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Lessons from The Quran | December 24, 2005 | Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Sir William Muir, The Life of Mahomet, Vol. 1, p. 15
Quran 102:1 · At-Takathur
Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol. 1, p. 345
Quran 13:2 · Ar-Ra'd
Quran 1:1 · Al-Fatihah
Mirqat Al-Mafatih Sharh Mishkat Al-Masabih, Vol. 1, p. 3
Al-Maqsad Al-Asna by Al-Ghazali, p. 150
Quran 96:1 · Al-Alaq
Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol. 1, p. 236
Quran 94:5 · Ash-Sharh
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Quran's preservation and divine proof
“Quran is the holy book of Islam and is perfectly preserved”
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Quran preservation consensus
“All scholars agree Quran is preserved as revealed”
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Quran unique text preservation
“No other book has such a pure text for 14 centuries”
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Quran is no ordinary book
“The Quran is no ordinary book”
2 min 4 sec
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Arberry converted by Quran recitation
“Arberry went to Morocco and heard Quran recitation”
2 min 1 sec
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Umar's conversion by reading Quran
“In Mecca, the top intellectual Umar bin Khattab”
2 min 38 sec
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Bismillah means compassion
“What does Bismillah mean? Begin with compassion”
2 min 3 sec
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Angel commands Prophet to read
“The first revelation: 'Read' - Prophet said 'I cannot read'”
5 min 35 sec
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Islam spread through peaceful preaching
“An English historian T.W. Arnold said Islam spread by peaceful preaching”
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World is Dar al-Insan not Dar al-Harb
“Misconception: Islam divides world into Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb”
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Born seeker
“Every person is born a seeker of truth”
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Sabr is the greatest action
“Sabr is not passivity, it is the greatest action”
2 min 34 sec
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Shock absorber analogy for sabr
“A true man absorbs anger like a car's shock absorber”
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Every enemy potential friend
“Every enemy is your potential friend”
5 min 38 sec
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Spirit of inquiry from teacher's lesson
“In 1940, my teacher asked about camel's hooves”
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Camel hoof and half knowledge
“Teacher taught us 'I don't know is half knowledge'”