Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Spirit of Islam June 10, 2012

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Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 3650
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no.1773
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 6061
Quran 12:86 · Yusuf
Quran 9:40 · At-Tawbah
Quran 94:6 · Ash-Sharh
Ibn Kathīr – Al-Bidāyah wa al-Nihāyah, Vol. 13
Quran 9:40 · At-Tawbah
Quran 7:68 · Al-A'raf
Quran 1:1 · Al-Fatihah
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1 min 20 sec
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Introducing 'the spirit of Islam' via a body-and-soul analogy
“Aaj ka topic hai: the spirit of Islam”
38 sec
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What 'spirit' really means in Islam
“Spirit means the non-physical part of your personality”
2 min 30 sec
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In the Sahaba's era, everything centered on spirit, not form
“Ye ajeeb baat hai keh Muslim tareekh mein spirit sabse zyada gum ho gayi”
1 min 35 sec
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How the four schools of fiqh shifted focus onto form
“Baad ke zamane mein ye ek derailment hua”
1 min 24 sec
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Why the Sufi movement failed to revive Islam's spirit
“Iske jawab mein ek tehreek uthi Sufiya ki”
45 sec
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Spirit vs form: it's real vs relative, not important vs unimportant
“Ye equation ghalat tha ke spirit important hai aur form unimportant”
5 min 57 sec
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The missing-link parable: ulema losing trust in God under colonial rule
“Ye ulema ka zehen tha keh angrezon ko hum khud se nahi nikal saktay”
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God himself became the missing link for this ummah
“Allah Ta'ala hi mis ho gaya, kaisi ajeeb cheez hai”
4 min 24 sec
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Tatars destroyed the Abbasid empire, then converted through captured Muslims
“Jab Tatari cha gaye, Abbasi hukumat ko mita diya unhon ne”
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Ulema who knew neither Quran nor history yet went to war
“Kaisay ajeeb log thay keh na unhein Quran ki khabar”
5 min 46 sec
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The true meaning of 'Alhamdulillah' — from personal to cosmic gratitude
“Spirit ka matlab hai andar ka jo shu'oor hai, woh zinda ho”
2 min 17 sec
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Why dawah requires loving all humanity, not just your family
“Jab saray insano se aap mohabbat karenge, tab dawah abhrega”
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Prophet stood for a Jewish funeral: 'Is he not human?'
“Madinay mein ek yahudi ka janaza ja raha tha”
4 min 53 sec
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False accusations, the Day of Judgment, and losing the fear of God
“Aaj ek sahab ka telephone aaya mere paas, Dilli ke bahar se”
35 sec
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Hadith: a false accusation boomerangs back on the accuser
“Koi shakhs jab kisi par jhoota ilzaam lagaye”
3 min 5 sec
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Mosques will be full, but empty of true guidance
“Hadith mein aata hai: masjidein aabaad hongi magar hidayat se khali”
2 min 57 sec
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'Go pray again' — the hadith about prayer without presence
“Aik shakhs masjid-e-nabawi mein aaya, usne namaz padhi”
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When spirit is gone, fear of God disappears
“Yaad rakhiye, spirit jab ghayab hoti hai to khauf-e-khuda ghayab”
2 min 9 sec
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If the Sahaba didn't clap, why do you clap for preachers today?
“Jab woh taqreerein karte hain, unke jalse mein taaliyan bajti hain”
6 min 4 sec
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Why crowd size means nothing without real spiritual takeaway
“Kai baar aisa hua keh ek shakhs mere paas aayega”
1 min 52 sec
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Why taking revenge only escalates the cycle of violence
“Maine kaha: intiqaam lene se pehlay soch lijiye”
32 sec
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Revenge never ends a conflict, it escalates it
“Masla revenge lene ka nahi, result ka hai”
39 sec
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Water and the glass: spirit is real, form is relative
“Main kehta hoon mujhe pyaas lagi hai, pani do”
2 min 23 sec
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The real meaning behind the hadith about dragging garments
“Sahih baat ye hai keh hadith mein aata hai”
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The real sin is pride, not how low your pants hang
“Asal cheez ghuroor aur ghamand hai”