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Lessons from The Story of Prophet Moses Part 3, September 11, 2022

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Quran 20:43 · Ta-Ha
Quran 26:13 · Ash-Shu'ara
Quran 26:15 · Ash-Shu'ara
Quran 26:16 · Ash-Shu'ara
Quran 26:18 · Ash-Shu'ara
Quran 26:22 · Ash-Shu'ara
Quran 26:24 · Ash-Shu'ara
Quran 26:27 · Ash-Shu'ara
Hilyat al-Awliya, vol. 1, p. 55
Quran 26:28 · Ash-Shu'ara
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2 min 14 sec
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Musa's calling, fear, and journey to confront Pharaoh
“Musa was terrified to face Pharaoh — here's what happened”
43 sec
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Musa's fear of Pharaoh and Allah's reassurance
“Musa feared Pharaoh would kill him over an accidental death”
5 min 25 sec
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Musa confronts Pharaoh in his palace and is accused
“Pharaoh recognized Musa the moment he walked in”
50 sec
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Musa turns Pharaoh's own oppression back on him
“This happened because of your own injustice, Musa said”
29 sec
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lesson: admit mistakes, don't make excuses
“Musa admitted his mistake instead of making excuses”
5 min 4 sec
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Pharaoh mocks God, Musa answers with calm logic
“Pharaoh mocked God — Musa's calm answer stunned everyone”
2 min 18 sec
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ignoring mockery: Pharaoh's insult and the cartoon parallel
“Pharaoh called the messenger insane — Musa ignored it completely”
53 sec
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Maulana's Ignore Cartoons article and its lesson
“After the Danish cartoons, Maulana's advice was: ignore it”
2 min 41 sec
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Pharaoh's material objections vs Musa's calm reply
“Pharaoh mocked Musa's poverty — his reply silenced him”
42 sec
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true criteria for a prophet is character not wealth
“Pharaoh mocked Musa's poverty — here's the real test”
1 min 53 sec
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Musa strategically times the miracle for a public festival
“Musa picked the exact day and time for his miracle”
1 min 33 sec
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correcting a widely misunderstood hadith on confronting wrong
“This is the most misunderstood hadith in Islam”
4 min 34 sec
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the full magic contest between Musa and Pharaoh's sorcerers
“70 magicians against one man and his staff”
40 sec
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baby Musa in the basket on the Nile
“Musa's mother panicked as the basket floated down the Nile”
49 sec
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Allah reassures Musa before the miracle
“Allah told Musa: don't fear, you will succeed”
1 min 50 sec
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every era gets a miracle suited to it, today it's science
“Every prophet's miracle matched his own era”
2 min 46 sec
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magicians recognize the truth and declare faith
“The magicians instantly fell into prostration”
4 min 7 sec
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Pharaoh's execution threat and the magicians' defiant faith
“Pharaoh threatened to crucify them — their answer is legendary”
58 sec
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Pharaoh's execution threat and magicians' defiance
“Pharaoh threatened to crucify them — they didn't flinch”
3 min 25 sec
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the magicians' prayer and Maulana's note on inspired prayer
“Their prayer wasn't their own words — it was inspired”
41 sec
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magicians' prayer after declaring faith
“We are returning to our Lord, the magicians said”