Clips — What is Islam March 17, 2007

2 min 56 sec

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who is a Muslim: discovery not birth

“Now, who is a Muslim? One who recites the kalima”

53 sec

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reciting kalima is not mere lip service

“This recitation is not simply a lip service”

56 sec

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witness means declaring your own discovery

“What is witness? A declaration of discovery”

5 min 52 sec

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from thinking to discovering God is one

“What is discovery? It is a result of study”

1 min 56 sec

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thinking is man's special God-given quality

“Thinking is a special quality of man”

39 sec

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Descartes: I think therefore I exist

“I think, therefore I exist”

22 sec

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design in the universe implies a designer

“Where there is a design, there is a designer”

1 min 24 sec

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universe's harmony proves God is one

“The universe is a zero-defect factory”

2 min 23 sec

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accountability to God leads to the Quran

“There must be a relationship between God and man”

48 sec

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life is a test of freedom

“God wants to see how you use your freedom”

2 min 41 sec

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worship is living in the presence of God

“When you discover God, you want to surrender before Him”

50 sec

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hadith: worship God as if you see Him

“Worship God as if you are seeing Him”

55 sec

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worship is not a form, it's a feeling

“Ibadah is not simply a set of rituals”

31 sec

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prayer means remembering God, not ritual

“Prayer is not a ritual, prayer is to remember God”

48 sec

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tawheed as a total personal revolution

“This is what is called Tawheed, the oneness of God”

2 min 17 sec

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prophets are human but recognized by merit

“All the prophets were human beings, like you”

5 min 1 sec

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the hijra: forced exile met with no revenge

“Prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca in 570 AD”

2 min 1 sec

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prophet chose peace over a justified war

“It was possible for him to wage war, but he never tried”

45 sec

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same positive message repeated in Mecca and Medina

“O people, say there is no god but God”

22 sec

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Michael Hart quote: the greatest positive thinker

“Muhammad was the only positive thinker in history”

3 min 54 sec

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Battle of Uhud: wounded yet still forgiving

“There was a Battle of Uhud, a defensive war”

56 sec

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prophet forgives while bleeding from stoning

“O God, forgive my people, they don't know”

32 sec

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hadith: don't be angry, even provoked

“Give me master advice, the Prophet said: don't be angry”

2 min 49 sec

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don't be angry means live entirely at peace

“A man asked the Prophet for one piece of advice”

43 sec

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hadith: safe from your hands and tongue

“A Muslim is one from whom people are safe”

2 min 5 sec

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the farewell hajj and its final message

“The Prophet performed Hajj in his final days”

48 sec

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farewell sermon: sent as blessing for all mankind

“God has sent me as a blessing for all mankind”

2 min 52 sec

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spreading the message requires love, not lip service

“You cannot spread this message without love and compassion”

2 min 47 sec

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prophet's real target was saving souls, not politics

“Mecca's people offered the Prophet political headship”

53 sec

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prophet refuses an offer of political rule

“They offered him political rule, but he refused”

43 sec

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the one eternal question everyone must answer

“The eternal question is how to find entry into paradise”

4 min 1 sec

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purifying the soul as the whole point of life

“You have to build a personality that deserves paradise”

30 sec

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Quran verse: paradise for the purified soul

“Paradise is for those who purify their soul”

44 sec

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closing blessing for entry into paradise

“May God lead you to that certificate for paradise”