Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Importance of Patience October 26, 2014

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References in this lecture 13
Tarikh Ibn Khaldun, vol. 1, p. 213
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 8822
Sunan al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi, Hadith no. 15558
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Quran's greatest emphasis is on patience
“Importance of patience — Quran stresses sabr most of all”
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Quran's unmatched emphasis on patience and its reward
“Importance of patience — Quran stresses sabr most of all”
1 min 21 sec
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No one, not even kings, escapes life's problems
“Ignoring the problem, avoiding the opportunity — hardest task in history”
4 min 22 sec
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Every ideology's utopia collides with God's plan and fails
“Ignoring the problem, avoiding the opportunity — hardest task in history”
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You cannot eliminate winter's cold, only endure it
“Can you end the cold by ending winter itself?”
3 min 41 sec
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'Oppression' is really replacement — old blood for new
“Zulm — that word isn't in God's dictionary”
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The word zulm is not in God's dictionary
“Zulm — that word isn't in God's dictionary”
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Why replacement happens, like an aging grandfather
“An old grandfather in the house — what use is he?”
4 min 51 sec
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British rule in India was replacement, not oppression
“Indian Muslims thought the British were just oppressors — wrong”
4 min 10 sec
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Israel-Palestine as replacement: 60 years wasted fighting
“What happened to the Jews when Israel came to Palestine?”
1 min 57 sec
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Jewish 'excellence' upbringing versus a reservation mindset
“Why are Jews so highly educated? I asked in America”
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Jewish parents raise children to demand excellence
“Their one word to children is: excellence”
4 min 26 sec
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Muslims must trade hatred and fighting for learning from others
“The greatest wisdom the Muslim ummah needs right now”
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Patience is needed because you can't change God's law
“This world — I didn't make it, God made it”
2 min 45 sec
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Difference between tawbah and istighfar explained
“What's the difference between tawbah and istighfar?”
2 min 9 sec
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Full answer on identifying sincerity, with Umar's example
“Sincerity isn't a mathematical formula, like two plus two”
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How to spot real sincerity in a person
“Sincerity: openly admitting your own mistake”
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Why philosophers keep chasing an unreachable ideal world
“When the ideal cannot be achieved in this world of freedom...”
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There is no 'fight for rights' concept in Islam
“The fight for rights? That's not even in Islam”