Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Importance of Creative Thinking December 11, 2011

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Al-Bidayah Wa Al-Nihayah, Vol. 4, p. 237
Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat by Al-Tabarani, Athar No. 2258
Uyoon al-Akhbar by ibn Qutaybah, Vol. 1, p. 394
Ihaya Al-Uloom Al-Deen, Vol. 4, p. 64
Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2628
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2125
Quran 2:36 · Al-Baqarah
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 1312
Quran 94:5 · Ash-Sharh
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everyone is potentially a creative thinker
“Potentially every one is a creative thinker”
3 min 34 sec
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net gain zero: 200 years of muslim history assessed
“Aaj jo paper aaya hai, uski heading hai: Net Gain Zero”
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complaining is the language of failure
“Jis aadmi ko kuchh mila ho, woh complaint kyun karega?”
4 min 39 sec
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reacting vs responding: why colonial-era muslims failed to adapt
“Creative thinker sab ne kya kiya? React kiya”
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museum quote: die today with honor
“Mein ek Arab mulk gaya, ek museum mein ek board dekha”
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the widow's son story and the prophet's whole mission
“Ek sahib ki shaadi hui, unka ek bachcha paida hua, phir jaldi unki death ho gayi”
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how the prophet won over mecca's elite without a single fight
“Hazrat Ibrahim ne chaar hazaar saal pehle Makkah mein ek masjid banayi, Kaaba”
2 min 26 sec
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prophet's strategy: ignore the idols, use the crowd
“Aapka mission tha ke Ibrahimi deen ko revive karein”
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hijra as a silent strategic exit from mecca
“Rasoolullah ne kya kiya? Aap khamoshi se Makkah chhod kar Madina chale gaye”
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hijra reframed as strategic workplace change
“Deraz al-so, super power kind of creative thinking”
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debating a christian worker about crucifixion logic
“Main London gaya, wahan kuchh Christian workers kaam kar rahe thay”
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suicide bombing as failure of creative thinking
“Yeh haway, suicide bombing shuru kar di”
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in this era criticizing anyone is your right
“Aap kisi bhi shakhs se miliye, usse baat kijiye, criticize kijiye”
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companion's wisdom on tolerating small evils, mosque riot example
“Jo aadmi nadaan ke chhote shar ko bardasht nahi karega”
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loudspeaker dispute that escalated into a riot
“Main ek jagah gaya riot ke baad pata karne ke liye ke riot kyun hua”
5 min 9 sec
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full argument against interfaith love marriages
“Kya marriage between a Muslim man and a Hindu woman is allowed in Islam?”
1 min 51 sec
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marriage is adjustment, not love — a convert's testimony
“Yeh log shaadi ko love ki cheez samajhte hain - bilkul ghalat baat hai”
1 min 44 sec
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hatred toward anyone is forbidden in islam
“Jo Musalman Hindu community se nafrat karte hain, woh haram fail karte hain”
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hating any human being is forbidden
“Main kisi bhi insan se nafrat, yahoodi se nafrat karna haram hai”
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there are no enemies except satan
“Koi bhi dushman nahi hai, aadmi khud apna dushman hota hai”
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prophet stood for a jewish funeral procession
“Rasoolullah kharay ho gaye - kya woh insaan nahi tha?”
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the quranic success formula: ignore problems, avail opportunities
“Main aapko Quran ki ek aayat bataunga jo har insan ke liye sabaq hai”
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quranic formula: with every difficulty comes ease
“Inna ma'al 'usri yusra - with every problem there are opportunities”
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hadith on saving youthful energy for old age
“Apni jawani se apne budhape ke liye zakheera karna”