Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Politics and Nation Building May 19, 2013

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Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, pp. 262-263
Sahih Ibn Hibbing, Hadith no. 361
Quran 57:23 · Al-Hadid
Tarikh Ibn Khaldun, vol. 1, p. 262
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 15653
Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith no. 2533
Quran 49:2 · Al-Hujurat
Quran 4:114 · An-Nisa
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 7323
Quran 6:90 · Al-An'am
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1 min 44 sec
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News of a leader's murder frames failure of political nation-building
“A woman leader in Karachi was shot dead outside her home”
3 min 44 sec
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Full case that political struggle alone cannot fix Muslim nations
“In this era, all Muslims believe politics builds nations best”
48 sec
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Politics as nation-building method has yielded zero results
“All Muslims think politics is the best way to build a nation”
1 min 48 sec
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Prophet's Meccan strategy: build society before seeking power
“In 610 CE the Prophet began his mission in Mecca”
4 min 6 sec
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Prophet's example: society-building before political power, applied today
“In 610 CE the Prophet began his mission in Mecca”
51 sec
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Prophet refuses Quraysh offer of kingship in Mecca
“Quraysh offered the Prophet kingship if he wanted it”
2 min 49 sec
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Democracy requires losers to accept defeat gracefully
“In an election, at least two parties compete for votes”
42 sec
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Election winners and losers both reacting wrongly
“The loser shouldn't despair, the winner shouldn't boast”
2 min 54 sec
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Salah teaches society: one leader, everyone else in the back seat
“The institution of prayer isn't just an act of worship”
33 sec
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Calling for Islamic government now is ridiculous
“Raising the slogan of Islamic government now is ridiculous”
4 min 20 sec
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Hazrat Ali story shows a righteous society must precede good rule
“Let me remind you of a very instructive account”
2 min 25 sec
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Hazrat Ali's answer on why his rule saw more conflict
“People complained to Hazrat Ali about unrest in his rule”
2 min 7 sec
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Political status-quoism plus non-political activism formula explained
“I'd call it political status-quoism and non-political activism”
46 sec
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The one-line super formula for politics
“I consider this the super formula of politics”
1 min 24 sec
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Defining the greatest good deed and greatest sin
“What is the biggest reward and the biggest sin?”
4 min 42 sec
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Why people blame God instead of themselves, rooted in ego
“Blaming yourself is the hardest thing a person can do”
4 min 39 sec
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Why God allows accidents; the discipline of blaming yourself first
“Why does God sometimes stop even a good deed from happening?”