Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Model of Paradise June 22, 2014

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References in this lecture 17
Quran 51:49 · Adh-Dhariyat
Quran 16:68 · An-Nahl
Quran 31:27 · Luqman
Quran 41:31 · Fussilat
Quran 31:27 · Luqman
Quran 18:109 · Al-Kahf
Quran 2:23 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 43:68 · Az-Zukhruf
Quran 35:34 · Fatir
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 8143
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5 min 16 sec
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Everything in creation comes in pairs, even worlds
“Main is ko shuru karta hoon ek aayat se”
1 min 57 sec
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Nature's pair system: atoms, plants, animals, humans
“Is kainat mein jitni cheezein hum jaante hain, sab mein jode ka tareeqa hai”
2 min 59 sec
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Body's needs are met, but the mind's are not
“Insaan jo paida hua hai, uska ek physical body hai aur ek mind hai”
49 sec
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Physical comfort exists, but the mind stays starved
“Lekin hamari ek aur life hai — wo hai intellectual life”
5 min 55 sec
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A 1400-year-old Quran verse science only recently explained
“Iski ek misaal deta hoon main ke intellectual need se kya murad hai”
3 min 15 sec
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Quran's bee verse, decoded centuries later by science
“Surah An-Nahl mein shehad ki makhi ka zikar hai”
42 sec
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One pound of honey needs two million flowers
“Ek paund shehad banane ke liye do million phoolon ka nectar chahiye”
53 sec
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Paradise gives what your soul wanted but never got
“Jannat mein wo sab hoga jis ko tumhara nafs chahe”
47 sec
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Funny story: nobody actually wants to die
“Ek aurat thi, uska ek boodha shohar tha”
5 min 54 sec
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In paradise, angels run life so you can discover
“Is par ghor karte hue meri samajh mein aata hai ke jannat ka model kya hai”
2 min 9 sec
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Story: a writer freed from chores to rival the Quran
“Ek zamane mein log Quran par shak karte the”
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Discovery thrills you, good food never does
“Is tarah ki cheezein jab aadmi discover karta hai to usko thrill milta hai”
2 min 3 sec
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Paradise's endless thrill of uncovering God's glory
“Jaise ek waqia aata hai jannat ke baare mein ek hadees”
2 min 14 sec
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Eternal life means no sickness, pain, or accidents
“Aakhirat mein insaan ko ek taraf yeh hoga ke eternal life hogi”
5 min 46 sec
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Eternal, sorrow-free life, sealed by a final verse
“Aakhirat mein insaan ko ek taraf yeh hoga ke eternal life hogi”
52 sec
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Paradise is beyond anything eye or ear has known
“Hadith mein aata hai: na kisi aankh ne dekha, na kisi kaan ne suna”
45 sec
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This is what true strivers should work toward
“Walimithli hadha falya'malil 'aamiloon”
2 min 28 sec
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Defining religious extremism versus moderation
“Dekhein, moderation ya modernity koi bahut well-defined term nahi hai”
29 sec
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Extremism in wudu: a man went blind
“Wazu mein ek sahab ne aankh ke andar pani dalna shuru kar diya”
42 sec
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Left-hand tea and biscuits called religious extremism
“Maine ek haath mein biscuit liya, ek haath mein chai”
2 min 14 sec
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Worship's value lies in quality, not quantity
“Ibadat jo hai, form ya quantity ke aitbar se ahmiyat nahi banti”
2 min 8 sec
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Being hasty by nature can be a positive trait
“Jab Allah ki takhleeq ka mamla hai to zahir hai positive lena padega”
37 sec
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Taqwa, not scholarly rules, unlocks the Quran
“Yeh sab baatein irrelevant hain — Quran mein hai: ittaqullah”