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Dars -e-Quran 3 July 2007 Ch. 2 verses 219, 238, 249 & 255

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Quran 2:219 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 2:119 · Al-Baqarah
Musnad al-Bazzar, Hadith no. 2081
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 8710
Quran 2:238 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 74:43 · Al-Muddaththir
Quran 107:4 · Al-Ma'un
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 757
Quran 2:249 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 2:255 · Al-Baqarah
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Why wine and gambling are forbidden despite perceived benefits
“Log kehte the sharab-juye mein faida hai, to haram kyun?”
25 sec
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Everything created has some benefit, even snakes
“Har cheez mein kuch na kuch faida hota hai — saanp mein bhi”
24 sec
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Law of nature: nothing is fully good or bad
“Koi cheez na 100% negative hoti, na 100% positive — law of nature”
1 min 54 sec
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Alcohol's real harm is that it desensitizes you
“Sharab supposedly sukoon deti hai — to iska nuksan kya hai?”
4 min 7 sec
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Revenge cycle example illustrating the harm-vs-benefit principle
“Kisi ne aapka nuksan kiya — badla lena sahi hai?”
2 min 41 sec
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How much should you give in charity? Beyond your need
“Log poochte hain hum kitna kharch karein Khuda ke raste mein?”
1 min 7 sec
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Zakat's minimum: 2.5% of annual savings
“Zakat ka minimum kya hai — dhai fisad apni kamai se”
1 min 34 sec
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The kalima also has a minimum and a maximum
“Kalima ka bhi ek minimum hai aur ek maximum hai”
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Hadith: renew your faith daily by repeating the kalima
“Hadith: apna imaan taaza karte raho — La ilaha illallah kehkar”
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Repeating God's remembrance deepens it in the heart
“Baar baar Khuda ko yaad karo, tabhi dil mein uski azmat baithegi”
2 min 12 sec
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Real prayer is submission of the heart, not just form
“Namaz sirf ek form nahi — dil ka jhukaav zaroori hai”
5 min 23 sec
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True prayer: rukU and sajda as expression of inner surrender
“Namaz ki haqeeqat: rukU sajda dil ke jhukaav ka izhaar”
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Quran's paradox: two verdicts about people who pray
“Ek hi Quran mein namazi ke liye do faisle?”
2 min 21 sec
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Hadith: the man told to pray his prayer again
“Ek aadmi ne namaz parhi, Rasoolullah ne kaha: dobara parho”
2 min 34 sec
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How small groups overcome larger groups, by nature's law
“Chhote guroh bade guroh par kaise ghalib aate hain?”
5 min 41 sec
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Why small groups defeat big ones — no mystery, just effort
“Chhota guroh bade guroh par ghalib aana koi raaz nahi”
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Sheikh Saadi's cat-and-tiger story on hidden strength
“Billi ajiz ho kar sher ki aankh nikal leti hai”
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Reserved energy inside you only releases under crisis
“Har insan mein reserved energy hoti hai, crisis mein release hoti hai”
33 sec
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The 'silver spoon' idiom explained through struggle
“Born with a silver spoon in his mouth — kya iska matlab hai?”
2 min 15 sec
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Don't fall into frustration when you're at a disadvantage
“Agar tum khud ko kamzor paao to frustration mat karo”
3 min 21 sec
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Ayat al-Kursi recited and explained as the essence of tawheed
“Ayat-ul-Kursi: Quran mein tauheed ka sabse mukammal bayan”
2 min 6 sec
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Underestimating God's greatness is the root of shirk
“Khuda ko underestimate karna hi shirk ki jadh hai”
5 min 38 sec
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The real test of belief: love, fear and awe of God alone
“Jab bhi koi Khuda ke siwa kisi aur se dare ya pyaar kare”
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True believers love God more than anything
“Jo believers hain, wo sabse zyada mohabbat karte hain Khuda se”
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A believer's heart trembles at the mention of God
“Momin wo hai jiska dil Khuda ka zikr sunkar dehel jaye”