Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Building A Creative Personality | 20 Nov 2011

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Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 946
Al-Fusul fi Sirat al-Rasul by Ibn Kathir, p. 171
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 482
Quran 8:39 · Al-Anfal
Kitab al-Kharaj by Abu Yusuf, p. 144
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 107
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 7352
Al-Maqasid al-Hasanah by al-Sakhawi, Hadith no. 386
Sahih Ibn Hibban, Hadith no. 361
Quran 56:79 · Al-Waqi'ah
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Definition of creative thinking explained simply
“Creative personality — what does creative thinking mean?”
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Japan's transformation from warrior nation to superpower
“A well-known example: Japan, before WWII, was a warrior nation.”
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Japan's 30-year economic miracle from creative thinking
“In just 30 years, Japan became an economic superpower.”
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Turkish mosque turns Quran into a tourist gift
“Let me give a small example of creative thinking — from Turkey.”
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Companions' ijtihad over praying Asr on time
“The Prophet sent Companions to Banu Qurayza with strict orders.”
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Prophet renames a narrow mountain pass "the easy path"
“The Prophet was heading to Ta'if with ten thousand people.”
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Qital's sole purpose: ending religious persecution
“There's one issue we never resolved: armed jihad, called qital.”
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Full case that jihad wars ended once persecution stopped
“There's one issue we never resolved: armed jihad, called qital.”
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Christian seminar teaches Muslims a lesson in openness
“A few days ago, a Christian center in Delhi held a program.”
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How to protect yourself from becoming negative
“In a world that won't always match your views, you turn negative.”
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Maulana's own bias about Turkey shattered by facts
“I myself was negative about Turkey because of Kemal Ataturk.”
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Ijtihad mistakes still earn reward per hadith
“They say: don't do ijtihad, just follow — that's very wrong.”
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Greed, not business, is the real cause of tension
“I'm a shopkeeper — why do business problems give me tension?”
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Business tension comes from greed, cured by contentment
“I'm a shopkeeper — why do business problems give me tension?”
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Ijtihad versus ijma: consensus is never permanent
“What's the difference between ijtihad and ijma?”
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Free your mind first to think creatively
“For creative thinking your mind must be free of clutter.”
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Why the door of ijtihad must never be closed
“On what basis did scholars close the door of ijtihad?”
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Afghan youth's only goal is revenge, not faith
“I asked a young man in Afghanistan what he does.”
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People live unaware of what death actually brings
“Every day people are born, every day people die.”
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Correcting the misused concept of wala and bara
“Some books claim wala is for Muslims, bara for non-Muslims.”