Clips — Ijtihad in Islam December 28, 2008

25 sec

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Literal meaning of ijtihad as utmost effort

“Ijtihad ka matlab hai 'to exact one's utmost'”

33 sec

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Reading old books alone won't make you capable of ijtihad

“Purani kitabein 50%, khud ko prepare karna baaki 50%”

3 min 24 sec

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1857 ulema dispute over jihad and the flawed Badr analogy

“1857 mein Hindustan ke ulama ne angrezon ke khilaf jihad kiya”

2 min 53 sec

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George Bush shoe-throwing incident and its consequences

“Amrika ke sadar George Bush par joota phenka gaya”

2 min 12 sec

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Prophet's ijtihad on reinterpreting the prayer-timing order

“Rasool Allah ne sahaba ko Banu Quraiza bheja tha”

3 min 41 sec

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Bangalore book-stall at a Hindu ashram sparks huge interest in Islam

“Bangalore mein hamare mission ki Sarah Fatima ne ek stall lagaya”

52 sec

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This scientific age defined by spirit of inquiry

“Yeh zamana ki sifat hai: spirit of inquiry”

2 min 29 sec

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College principal waives fees after learning who's visiting

“Shibli National College ke guest house mein dus kamre”

1 min 44 sec

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Resolving a group split by managing differences, not excusing them

“Bhopal mein humara group aapas mein door ho gaya tha”

4 min 55 sec

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The Prophet as the first and greatest mujtahid, solving the idols-at-Kaaba problem

“Rasool Allah sab se pehle mujtahid thay”

4 min 23 sec

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Migration to Medina as creative strategy, not defeat

“Rasool Allah ne reassess kiya ke ab kya karenge”

39 sec

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Prophet's 'we are few' strategy over Palestinian defiance

“Rasool Allah ne kaha: Ya Umar, ana qalil!”

5 min 55 sec

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How Muslim negativity blocks planning, and how high thinking made supermen

“Masjidon mein nafrat ki boliyan hoti hain har jagah”

34 sec

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Negativity blocks Muslims from planning strategically

“Planning requires positive thinking, yaad rakhiye”

1 min 52 sec

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Rise above worldly complaints, focus on the afterlife

“Rasool Allah ne kaha: apne aap ko bachao aag se”

32 sec

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Formula for turning ordinary man into superman

“Man ko supermen banane ka formula hai high thinking”

1 min 50 sec

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Fox and stork parable about choosing your battleground

“Ek lomdi aur saras mein dosti hui thi”

2 min 27 sec

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Should the Qur'an be printed without Arabic text

“Is it right to publish Qur'an without the Arabic text?”

30 sec

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Qur'an's direct address 'O Mankind' converted a singer

“Qur'an mein Khuda direct kehta hai: Aye Insan!”

3 min 35 sec

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The door of ijtihad can never actually be closed

“Many say the door to ijtihad is closed — is it?”

40 sec

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Hadith: correct ijtihad earns double reward, wrong still rewarded

“Bukhari mein hai: sahi ijtihad par double reward milta hai”

3 min 53 sec

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Refuting the claim that ijtihad ended with the Prophet

“Prophet Muhammad did the last ijtihad — is that true?”

1 min 34 sec

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Modern jihad impossible without combatant/non-combatant distinction

“Main kahoon ke yeh jihad hai hi nahi”

32 sec

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Jihad must distinguish combatants from non-combatants

“Jihad hota hai kisi result ke liye”

1 min 35 sec

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A universal Hudaybiyyah means permanent peaceful struggle now

“Is liye aap peaceful struggle kijiye, larhai nahi”

27 sec

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Why fight when people ask you for your books

“Khud madu keh raha hai: hamein kitabein do”

3 min 7 sec

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Overconfidence versus modesty in the pursuit of knowledge

“What is the minus point of over confidence?”

36 sec

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Confidence is good but overconfidence blocks learning

“Confidence is good, but over confidence is equally bad”

27 sec

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Newton's humility quote on the vastness of knowledge

“Newton ne kaha: main us bacche ki manind hoon”