Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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A Study of Human History February 5, 2023

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References in this lecture 15
Quran 21:30 · Al-Anbiya
Quran 9:78 · At-Tawbah
Quran 35:28 · Fatir
Quran 2:30 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 7:12 · Al-A'raf
Genesis, 2:8
Quran 67:2 · Al-Mulk
Quran 51:56 · Adh-Dhariyat
Quran 67:2 · Al-Mulk
Quran 7:172 · Al-A'raf
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5 min 38 sec
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Full case for God's existence from Big Bang science
“The Big Bang is even mentioned in the Quran”
2 min 43 sec
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Quran's ratq-fatq matches modern Big Bang science
“The Quran calls it ratq and fatq”
29 sec
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Big Bang: universe as condensed matter suddenly exploding
“13.8 billion years ago there was a condensed ball of matter”
47 sec
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Explosion could not have been accidental, needed a cause
“This could not have been accidental — someone caused it”
57 sec
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Astronomer Sir James Jeans stunned by a Quran verse
“Sir James Jeans heard this Quran verse and was stunned”
2 min 42 sec
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Little Bang: how the solar system and Earth formed
“After the Big Bang comes the Little Bang”
25 sec
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Earth is the rarest of rare cosmic exceptions
“Earth is the rarest of rare exceptions in the universe”
2 min 44 sec
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Earth's five-sphere life support system explained in detail
“There are rocks, mountains, sand, then comes the ecosystem”
2 min 14 sec
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Why Allah created jinn first, then replaced them with Adam
“Allah created the jinn first — and it went horribly wrong”
4 min
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Creation of jinn, their fall, and the making of Adam
“First Allah created the jinn — it went badly wrong”
52 sec
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Iblis refuses to bow to Adam out of pride
“Iblis said: I am better, I'm made of fire”
4 min 35 sec
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Adam in paradise, the fall, and the purpose of freedom
“Hazrat Adam was placed in paradise, then he sinned”
2 min 53 sec
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Freedom, mistakes, and repentance in the story of Adam
“Freedom is a huge thing — we cannot be tested without it”
26 sec
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Making a mistake isn't wrong, refusing to repent is
“Making a mistake is not such a big deal”
22 sec
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Man has strayed into a world not made for him
“Sir James Jeans said: man has strayed into this world”
29 sec
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Life on earth is just the tip of the iceberg
“Like an iceberg, only a small tip is visible”
54 sec
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Forced obedience has no value, willing surrender does
“Human isn't compelled to follow one path, unlike the universe”
2 min 58 sec
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Every soul affirmed God's lordship before being born
“Before birth, every human soul affirmed: You are our Lord”
42 sec
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Truth recognition is already built into human nature
“It's already in human nature that there is one Lord”
2 min 44 sec
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Why God hides Himself behind a veil of doubt
“Allah has deliberately hidden Himself behind a veil of doubt”
1 min 5 sec
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A lost child crying for his mother, a metaphor for seeking God
“Maulana once saw a child who lost his mother in a crowd”
2 min 8 sec
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How to balance worldly life with the afterlife
“If this world isn't important, how do we manage it?”
5 min 52 sec
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Ibrahim, Hajra, and Ismail building the line of prophecy in the desert
“Allah had to make a whole new plan for humanity”
55 sec
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Prophet Nuh preached 900 years, then the great flood came
“Prophet Nuh worked for 900 years and got almost no followers”
5 min 2 sec
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The companions' character and their sacrifice for the Prophet
“A historian called them the most generous people in history”
29 sec
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Not every Muslim automatically belongs to the best community
“Muslims think we're all khair ummat — that's wrong”
2 min 41 sec
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A complete formula for controlling anger
“Everyone gets angry when things don't go their way”