Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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On World Religions Diversity not Dissension March 9, 2013

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References in this lecture 4
Sirat Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, p. 503
2 min 47 sec
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Maulana's journey from doubt to choosing Islam
“I was born in a Muslim family, but I had doubts”
5 min 34 sec
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Full story: doubt, Vivekananda's letter, choosing Islam
“I was born in a Muslim family, my upbringing was traditional”
42 sec
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Discovering Islam was his own deliberate choice
“I discovered that Islam was my choice, not my birth”
1 min 9 sec
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Two tenets of Islam and becoming Muslim by choice
“I discovered there are two basic tenets in Islam”
22 sec
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The two basic tenets of Islam explained simply
“There are two basic tenets in Islam”
6 min 2 sec
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Rejecting Islamic labels: the true equation is God and man
“Muslims divide the world into Muslim and non-Muslim, wrongly”
1 min 19 sec
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Debunking the Muslim world vs non-Muslim world idea
“Muslim world and non-Muslim world, this terminology is wrong”
42 sec
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Follow one and respect all, reworked Quranic verse
“Follow one and hate none, follow one and respect all”
5 min 54 sec
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Self-critique of Muslim negativity and freedom found in India
“I have complaints toward the Muslim community”
2 min 58 sec
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Muslims trapped in negative thinking about the world
“Almost all present Muslims live in negative thinking”
2 min 15 sec
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Why he's proud to live as a Muslim in India
“I am proud to be an Indian, here is why”
22 sec
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Grateful for peace and freedom found in India
“In India I enjoy both peace and freedom”
5 min 46 sec
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Difference as a blessing, and the formula for harmony
“Difference is not an evil, it is a blessing”
3 min 3 sec
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Prophet's Madinah Declaration and the Jewish funeral story
“When the Prophet migrated to Madinah, he made a declaration”
1 min 8 sec
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Prophet stood for a Jewish funeral, humanity over label
“Was he not a human being, the Prophet said”
46 sec
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No hate in his heart, everyone is God's creation
“I have no hate against anyone in my heart”