Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Eid al-Adha November 21, 2010

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Quran 22:28 · Al-Hajj
Quran 37:107 · As-Saffat
Quran 15:75 · Al-Hijr
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 3364
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 1583
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 607
Quran 5:32 · Al-Ma'idah
Quran 4:171 · An-Nisa
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 6627
Shu'ab al-Iman, Hadith no. 1763
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4 min 36 sec
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Ibrahim's mission from Iraq to founding mission-oriented life
“This history begins with Ibrahim starting his mission in Iraq”
54 sec
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Choose mission-oriented life over family-oriented life
“Don't choose family-oriented life — choose mission-oriented life”
41 sec
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Debunking the myth of the ram from paradise
“These stories about the ram from paradise are baseless”
1 min 42 sec
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Zamzam water miracle after Hajar is left in the desert
“When Ibrahim was leaving, Hajar asked him a question”
5 min 11 sec
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Hajar, the Zamzam miracle, and the first rejected wife
“There was no water there when Hajar was settled”
2 min 3 sec
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Ismail's first wife rejected for her complaining nature
“Ismail grew up, and a tribe settled nearby”
46 sec
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The real meaning of a non-complaining mindset
“Not complaining despite having every reason to complain”
2 min 47 sec
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Second wife's positivity gives rise to Bani Ismail
“So he married again — a second marriage”
37 sec
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A prophet is never recognized by his own contemporaries
“A prophet is never recognized among his contemporaries”
37 sec
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Ihram symbolizes Ibrahim's simple way of life
“Ihram is a symbol of Ibrahim's simple lifestyle”
5 min
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Why the Kaaba is square, and the lesson of results
“When you circle the Kaaba, that too has a lesson”
26 sec
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Every action must be judged by its result
“Every step you take must be result-oriented”
48 sec
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Real sacrifice is dedicating your own children to faith
“Who actually sacrifices their own children today?”
31 sec
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Muslims blame conspiracies instead of self-reflection
“They conspired — but why did you fall for it?”
5 min 32 sec
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The true spirit of Hajj versus empty ritual
“The most important thing in Hajj is its historical references”
1 min 3 sec
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Saving one life is like saving all humanity
“Whoever kills one soul kills all of humanity”
2 min 37 sec
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Hajj and Umrah have become a mere outing
“In practice, it's become just a ritual, an outing”
2 min 25 sec
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Sectarianism isn't the problem — extremism is
“Sectarianism isn't the real issue — extremism is”
34 sec
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Having a sect isn't wrong, extremism about it is
“Having a sect isn't bad — extremism about it is”
25 sec
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Vegetarians and non-vegetarians coexist, so should sects
“Some are vegetarian, some aren't — yet they live together”
38 sec
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Revive the spirit of worship, not just ritual form
“We need to revive the spirit, not the ritual form”
3 min 6 sec
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Why militant jihad has no basis in Islam
“Read the Quran and hadith — this is all wrong”
3 min 49 sec
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Simplicity versus renunciation versus using the world for faith
“Renunciation of the world means abandoning it entirely”
58 sec
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Counterfeit banknote parable about true faith
“There was an elder named Abdul Hakeem Ansari...”
2 min 57 sec
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True faith is judged by God alone, not us
“There was an elder named Abdul Hakeem Ansari...”
1 min 50 sec
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Debunking fabricated stories about Adam and the Kaaba
“These are completely baseless stories, made up by storytellers”