Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Self Correction November 09, 2014

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References in this lecture 11
Quran 4:17 · An-Nisa
Quran 4:17 · An-Nisa
Quran 4:17 · An-Nisa
Quran 49:2 · Al-Hujurat
Quran 4:17 · An-Nisa
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 5033
Muwatta Imam Malik, Hadith no. 1883
Sharh Muskil al-Athar by Al-Tahawi, Hadith no. 1301
Quran 22:37 · Al-Hajj
Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2618
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why self-correction is essential in life
“Self correction bahut hi zyada zaroori hai”
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nails and hair as physical pruning analogy
“Nail hain, aap unhe kaatate rehte hain”
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Quran verse on quick repentance after mistakes
“Jo log ghalti karte hain, phir jaldi tauba karte hain”
4 min 49 sec
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speedy repentance versus delayed repentance and conditioning
“Sura An-Nisa mein kaha gaya hai, jo log ghalti karte hain”
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every bad habit starts from a tiny beginning
“Har ghalti ka aaghaz ek chhoti si beginning se hota hai”
3 min 28 sec
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Bertrand Russell's story: reading as habit, not thought
“Bahut mashhoor British philosopher hain, Lord Bertrand Russell”
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how test becomes habit becomes addiction, with examples
“Dekhiye, aadmi jab kisi kaam mein mubtila hota hai”
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four phases: test, habit, addiction, no return
“First comes test, then comes habit, then addiction”
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odd fidgeting habits people fall into
“Ek sahab mitti ka tukda haath mein rakhte the”
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friend who could not quit smoking, died
“Ek sahab ko main janta hoon, ab unka inteqal ho gaya”
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poetry described as an itch you scratch
“Shayeri ek khaarish hai, khujane se accha lagta hai”
3 min 32 sec
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pampered son story and warning to parents
“Ek sahab ka ek hi beta hai, pampered boy ban gaya”
2 min 42 sec
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sensitivity to sin fades, act while it's alive
“Aapki sensitivity dheere dheere kamzor hoti chali jaayegi”
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everyone's an expert on others' faults, not their own
“Har aadmi doosron ke bigaar ka expert bana hua hai”
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even good habits like poetry can be ruinous
“Koi bhi cheez bator habit karenge to wo ruin karegi”
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judging every action by its actual result
“Main paani bhi peeta hoon to result soch kar”
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breaking deep addiction requires ruthless self-discipline
“Aapko mere jaisa banna padega, main apne ko zabah karta hoon”
3 min 23 sec
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judge reform at the individual level, not mass level
“Aap result ko mass ke level par mat jaanchiye”
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God judges the quality of deeds, not quantity
“Allah quantity nahi dekhta, quality dekhta hai”
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self-accounting comes before self-purification
“Pehle muhasaba aata hai, phir tazkiya aata hai”
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Muslims' refusal to stay silent and its cost
“Is se zyada jhoothi baat aur koi nahi”
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rejecting hobby and habit for conscious action
“Main to hobby ka qaayel nahi hoon, na habit ka”
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rejecting both hobby and habit as valueless
“Main hobby ka qaayel nahi hoon, na habit ka”