Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Sects in Islam December 21, 2008

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Quran 2:6 · Al-Baqarah
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 7405
Quran 4:34 · An-Nisa
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 2697
Quran 7:128 · Al-A'raf
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 2651
Al-Muwafiqat, vol.6, p.432
Jami' al-Usool by Ibn al-Athir, Hadith no. 6369
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 722 Tyiming
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 771
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1 min 53 sec
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Why does Islam have so many sects and factions
“Musalmanon mein itne zyada firqe kyun hain, sect kyun”
47 sec
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Sect-splitting is a universal religious phenomenon, not just Islamic
“Yeh koi Muslim phenomenon nahi, yeh universal phenomenon hai”
4 min 55 sec
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Deviated sects surveyed: dargah worship, Ali-supremacy, Quran-only movement
“Pehle main arz karunga deviated jo sects hain, unke baare mein”
31 sec
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Dargah worship has no basis in Quran or Hadith
“Dargahi firqa ka Islam se koi taluq nahi hai”
1 min 19 sec
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Rishikesh gallery story: converts Islamizing old Hindu customs
“Rishikesh ki gallery mein maine Hindu but dekhe”
1 min 40 sec
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Two baseless sects: Ali-supremacy and the Quran-only movement
“Tafdheeli firqa aur Qurani firqa dono bila bunyad hain”
35 sec
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Quran itself is Hadith Qudsi, spoken in God's voice
“Quran khud Hadith Qudsi hai, khuda ki zaban se”
1 min 42 sec
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Exposing baseless arguments used by sectarian orators
“Shia ulama ne kaha Ali kabira, yeh koi daleel nahi”
5 min 20 sec
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Why fiqh schools formed later, and the basic vs non-basic distinction
“Sahaba ke zamane mein firqe nahi bane, baad mein kyun bane”
2 min 15 sec
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Hadith of the stars: all companions' prayer styles equally valid
“Meray sahabi sitaron ki manind hain, jiski chaho pairavi karo”
1 min 18 sec
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Analogy: same basic act, endless valid variations in form
“Ek aadmi kamre mein aata hai, kehta chalis baithe hain”
3 min 15 sec
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The sahabi's spontaneous prayer words, and what living worship means
“Ek sahabi ne ruku ke baad apne lafz mila diye”
6 min 1 sec
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How fiqh shifted Islam's emphasis from spirit to form
“Fiqh ne emphasis spirit se hata kar form par de diya”
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Prayer without inner presence (khushoo) is not real prayer
“Jis namaz mein khushoo na ho, woh namaz nahi”
1 min 40 sec
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Criticized for weeping during prayer recitation in Rampur
“Rampur mein rone ki wajah se namaz par aitraz hua”
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People forget prayer the instant they leave the mosque
“Namaz ke baad koi namaz ki baat nahi karta”
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Salvation is individual, not guaranteed by group membership
“Firqe se murad group nahi, individual hai”
2 min 44 sec
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Moon-sighting vs calendar: form-based religion creates false disputes
“Chaand dekhna sirf uss zamane ki majburi thi”
2 min 22 sec
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The deep meaning of saying Alhamdulillah despite life's sorrows
“Alhamdulillah kehne ke liye apne masail bhulane padte hain”
2 min 51 sec
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Ijtihad is rewarded even when the conclusion turns out wrong
“Sahi ijtihad par double ajr, ghalat par bhi ajr”
1 min 11 sec
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Shutting the door of ijtihad causes intellectual stagnation
“Ijtihad band karna matlab intellectual stagnation”
3 min 56 sec
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Force cannot compel faith; only confronting death makes it real
“United States ne paanch trillion dollar ki ladai ladi, faida kya hua”
34 sec
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No external force can compel true sincerity, only facing death can
“Koi force sincerity paida nahi kar sakti, khud sochna hoga”