Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Importance of Peace in Life June 30, 2008

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Quran 59:23 · Al-Hashr
Quran 21:107 · Al-Anbiya
Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah, 2/267
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2953
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, p. 317
Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah, 10/358
Quran 4:128 · An-Nisa
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2 min 57 sec
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A greeting sparks a lesson on Islam's peace culture
“When I entered the studio, someone said Assalamu alaikum”
39 sec
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Assalamu alaikum reveals Islam's peace culture
“Yeh kya cheez hai, Assalamu alaikum kya cheez hai?”
3 min 47 sec
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Peace is Islam's greatest social good
“Peace culture — Islam gives so much importance to peace”
49 sec
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As-Salaam is one of God's own names
“In the Quran, God's own name is As-Salaam”
51 sec
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Paradise is called the Home of Peace
“What is Paradise? The Quran calls it Peace”
2 min 21 sec
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A complaining heart cannot truly thank God
“If you're living in complaint, in hate against others”
1 min 22 sec
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Losing courage after failure costs your next chance
“A student sits an exam and doesn't get good marks”
2 min 55 sec
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America lost space leadership by abandoning peace
“Today's newspaper said America is slipping to second place in space”
5 min 39 sec
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Maintain peace at any cost to seize opportunity
“No one can afford to step outside of peace”
59 sec
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God rewards non-violence more than violence
“God grants to non-violence what He denies to violence”
43 sec
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A lost opportunity never returns tomorrow
“Today is for today, not for tomorrow”
5 min 53 sec
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The Hudaybiyyah peace treaty, full story
“At Hudaybiyyah, the Prophet faced a hostile group from Mecca”
4 min 44 sec
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How the Mongols embraced Islam through peace, not war
“In the 13th century, the Tatars attacked and destroyed Baghdad”
1 min 42 sec
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Peace by choice or by compulsion, both benefit you
“Take water — if a person doesn't drink, they'll dehydrate”
46 sec
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Violence begins in the mind, not the battlefield
“Peace is first a matter of your heart and mind”
2 min 5 sec
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A hate-filled mind can't see opportunities
“Every human's nature wants to move forward, to progress”
5 min 39 sec
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Sufi peace culture and Islam's twin essence
“What was Sufi culture? It was peace culture”
37 sec
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Sufi formula: make peace with everyone
“The Sufis' formula was Sulh-e-Kul, peace with all”
52 sec
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Sufi poem: we only know love, not kings
“We don't know the stories of kings, only of love”
53 sec
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If you have a good excuse, don't use it
“Our formula should be: if you have a good excuse, don't use it”