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The Importance of Modesty March 1, 2009
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Quran 2:30 · Al-Baqarah
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Quran 2:34 · Al-Baqarah
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Quran 7:12 · Al-A'raf
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Quran 3:64 · Aal-Imran
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Quran 25:1 · Al-Furqan
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Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith no. 50
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Al-Bidayah Wa Al-Nihaya, vol. 9, p. 628
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Origin of modesty: Adam, angels, and Satan's refusal
“This story goes back to when God first created Adam.”
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Angels bow, Satan refuses: birth of appreciating nature
“The angels bowed to Adam — but Satan refused, and said why.”
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Satan's arrogant refusal: 'I am better than Adam'
“The angels bowed; Satan said, 'I am better.'”
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Appreciating vs non-appreciating nature explained with examples
“I finally found the words: an appreciating nature vs. a non-appreciating one.”
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People always bond over gossiping negatively about others
“When boys and girls gather, it's always noisy gossip.”
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Satan whispers: greatness is only for me
“At first you live in self-glory — greatness is only mine.”
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Only two options: the angels' party or Satan's
“Remember: only two options exist — angel's party or Satan's.”
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Rule of thumb: take the one good point, ignore ninety-nine bad
“If ninety-nine points are bad, I take the one good.”
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'Jai Ho' beats 'Jai Hind' as universal word
“How 'Jai Ho' beat 'Jai Hind' to become the world's top word.”
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'Jai Ho' becomes the world's most-used word
“The world's most-used word today isn't 'hi' — it's 'Jai Ho.'”
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Gujarat crowd loots books; the Quranic common-ground principle
“In Gujarat, a crowd looted our books — here's the Quranic reason why.”
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Gujarat audience eagerly grabs every book offered
“I went to Gujarat — and the audience took every single book.”
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Reframing an Ashram as a 'Spiritual Garden'
“They call it an Ashram — I call it a Spiritual Garden.”
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Young man: comfortable physically there, spiritually here
“A young man said: 'There I was comfortable physically, here spiritually.'”
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Building rapport makes people rush to take Islamic books
“This approach built such rapport, people rushed to grab our books.”
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Delhi prayer speech wins over a hostile-seeming crowd
“My Delhi talk on prayer ended with the host urging: 'Read the Quran.'”
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Defining prayer as spiritual communion builds instant rapport
“My talk on prayer built a rapport that surprised even me.”
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Love for every human, hatred for none
“I have love for every human being, hatred for none.”
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Train delay complaint reveals how you 'radiate' yourself
“A man complained to the Railway Minister — and exposed himself, not the railway.”
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Life is the art of managing crisis, always
“Life is nothing but the art of managing crisis — always.”
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Seeing others' blessings as shared, not cause for envy
“I never envied others' cars — I saw them as humanity's shared blessing.”
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Modesty is the root of appreciation
“Without modesty, none of this appreciation is possible.”
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Modesty is the root; without it marriages fail
“Modesty is the root — without it, even marriages fall apart.”
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Ego clashes over tea or coffee break marriages
“Without modesty, marriages fail — even over choosing tea or coffee.”
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