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The Final Call November 18, 2007

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Quran 18:50 · Al-Kahf
Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith No. 4291
Quran 7:16 · Al-A'raf
Al-Bidayah wa Al-Nihayah, Vol. 4 p. 78
Quran 48:27 · Al-Fath
Tafseer Ibn Kathir, vol. 1, p. 571 Tafsir al-Kabir by Al-Razi, vol. 1, p. 119
Al-Ibana by Ibn Battah, Narration No. 210
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 14631
Quran 2:25 · Al-Baqarah
Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat by Al-Tabarani, Hadith No. 7661
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Airport final call as metaphor setup
“Delhi airport announcer kept saying: 'Final Call.'”
3 min 55 sec
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Final Call: airport story meets doomsday report
“Delhi airport announcer kept saying: 'Final Call.'”
1 min 39 sec
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World was a test ground, not entertainment
“Humanity's biggest mistake: missing God's creation plan.”
5 min 49 sec
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Sania Mirza's pride vs the marvel of creation
“A tennis star's mother said: 'I'm proud of my daughter.'”
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Marvel of human DNA and cell design
“A human body has 100 trillion cells — think about that.”
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DNA data dwarfs the Britannica encyclopedia
“DNA holds more info than 23 volumes of Britannica.”
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No factory can build a speaking human
“Can any factory build a human being who speaks?”
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Say grateful to God, not proud of daughter
“'I'm proud of my daughter' — say instead, grateful to God.”
1 min 25 sec
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Pride in blessings triggered doomsday decision
“'Proud of my money, my house' — everyone lives like this.”
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The final call has arrived, act now
“The final time has come, the final call has arrived.”
4 min 38 sec
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Buffalo story's full moral: no one is special
“I remember a heartbreaking story from Old Delhi.”
2 min 54 sec
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Buffalo merchant's 'breathing business' story
“A hardware merchant told Mullah Ji: 'Yours is a breath business.'”
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Every father thinks his son is special
“Everyone's kids go astray, but 'my son is special.'”
5 min 7 sec
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Newton, devotion, and why not everyone can concentrate
“Newton is called the father of modern science — how?”
2 min 19 sec
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Newton's absent-mindedness and the rabbit cage
“Newton forgot lunch, dinner — even to eat at all.”
5 min 51 sec
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The reclusive scholar who authenticated hadith
“A great Muslim scholar in Paris had no telephone, no servant.”
5 min 39 sec
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Satan's ambush and judging results over oppression
“Satan pledged: 'I will ambush them on the straight path.'”
2 min 56 sec
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'We are few' — judging by results not oppression
“Umar wanted to fight; the Prophet said, 'We are few.'”
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Harsh critic transformed into beloved preacher
“A man from Rampur criticized everyone, made enemies of all.”
2 min 27 sec
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Bus partnership dispute and letting go of revenge
“A man swore he'd kill his business partner over stolen money.”
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Warning against taking revenge
“Before taking revenge, think: revenge invites revenge.”
1 min 52 sec
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Arjun's eye — the concentration parable
“A king tested young archers: aim at the bird's eye.”
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Prophet's dua to see truth as truth
“The Prophet's favorite dua: show me truth as truth.”