Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Purpose of Creation March 30, 2008

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Quran 85:3 · Al-Buruj
Quran 4:136 · An-Nisa
Quran 4:34 · An-Nisa
Al-Subki, Al-Ashbah wa An-Nadhair, vol 1, p. 45
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol 1, p.503
Musnad al-Shihab, Hadith no. 577
Quran 41:53 · Fussilat
Quran 3:79 · Aal-Imran
Quran 50:16 · Qaf
Al-Saghani, Al-Mawdhu’at: 78
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4 min 30 sec
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Tata Motors' global rise as a glimpse of God's universal power
“Aaj subah main radio sun raha tha”
1 min 6 sec
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Quran's witness-and-witnessed equation for believers explained
“Momino ki ek zimmedari thi shahadat, gawahi”
1 min 30 sec
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South Africa khilafah dream story exposes flawed Muslim thinking
“Ek sahab South Africa se aaye”
25 sec
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Negative thinking blinds you to real opportunities
“Jab andar negative thought aaye to kya hota hai?”
45 sec
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Hypocrisy defined as compromising with your own 'enemy'
“Yeh tha hypocrisy, double standard”
1 min 13 sec
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Anti-Jewish preacher enrolls at a Jewish college in America
“Ek sahab Dilli mein the, Yahudiyon ke khilaf bahut bolte the”
1 min 50 sec
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Muslims call others enemies then compromise for worldly gain
“Ek shehar mein ek Musalman sahab the”
2 min 40 sec
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Restoring Islam's original da'i-and-addressee equation, not ruler-ruled
“Yeh jo equation toota, hakim aur mahkoom ka”
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Quran needs re-definition today, not re-revelation
“Quran has to be re-defined today”
2 min 54 sec
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Why the Quran calls men 'qawwam' — a practical, not superior, role
“Hamari khawateen jo gender equality se upset hain”
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'The boss is always right' isn't about being superior
“Boss is always right ka matlab yeh nahi”
5 min 58 sec
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The blasphemy death-penalty law has no basis in Quran or hadith
“Yeh jo law banaya gaya ke jo gustakhi kare usko maar do”
4 min 47 sec
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Secularism isn't un-Islamic — the Prophet practiced it in Medina
“Secularism ka zamana aaya to sare Musalman bhadke”
2 min 27 sec
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Democracy matches a hadith: rulers reflect the people themselves
“Yeh democracy bhadakte hain, ismein kya kharabi hai?”
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People become enemies of what they don't understand
“Al-nasu a'da ma jahilu”
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Science isn't atheism — Muslims got this backwards
“Log science ko atheism samajhte the”
5 min 53 sec
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Religion vs spirituality: self-centered versus God-centered paths
“Religion aur spirituality mein kya difference hai?”
5 min 12 sec
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Why paradise won't be boring: nature versus man-made comparison
“Paradise ek trouble-free jagah hogi, kya woh boring hogi?”
3 min 3 sec
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What equation Muslims should have adopted instead of ruler-ruled
“Yeh to invention tha, yani bid'at thi”
1 min 47 sec
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Should activists sacrifice their health for mission work?
“Kuch log kaam itna karte hain ke health kharab ho jati hai”
2 min 57 sec
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Islam begins with realization (ma'rifat), not reciting the kalima
“Log samajhte hain Islam kalima padhne se shuru hota hai”
2 min 5 sec
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Music and art aren't forbidden, but they're a costly distraction
“Jo log music ko haram batate hain, woh ghulu karte hain”
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Prophets do make mistakes — but God always corrects them
“Paighambar ghalti karte hain”