Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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America A Case of Spiritual Starvaltion July 7, 2011

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Quran 2:276 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 5:32 · Al-Ma'idah
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America is materially strong but intellectually weak thesis
“I just went to America for three weeks in June”
46 sec
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America is technologically strong but spiritually weak
“Technologically America is strong, but spiritually weak”
41 sec
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America's old policy: the business of America is business
“Between the wars, America's policy was business only”
2 min 10 sec
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Why America's global leadership goal was doomed to opposition
“Business of America is business — then it changed”
1 min 32 sec
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Why interest-based economies cause real economic loss
“Every book says riba destroys the economy”
5 min 46 sec
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Loans, debt, and America's one-sided physical development
“Before I ever went to America, I read an article”
2 min 35 sec
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The loan-trapped young man and his new car
“A young man picked me up in a brand-new car”
4 min 19 sec
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Immigrants didn't build America, incentive-based merit did
“Immigrants take pride in saying we built America”
31 sec
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Mr. Incentive, not Mr. Immigrant, built America
“Why couldn't you develop your own country?”
2 min 39 sec
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Merit versus nepotism: why incentive builds nations
“Why couldn't you develop your own country's economy?”
6 min 3 sec
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9/11, the Sears Tower, and why ideology alone conquers
“I went to see the Sears Tower in Chicago”
46 sec
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Destroying a building can't destroy an idea
“American Glory is destroyed, long live American Glory”
5 min 47 sec
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How negative news about Islam sparked curiosity and conversions
“Today Islam is in the news, but negatively”
54 sec
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Every negative event has a hidden positive side
“Every negative has a positive — that's a law”
1 min 42 sec
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America's GPS as a marvel of infrastructure
“In America they have this device called GPS”
43 sec
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Rain parable: opportunity must be discovered, not announced
“When rain comes, it never announces itself”
1 min 51 sec
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Do young Muslim-Americans truly love America?
“Do you love America? I asked the young man”