Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Life's Journey April 12, 2015

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References in this lecture 16
Quran 3:152 · Aal-Imran
Quran 2:166 · Al-Baqarah
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2460
Quran 31:27 · Luqman
Quran 18:109 · Al-Kahf
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Quran 39:75 · Az-Zumar
Quran 3:106 · Aal-Imran
Quran 3:152 · Aal-Imran
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 22902
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Quran verse: two paths, worldly or afterlife goals
“Tum mein koi dunya chahta hai, koi aakhirat”
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Two life goals: material world versus afterlife planning
“Jis duniya mein aap hain, ise present world kehte hain”
3 min 55 sec
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External achievement versus internal growth, only one survives death
“Jis duniya mein aap hain, ise present world kehte hain”
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Only inner development goes with you after death
“Jo external world develop karte hain, maut sab chhod deti hai”
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Hadith: death curtails and organizes worldly pleasures
“Hadith mein hai: maut lazzaton ki khadim hai”
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Infinite verses of God as endless field for growth
“Quran ki do ayatein: agar sab darakht qalam ban jayein”
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Endless spiritual growth through contemplating creation's marvels
“Internal development hota hai ghor o fikr ke zariye”
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A morning in the park as a glimpse of paradise
“Main subah apne ghar ke baalcony mein baitha tha”
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A human lifespan is too short to discover everything
“Zindagi saath, sattar, assi saal hoti hai”
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Full doctrine of bright versus dark personality in afterlife
“Quran mein hai, jannatiyon ke saath noor hoga”
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Some faces bright, some dark, in the afterlife
“Kuch logon ke chehre kaale honge, kuch roshan”
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Watching people rush by: where is everyone really going
“Main apni baalcony mein khada logon ko dekhta hoon”
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Everyone is a product of their environment
“Har aadmi chal raha hai, sab safar mein hain”
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Environment shapes you, but two chances let you escape it
“Har aadmi chal raha hai, sab safar mein hain”
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Intellect is the greatest gift from God
“Sabse badi cheez jo Allah ne di, wo aqal hai”
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You only get two chances to shape yourself
“Yaad rakhein, insaan ko sirf do chance milte hain”
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Old age defined: death as a compulsory eviction
“Budhapa kya hai? Maut se qareeb hona”
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Purpose of creation: to know God through intellect
“Quran mein hai: jinn o ins ko peda kiya ibadat ke liye”
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Raw material metaphor: you must build your own personality
“Kal parson ek sahab se meri mulaqat hui”
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Every success begins with thought
“Har kamiyabi soch se shuru hoti hai”
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No angel will build your personality for you
“Yeh kaam farishta nahi karega, aapko khud karna hai”