Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Power of Remembering God Often September 26, 2010

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References in this lecture 17
Nawadir Al Usool, Vol 2, P.107
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7504
Sahi Muslim, Hadith No. 56
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 23814
Sharah Al Aqeeda Al tahawiya, Vol. 8, P. 88
5 min 22 sec
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what remembering God really means, and the formula for it
“So what does it mean to remember God?”
38 sec
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remembering God is not word repetition
“Remembering God does not mean repeating a word”
2 min 44 sec
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broken glasses lead to discovering the zikr formula
“This morning something happened to me — my glasses broke”
25 sec
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acknowledging God produces gratitude storm
“When you deeply acknowledge God, gratitude arises in you”
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the formula: acknowledgment leads to gratitude to remembrance
“Acknowledgment leads to gratitude, gratitude results in remembrance”
1 min 44 sec
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clouded sun analogy for why we forget God
“Last Sunday it was cloudy — the sun's light couldn't reach us”
4 min 32 sec
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full argument on converting hate into love to reach God
“This is exactly what happens with human beings too”
1 min 40 sec
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converting negativity into positivity like milk
“We must convert negativity into positivity, like a cow does”
51 sec
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the cow as a divine demonstration of conversion
“The cow is a divine demonstration, I often say”
27 sec
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hadith: no thanking God without thanking people
“Whoever does not thank people does not thank God”
3 min 21 sec
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Gautam Buddha and the dirty milk pot story
“I often tell people a story about Gautam Buddha”
2 min 28 sec
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roses and thorns story about complaining
“Society is like a rose — it always has thorns too”
5 min 43 sec
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thorns among roses, and the save-yourself formula
“When we live in society, what is society really like?”
52 sec
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save yourself formula amid life's thorns
“God placed man here for a test — save yourself”
2 min 27 sec
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complaints are a self-made cloud that only harms you
“We ourselves create a cloud between us and God”
42 sec
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God's favor even in not giving
“God did me a favor by not giving me things”
47 sec
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negative personality is hell, positive is paradise
“Negative personality itself is hell, positive is paradise”
5 min 51 sec
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thinking as worship, universe design, and the zikr formula restated
“Thinking is the thing — it opens every door”
41 sec
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thinking is the greatest worship
“Thinking is the greatest form of worship”
2 min 7 sec
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distributing the Quran and God-created curiosity
“A man mocked me for distributing Qurans nobody reads”
1 min 25 sec
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forest officer parable about being equipped for duty
“A man was made a forest officer, but feared wild animals”
2 min 47 sec
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army officer challenges Kashmiris to find violence in Quran
“An army officer held up the Quran and asked where violence is written”
4 min 50 sec
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reframing disturbances and complaints as opportunities for paradise
“This isn't just one person's issue, it's all of ours”
1 min 44 sec
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leaving America — no scope is the real scope
“A young man left America and everyone asked him why”
1 min 7 sec
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no opportunity abroad is itself an opportunity
“No scope here — that itself is the scope”
40 sec
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fearing God is a positive value
“Fearing God is a hundred percent positive value”
50 sec
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pray for those who wrong you instead of complaining
“If someone wrongs you, pray for them instead”