Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Conveying The Message of God August 2, 2009

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Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 6531
Quran 22:1 · Al-Hajj
Quran 11:6 · Hud
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2363
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, p. 263
Quran 11:6 · Hud
Quran 13:2 · Ar-Ra'd
Quran 74:1 · Al-Muddaththir
Quran 4:165 · An-Nisa
Quran 33:46 · Al-Ahzab
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3 min 56 sec
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nations build nuclear deterrents while ignoring doomsday
“Nations arm for nuclear war, but ignore the real doomsday”
3 min 6 sec
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Prophet leaves worldly farming decisions to the people
“The Prophet said: horticulture, that's your own business”
6 min 23 sec
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nature's fixed laws versus man's real purpose in life
“Cars, planes, phones: none of it was ever invented”
53 sec
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science only discovers nature's laws, never invents
“Scientists didn't invent anything, they only discovered it”
1 min 19 sec
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watching a jogger sparks reflection on the Creator
“A young man exercising made me think: who made him?”
1 min 56 sec
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rejected as imam for not chanting the Quran ornately
“They said: you don't know how to recite Quran melodiously”
5 min 52 sec
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two historical phases of spreading God's message
“Spreading God's word has passed through two ages”
52 sec
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early Muslims' spirit crossing the unknown Atlantic
“If I knew people lived beyond this sea...”
6 min 40 sec
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companions versus modern 'brothers' of the Prophet
“There were two teams: the Prophet's companions, and his brothers”
37 sec
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clear Quran translation reads like a magazine
“Now reading the Quran feels like reading a magazine”
2 min 22 sec
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prayer opens a path to reach a reluctant doctor
“I prayed, then bought a patient's ticket just to reach him”
1 min 4 sec
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despair is forbidden, keep trying no matter what
“Despair is self-killing, try, try, try again”
43 sec
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Quran is not a science textbook, common misconception
“Quran is not a book of science, that's stupid”
3 min 11 sec
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no team, not even the Prophet's, was ever perfect
“Perfect teams don't exist, not even the Prophet's own”
1 min 8 sec
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jewelry is permissible but beautification is absurd
“Beautification? I call it uglification”
1 min 5 sec
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giving Quran to non-Muslims, no one is impure
“Saying non-Muslims are impure is itself a sin”
2 min 7 sec
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hadith on God being with the broken-hearted explained
“I am with the broken-hearted, said the Prophet”
4 min 30 sec
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signs of the end times culminating in the sun's reversal
“One day the sun will rise from the west”
1 min 51 sec
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meaning of 'middle community' for believers explained
“Why are believers called the 'middle community'?”
2 min 59 sec
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gratitude means acknowledging God for every blessing
“Even drinking water should make you fall before God”
46 sec
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ingratitude compared to monkeys ignoring their builder
“Monkeys don't know who built this palace, do we?”
2 min 52 sec
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Pakistan's troubles compared to Prophet Yunus in the fish
“Pakistan's Muslims are stuck like Yunus in the fish”