Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Journey of Civilization January 14, 2007

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References in this lecture 12
Quran 7:16 · Al-A'raf
Quran 90:4 · Al-Balad
Musnad Al-Bazzar, Hadith No.6297
Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith No. 2588
Quran 51:49 · Adh-Dhariyat
Al-Zuhd wa Al-Raqayiq, Hadith No. 1265
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 2892
Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 18006
Quran 2:25 · Al-Baqarah
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2 min 29 sec
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WHO survey shows everyone chasing happiness ends up disappointed
“Aaj ka Times of India mein ek report hai, WHO ke survey par”
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chasing a materialistic heaven nobody ever reaches
“Har aadmi apne liye ek materialistic heaven banana chahta hai”
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the happiness tunnel that leads nowhere
“Har aadmi khushi ki talash mein daud raha hai, jaise ek tunnel mein”
2 min 6 sec
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America's $410 billion Iraq war for oil that gained nothing
“America ko lijiye, jo super power hai”
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the Iraq war proves happiness failure isn't about being in a hurry
“America ko lijiye, jo super power hai, uski taraqqi ki machine chalane ke liye chahiye energy”
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Iraq war cost $410 billion and gained nothing
“Ab President in tears — George Bush ki aankhon mein aansoo”
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humans got every luxury item yet boredom followed
“Saari luxury, saari luxury... phir boredom aa gaya”
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luxury only feels magical before you actually have it
“Luxury is luxury before experience”
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Quran's verse on loss and the hadith on patiently waiting
“Quran ki ek aayat yaad aati hai — Wal Asr”
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hadith: best worship is waiting patiently for a better future
“Sab se achi ibadat yeh hai ke aadmi kashadagi ka intezar kare”
2 min 58 sec
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why tragic stories are popular while happiness stays elusive
“Pehle philosophers yeh kehte thay ke individual level par happiness nahi mil rahi”
3 min 38 sec
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humanity's journey from primitive age to luxury still ends in boredom
“Ancient man, bilkul jo primitive age ka insaan tha, uske paas kuch bhi nahi tha”
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Toffler's Future Shock predicted a super-industrial age now facing ecological collapse
“1970 mein ek kitaab chapi jo bohot popular hui — Alvin Toffler ki Future Shock”
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even humanity's collective progress has hit a dead end
“Yeh bahut badi baat hai jis par insaan ko sochna chahiye”
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smiling is uniquely a human trait in the universe
“Muskurana sirf insaan ki khoobi hai”
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why only humans chase happiness while everything else in the universe lives complete
“Muskurana sirf insaan ki khoobi hai, is kainaat mein koi doosra nahi jo muskura sake”
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the hadith of the man who begs to see paradise but is offered two worlds instead
“Ab main aik hadees aap ko sunana chahta hoon”
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refusing two whole worlds in exchange for paradise
“Ya Rab, kaif akoonu ashqa ibadik”
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why two whole worlds could never equal one paradise — the TV analogy
“Ya Rab, kaif akoonu ashqa ibadik”
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why God requires a purified soul before granting entry to paradise
“Phir is par maine socha ke khuda kyun aisa karega”
2 min 40 sec
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breaking free from the endless spiral of material aspirations
“Adobe, simple way of living — yeh sab tamashay hain”
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people who live only in comfort and luxury become intellectually dull
“Jo log comfort aur luxury mein jeete hain, woh intehai stupid hote hain”
2 min 39 sec
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Maulana's personal story of his district's first car and rediscovering pollution
“Main District Azamgarh ka rehne wala hoon”
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God gave you a mind — why didn't you use it
“Khuda ne itna bada mind diya, kya khamakhwa diya?”
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is paradise physical or spiritual — Maulana's answer
“Sir, paradise ka existence physical hai ke spiritual hai?”