Clips — Concept of God December 7, 2014

2 min 49 sec

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Even avowed atheists invoke God in a crisis

“Believing in God is so common almost no one truly denies it”

44 sec

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Atheist Stalin cried out to God in crisis

“Joseph Stalin, a communist, did not believe in God”

46 sec

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Atheist pilot's last words were 'God save us'

“A plane pilot, also an atheist, crashed his jet”

1 min 34 sec

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Believing in God 'on paper' isn't the real criterion

“People believe in God formally, but real awareness is rare”

5 min 5 sec

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True belief in God requires discovering Him, not inheriting Him

“People believe in God formally, but real awareness is rare”

29 sec

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The Quranic test for genuinely believing in God

“True believers have the strongest love for Allah”

42 sec

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"In God We Trust" on money isn't real belief

“Go to America - dollars say 'In God We Trust'”

2 min

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Reciting the kalima alone can't create real faith

“Just saying 'La ilaha illallah' won't bring this about”

44 sec

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The proud man who never asked how he was made

“I saw a man who seemed very smart, very proud”

1 min 57 sec

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A morning reflection: could all the world's wealth buy sunlight?

“Let me give you an example - this morning I woke up”

3 min 38 sec

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A morning spent noticing God's countless hidden blessings

“Let me give you an example - this morning I woke up”

29 sec

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Calling a grand palace a 'cottage' - the word is too small

“Imagine a huge palace, and you call it a cottage”

5 min 47 sec

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Personal God vs man-made gods: one-way or two-way relationship

“The true introduction to God is found only in the Quran”

2 min 55 sec

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Why false gods can never respond to you

“Believing in the true God creates a two-way bond”

31 sec

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Naming a rock 'power house' won't give you electricity

“Call a rock a power house - no electricity comes”

42 sec

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A hypocrite's faith is like a plastic flower - no fragrance

“A hypocrite is like a flower without any fragrance”

1 min 57 sec

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Buddha's parable: an empty vessel can't hold wisdom

“I want to tell you a story about Gautama Buddha”

2 min 54 sec

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What makes your heart a container for God's blessing

“So what exactly is this 'container' we need to build?”

4 min 46 sec

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Building a heart able to receive God's inspiration

“So what exactly is this 'container' we need to build?”

29 sec

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Intense love for God is a blessing, not automatic

“Hub shadid - intense love - is Allah's own blessing”

4 min 22 sec

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Becoming a 'Rabbani' person - the long road to paradise

“Be Rabbani - develop a Rabbani personality within yourself”

49 sec

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Angels rush to welcome a righteous soul at death

“When death comes, angels will rush to welcome you”

1 min 27 sec

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Islam is not a political system to impose by force

“Those who think Islam is a political or legal system”

35 sec

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You can't love God while hating His creation

“It's impossible to love the Creator and hate His creation”

1 min 40 sec

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True love for God naturally becomes love for mankind

“It's impossible to love the Creator and hate His creation”

1 min 26 sec

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Personal God vs impersonal God - why it matters

“As far as I've studied, there are two concepts of God”

54 sec

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A lost child crying for his mother in a crowd

“I once saw a scene - a small child running in a crowd”

2 min 5 sec

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Why some prayers seem to go unanswered

“No, that claim itself is simply wrong”

1 min 34 sec

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Ritual prayer without humility isn't real worship

“People think worship is just a form to repeat - it isn't”