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Man and the Laws of Nature April 1, 2012

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Quran 3:83 · Aal-Imran
Quran 3:140 · Aal-Imran
Al-Bidayah wa Al-Nihaya, Vol. 4, p. 371
The 100 by Michael H. Hart, p. 3
Quran 33:21 · Al-Ahzab
Quran 10:72 · Yunus
Matthew 19:26
Quran 7:179 · Al-A'raf
Al-Bidyah wa Al-Nihayah, Vol. 3, p. 435
Quran 56:79 · Al-Waqi'ah
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2 min 49 sec
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introducing man's freedom within the law of nature
“Today's topic: man and the law of nature”
31 sec
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life's starting point is knowing nature's laws
“I believe this is life's starting point”
48 sec
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man alone has freedom of choice in creation
“Man has been given freedom of choice”
2 min 44 sec
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body cells constantly renew, yet personality never changes
“The human body is built on trillions of living cells”
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personality stays changeless while the body constantly changes
“A scientist said: personality is changeless in change”
5 min 16 sec
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how the Prophet turned Kaaba's daily crowd into an audience
“When the Prophet began his mission in Mecca in 610 CE”
5 min 11 sec
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Palestine's partition and the cost of rejecting political reality
“In 1948, Palestine was partitioned under the Balfour verdict”
27 sec
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political power can never be permanently regained
“It's impossible to seize back lost political power”
5 min 42 sec
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Pakistan's decline traced to fighting over Kashmir, Bangladesh
“In Kashmir, Muslims have been fighting for 60 years”
2 min 15 sec
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using Turkey's tourist influx as a dawah opportunity
“Is dawah work even happening in Turkey?”
35 sec
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positive thinking is life's greatest asset
“The biggest thing in life is positive thinking”
4 min 58 sec
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why dawah is the one goal immune to frustration
“The greatest thing in life is positive thinking”
2 min 3 sec
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dawah as the one goal that never brings frustration
“In dawah work, frustration never comes”
22 sec
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reading only books turns people into intellectual dwarfs
“People who only read books become intellectual dwarfs”
5 min 11 sec
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discovering why God allows suffering while preserving freedom
“Why is there suffering in the world?”
57 sec
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evil defined as freedom simply being misused
“Evil is the result of the misuse of freedom”
2 min 21 sec
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facing people's questions drives real intellectual growth
“Dawah work opens the windows of your mind”
2 min 42 sec
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why the Quran should be freely given to non-Muslims
“Satan's greatest trap comes dressed as religion”
53 sec
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obsessive attachment to a photo counts as shirk
“Strong affection for anything besides God — that's shirk”
2 min 1 sec
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explaining fard ayn versus fard kifayah with an example
“Fard ayn is what's obligatory on every single person”
2 min 29 sec
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joint family or living alone — both carry problems
“Joint family isn't really an issue in Islam”
43 sec
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end every other love to truly love God
“End your love for everyone else first”
2 min 41 sec
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everyday moments that reveal man's true helplessness
“Every moment I experience helplessness”
1 min 22 sec
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what the Prophet actually did with Mecca's idols
“When Mecca's people entered Islam, who questioned the idols?”
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beauty parlors waste time rather than create beauty
“I consider parlors centers for wasting time”