Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Living in Falsehood 25 Jan 2009

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Quran 2:35 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 20:120 · Ta-Ha
Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith no. 4918 Musnad al-Darmi, Hadith no. 675
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Thesis: most people live in falsehood, end in frustration
“Today's talk theme is 'Living in Falsehood'”
3 min 58 sec
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Adam's forbidden-tree story as the first human falsehood
“Today's talk theme is 'Living in Falsehood'”
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Setting a false life goal guarantees eventual frustration
“You set a false goal at life's start”
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Karl Marx's socialist ideology as history's grand falsehood
“Let me give the example of Karl Marx”
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Colonial 'freedom or slavery' slogan was a false choice
“In the colonial era, nationalist leaders rose everywhere”
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Worst falsehood: mistaking test items for reward items
“This world was given to us for a test”
2 min 12 sec
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Shoe-thrown-at-Bush frenzy achieved nothing, hurt Islam's image
“There was this 'shoe culture' craze in Muslim papers”
3 min 33 sec
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Hubble telescope reveals cosmic design, not mere oneness
“Let me give an example about our galaxy”
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Solar system's safe corner position in the galaxy
“Our solar system isn't at the galaxy's center”
3 min 54 sec
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Falsehood takes many forms, from Aladdin's lamp to colonial myths
“Falsehood doesn't come in just one form”
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Life is short, death is the point of no return
“Life is a very, very temporary period”
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Why Maulana started keeping a daily diary at 20
“A caller from Bhagalpur asked what he should do”
2 min 50 sec
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A son's bicycle demand reframes rights versus helplessness before God
“A boy in Rampur wanted a bicycle from his father”
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Principal's ego fight led to suspension, then apology
“A principal fought his school's authorities and got suspended”
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Sudden death exposes the falsehood of pride in health
“A very smart, healthy man I knew in Banaras”
3 min 36 sec
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Was throwing a shoe at Bush an Islamic act of anger?
“Shoe throwing was showing anger against injustice — really?”
1 min 44 sec
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Following reason is easier than following emotion
“How can we practice realism in daily life?”
2 min 40 sec
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Maulana describes psychologically experiencing God's presence
“Have you ever experienced the presence of God?”
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Maulana on daily experiencing God's presence
“Every day I experience the presence of God”
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Terrorism as the ultimate false-hope business
“Can terrorism be considered false hope business?”
2 min 26 sec
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Distinguishing Islam the ideology from Muslims' bad behavior
“Muslims do bad things — does that discredit Islam?”
1 min 11 sec
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False hope isn't a solution; introspection is
“Facing harsh reality, we retreat into false hopes”
2 min 10 sec
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Hadith of the mirror: welcoming criticism to self-correct
“Umar ibn Khattab was the second caliph of Islam”