Clips — Role of Reasons in Theology August 24, 2

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Humanity's biggest mistake: misusing reason

“Sab se zyada insaan ne jo ghalati ki hai...”

39 sec

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Hidden treasure hadith: God wanted to be known

“Kunta kanzan makhfiyya — I was a hidden treasure.”

2 min 7 sec

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Hidden treasure hadith and why God created humans

“Aik hadees hai: kunta kanzan makhfiyya...”

39 sec

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Human identity is the mind, not the body

“Hamari jo hasti hai, wo aik body hai, aik mind hai.”

4 min 2 sec

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Full argument: God gave Adam all knowledge, nature worship buried it

“Quran mein bataya gaya hai ke jab Khuda ne paida kiya pehle insaan ko.”

1 min 50 sec

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How nature worship blocked humanity from using reason

“Sabse pehle insaan nature ko poojta tha.”

1 min 34 sec

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Atheist scholar's challenge: what if Muhammad never existed

“Mujh se aik martaba Lucknow mein, 1965 mein...”

5 min 38 sec

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How Greek philosophy hijacked Islamic thought and stalled science

“Lekin science bohot aage musalman na barha sake, iska kyun aisa hua?”

2 min 13 sec

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Absurd philosophical debates that wasted centuries

“Main aik do misalein deta hoon, kya be-mani faisle karte thay.”

42 sec

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Meaningless debate: is God inside or outside space

“Khuda kahan hai? Khuda heid mein hai ke heid ke bahar?”

26 sec

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Pointless theology: are God's essence and attributes one

“Khuda ki zaat aur khuda ki sifaat aik hai ke do hain?”

5 min 16 sec

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Science flourished in Muslim Spain, then Sufism set it back

“Bano Umayya ke log jo thay, unko Bano Abbas ne pakadna shuru kiya.”

2 min 14 sec

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Story: Sufi father scolds son for enjoying a garden

“India mein aik sufi huye hain, Shah Waliullah Dehlvi.”

3 min 38 sec

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Quran's call to reason and Europe carrying science forward

“Islam ne us daur ko khatam kiya jab har taraf cheezein secret samjhi jaati theen.”

2 min 14 sec

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America's compulsory materialism vs India's optional one

“Mother Teresa ka jo Nobel Prize mila tha...”

47 sec

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Compulsory materialism explained as a traffic lane

“Samajh lijiye jaise aap road par ja rahe hain...”

1 min 45 sec

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Debunking fabricated miracle stories of Islam's spread

“Jaise aap dekhiye ke Islam phaila saari duniya mein.”

2 min 2 sec

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Hindu scholar's search that led him to recognize Muhammad

“Aik thay Bangal ke Dr Nishikanta Chattopadhyay.”

37 sec

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Thrilling quote: relief of a truly historical prophet

“O what a relief to find after all a truly historical prophet to believe in.”

6 min 8 sec

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Q&A: should mission be your whole life or half of it

“When a person resolves to serve a mission, should it be his priority over the rest of his life?”

1 min 48 sec

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Two paths: one-man-one-mission vs one-man-two-mission

“Mission ka jo ideal concept hai, wo yehi hai...”

1 min 47 sec

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Testimony: ideas 'installed' in mind while speaking unprepared

“Bas dua kar raha tha, bas dua, sirf dua kar raha tha.”

1 min 27 sec

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Islam's 'discovery method': God wants us to search, not be spoon-fed

“Islam mein discovery method istemal kiya gaya hai.”

39 sec

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The biggest price for discovering God: avoid distraction

“Sabse badi prize: save yourself from all kinds of distraction.”

1 min 14 sec

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Worldly success is a test paper, not a reward

“Gaurantee ki baaton ka is se koi taluq hi nahi hai.”

4 min 4 sec

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Believers are as empty as non-believers without true reflection

“Believer non-believer ki baat hi nahi hai.”

1 min 38 sec

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Critique: chatter after prayer instead of silent reflection

“Jab nikalte hain to maine ghor kiya ke koi namaz ki baat nahi karta.”

Role of Reasons in Theology August 24, 2008