Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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How to Understand The Quran July 19, 2007

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References in this lecture 15
Musnad al-Bazzar, Hadith no. 2081
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Quran 112:1 · Al-Ikhlas
Quran 54:17 · Al-Qamar
Quran 38:29 · Sad
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 24609
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Quran 29:49 · Al-Ankabut
Quran 7:172 · Al-A'raf
Quran 112:1 · Al-Ikhlas
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2 min 55 sec
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Two levels of understanding the Quran, surface and deep
“Quran ko aap is tarah nahi samajh sakte”
30 sec
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True meaning of Alhamdulillah as a storm of praise
“Aap khuda ko azmaton ke sath dariyaft karen”
33 sec
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Quran's defining feature is total clarity, no confusion
“Quran mein bohot zyada clarity hai”
1 min 33 sec
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Memorizing Quran by cassette isn't the point, meaning is
“Ek sahab mujhse mile, woh bahar rehte hain”
1 min
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Aisha's verdict on reciters who never truly read Quran
“Aik hadees mein aata hai ke aik aadmi ne”
28 sec
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Aisha: reciting words isn't truly reading the Quran
“Ulaika qara wa lam yaqrau”
3 min 26 sec
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Man recites Quran twice monthly yet can't state its summary
“Main khud ek baar ek safar mein tha”
52 sec
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The one-line summary of the entire Quran
“Quran ki pehli ayat hi Quran ka khulasa hai”
5 min 50 sec
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Full argument: 'hearts of the knowing' means innate fitrah
“Surah Al-Ankabut mein ek ayat is tarah aayi hai”
2 min 45 sec
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The thirst-and-water analogy for recognizing inner truth
“Uski marifat pehle se logon ke dilon mein mojood hai”
26 sec
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Quran is the book of human nature, fitrah
“Quran jo hai fitrat ki kitab hai”
2 min 15 sec
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The 'Two Qurans' idea — one innate, one revealed
“Ek aadmi ne ek kitab likhi thi, 'Do Quran'”
22 sec
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Ghalib's couplet on wisdom already living in the heart
“Dekhna taqreer ki lazzat ke jo usne kaha”
35 sec
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God being 'one' means unique, not just numerically single
“Khuda ka ek hona aur khuda ka yakta hona”
4 min 11 sec
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Two readings of 'greater jihad' — warfare versus ideological struggle
“Quran ki ek ayat hai wajahidhum bihi jihadan kabira”
35 sec
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Quran isn't a sword — real jihad is struggle
“Quran to koi talwar nahi hai, koi bandook nahi”
40 sec
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True gratitude requires a heart free of negativity
“Positive thinking ke baghair Quran samajh nahi sakte”
1 min 23 sec
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Real gratitude is for gifts given before you earned anything
“Paida hote hi khuda ki naimaton ki supply shuru”
45 sec
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Empty words of thanks to God are hypocrisy
“Khudaya tera shukar hai, Alhamdulillah rabbil alameen”
5 min 25 sec
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Life as a test: giving positive response to negative situations
“Musbat zehen ke baghair aadmi Divine response nahi de sakta”
55 sec
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Anger management: suppress anger, don't pretend it's absent
“Walkazibin al-ghaiz — jo ghusse ko pi jaate hain”
1 min 40 sec
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Full teaching on anger management as spiritual discipline
“Walkazibin al-ghaiz wal afeena anin naas”