muwatta Imam Malik, Hadith no. 1874
Jeremiah, 6:30
Quran 6:90 · Al-An'am
Quran 5:21 · Al-Ma'idah
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Islam labeled violent, Muslims misfits everywhere today
“Islam is Religion of Violence — Muslims are misfits everywhere”
1 min 42 sec
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Prophet's sunnah of reassessment: from war to peace planning
“One sunnah of the prophets is reassessment — rethinking everything”
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Full argument: sunnah of reassessment, Hudaybiyyah, and applying it today
“The Prophet's greatest sunnah isn't spoken — it's something he did”
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Treaty of Hudaybiyyah: unilateral peace concessions, then a 'clear victory'
“At Hudaybiyyah, the Prophet accepted every condition the other side gave”
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Hadith: past nations' disease creeping into this ummah
“The disease of earlier nations has crept into you”
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How Constantine's mass conversion changed Christianity forever
“In the 4th century, one emperor's conversion changed Christianity forever”
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How later scholars' books replaced Quran and Sunnah as real authority
“Today Muslims stand on the religion of their elders, not the Quran”
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Then vs now: Quran as proof vs blind following elders
“Bring me a Quran verse, then I'll believe you”
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Jihad mislabeled as terrorism, with daily news examples
“What Muslims call jihad, the world calls terrorism — today's news proves it”
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Weapons of mass destruction made war, and 'jihad', irrelevant
“Even Hitler said: now war means everyone loses”
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Imam Malik: later ummah reformed same way as the first
“Imam Malik: this ummah reforms as the earlier ones did”
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The 'best nation' myth and why Pakistan's founding proved it wrong
“Muslims live believing they're already the best nation — they're not”
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Declined nation called 'rejected silver' — Muslims' state today
“Al-fizzatul mardoodah — rejected silver — that's Muslims' state now”
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Iqbal's poem and the failed promise of Pakistan
“Iqbal said this soil just needs moisture — then Pakistan happened”
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Moses' example: jihad suspended 40 years until the nation was ready
“Allah suspended jihad for 40 years — the people weren't fit for it”
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Moses' 40-year jihad suspension and its modern parallel
“Moses told his people to fight — but Allah stopped them for 40 years”
2 min 38 sec
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Sparing a woman at Badr vs shooting Malala today
“At Badr they spared a woman in the crosshairs — today they shot a girl on a bus”
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Arabic proverb: truth is always bitter
“Al-haqqu murrun — truth is bitter”
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No future without accepting this bitter truth
“Without this truth, no future at all — we are wrong”
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Gandhi's Satyagraha: why movements need discipline first
“Gandhi halted his own movement the moment a police post was burned”
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Quran's first word 'Iqra' proves education is the start
“Quran's first word was 'Iqra' — starting point is education”
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Ibn Taymiyyah wrote his famous book too young
“Ibn Taymiyyah wrote that book before he was even mature”
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Man who went blind eating only eggs — balance matters
“He ate 80 eggs a day and went blind”
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Why don't the sons of those who incite jihad die too
“Why don't the sons of those inciting you ever die?”
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Hadith: the grave is a door to paradise or hell
“The grave is either a garden of paradise or a pit of hell”