Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Importance of Positive Thinking June 13, 2010

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Quran 15:6 · Al-Hijr
Quran 43:7 · Az-Zukhruf
Quran 47:38 · Muhammad
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 3062
Quran 41:53 · Fussilat
Quran 3:140 · Aal-Imran
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 16747
Quran 8:2 · Al-Anfal
Quran 23:1 · Al-Mu'minun
Quran 22:11 · Al-Hajj
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2 min 19 sec
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What positive thinking is and why freedom makes it necessary
“Dekhiye, positive thinking kya hai?”
29 sec
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Two options facing negativity: fight or think positive
“Ab do option aap ke liye hain”
23 sec
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Complaining about people is really complaining against God
“Toh shikayat aap ki kis ke khilaf gayi?”
1 min 42 sec
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Allah's law of replacing nations (istibdal) explained
“Allah Ta'ala ka ek qanoon hai”
4 min 15 sec
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God's historical pattern: empires rotate from Romans to Americans
“Main aapko yaad dilana chahta hoon chand hazar saal ki tareekh”
1 min 53 sec
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Islam's own version of outsourcing, from hadith and Quran
“Islam khud bhi is ko karta hai”
5 min 42 sec
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How negative thinking cuts off divine inspiration, with Buddha parable
“Dekhiye manfi soch ka pehla nuksan kya hota hai?”
2 min 15 sec
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Gautam Buddha parable: clean your heart before receiving wisdom
“Ek bahut hi misaal ke taur par waqia hai Gautam Buddha ka”
3 min 21 sec
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The lost formula: seize opportunities, ignore hardships, to progress
“Doosri baat yeh hai ke aap sirf mustaqbil ki planning nahi kar sakte”
33 sec
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Quranic formula: hardship and ease always coexist
“Har surat-e-haal mein usr bhi hoga, yusr bhi”
29 sec
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Without positive thinking every kind of evil arises
“Jahan positive soch na ho”
33 sec
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Rose among thorns as a metaphor for staying positive
“Dekhiye ek gulab ke phool ko”
1 min 26 sec
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Hazrat Umar's definition of taqwa: staying safe amid thorns
“Hazrat Umar ne ek sahabi se poocha taqwa kya hai?”
29 sec
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Positive thinking is the source of every blessing
“Isi se Allah ki rehmatein milengi”
2 min 28 sec
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Palestine crisis rooted in Arab strategic blunders, not just oppression
“Log samajhte hain yeh doosron ke zulm ka masla hai”
33 sec
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Patience means better planning, not passivity
“Sabr ka matlab hai behtar mansooba bandi”
1 min 24 sec
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Muslims commit violence then lie about it, warning against falsehood
“Aajkal musalmano ka haal yeh hai”
39 sec
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Developing your thinking faculty ends emotional reactions
“Jo aadmi sochne ki faculty develop kar le”
46 sec
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True scholarship is fear of God, not degrees
“Kaunsa aalim behtareen aalim hai?”
4 min 33 sec
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Why Muslims lost their missionary spirit after gaining political power
“Yeh ek waqia hai ke Christianon mein jo jazba hai missionary ka”