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Realisation of God December 13, 2015

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Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 6414
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7500
Quran 2:165 · Al-Baqarah
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7500
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 9785
Quran 8:9 · Al-Anfal
Quran 48:1 · Al-Fath
Quran 17:84 · Al-Isra
Quran 10:25 · Yunus
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7500
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2 min 29 sec
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hadith qudsi: God's mercy exceeds His wrath
“Sahih al-Bukhari records this hadith five times — that's how important it is”
5 min 16 sec
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full argument: God's mercy over wrath, with parable
“God wrote with His own hand: My mercy prevails over My wrath”
27 sec
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God's mercy prevails over His wrath
“Ghalabat rahmati ala ghadabi — My mercy prevails over My wrath”
1 min 37 sec
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father forgives repentant son, mercy story
“A father once threw his son out of the house in anger”
30 sec
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child runs to mother despite her anger
“A mother struck her small child — he ran and hugged her”
1 min 39 sec
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love versus fear in our bond with God
“I once saw a mother strike her small child in anger”
38 sec
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man runs toward what he fears most
“Man runs toward the very thing he flees from”
5 min 54 sec
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why unanswered prayers are actually stored and answered later
“People come to me disappointed that their prayers go unanswered”
2 min 32 sec
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Badr and Uhud: prayers answered differently
“At Badr, the Prophet prayed for help — and victory came”
31 sec
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sincere prayer is always accepted
“If your intention is true, your prayer will be accepted”
1 min 36 sec
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Prophet Yusuf's prayer in the dry well
“Picture Prophet Yusuf praying inside a dry well”
3 min 26 sec
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present-tense prayer, future-tense answer, with Yusuf's story
“Remember: man prays considering the present, God answers considering the future”
39 sec
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prayers judged by God's future knowledge
“You pray considering the present; God answers considering the future”
1 min 40 sec
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blaming negativity for radicalized Muslim youth
“A man complained to me about discrimination against Muslims in India”
5 min 44 sec
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true faith as discovery, and the power of positive thinking
“Faith in God is not the pronunciation of a formula”
56 sec
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the kalima as a moment of discovery
“The kalima is like saying Eureka, I have found Him”
1 min 22 sec
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judge your prayer by the future, not now
“Don't judge your prayer by the present — judge it by the future”
30 sec
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positive thinking solves everything
“Positive thinking cracks every problem; without it, nothing works”
22 sec
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paradise as a colony of positive thinkers
“Paradise is a colony of positive thinkers”