Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Search of Man July 7, 2013

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References in this lecture 17
Quran 17:62 · Al-Isra
Quran 7:17 · Al-A'raf
Quran 95:1 · At-Tin
Quran 8:48 · Al-Anfal
Quran 4:119 · An-Nisa
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaibah, Hadith No. 37214
Quran 5:32 · Al-Ma'idah
Quran 25:67 · Al-Furqan
Tafsir Al-Qurtubi, Vol. 6, p. 124
Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2341
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Iblis's challenge to mislead mankind became historical reality
“I've searched my whole life for the answer to this”
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Iblis's challenge to mislead the majority of mankind
“Iblis challenged Allah: I will mislead most of mankind”
1 min 39 sec
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Even driven individuals never fulfill their dreams before dying
“A brilliant young scientist built a university, then died at 35”
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No individual or political movement ever achieves its dream
“A young scientist built a university, then died at 35”
2 min 38 sec
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Humans designed for Paradise but stuck in this world
“I looked at my hand, foot, eyes and realized something”
5 min 36 sec
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Man designed for Paradise, chasing ideals never found on earth
“I looked at my own hand and had a strange realization”
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Man's true habitat is Paradise, not this world
“Man's habitat is Paradise, not this world”
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Satan's real trick is chasing unreachable ideals
“Satan's weapon is tazyeen — beautifying unreachable ideals”
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Why no ideal political or social system can ever exist
“History shows no one ever built an ideal system”
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No one in history ever built an ideal society
“Name one person in history who built an ideal system”
2 min 20 sec
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Quran's solution for individuals: live a need-based life
“The Quran's solution is this: base your desires on need”
5 min 57 sec
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Quran's two-part solution: need-based life, status-quo politics
“The Quran's solution is this: base your desires on need”
2 min 32 sec
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Avoid conflict zones, accept status quo in society
“In politics, be content with the status quo”
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History's tragedy: paying the price of your own bad policies
“The whole of history is a picture of tragedy”
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You are paying the price of your own stupid policies
“You are paying the price of your own stupid policies”
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Politics is the art of the possible, not the ideal
“Politics is called the art of the possible”
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Live a need-based life, not an ideal-chasing one
“Don't make an ideal family or job your goal”
1 min 16 sec
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Q&A: should you pray for good children and health
“Should we not pray for righteous children or health?”
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How you think determines how you act
“As a man thinks, so he acts”
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Difference between making history and recording history
“Making history isn't in man's power, only God's”