Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Importance of Adjustment June 27, 2009

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Clip length
45 sec
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definition of adjustment as a law of nature
“What is adjustment? Adjustment means settlement.”
1 min 28 sec
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story of a woman seeking separation, not adjustment
“Recently I happened to meet a lady.”
2 min 17 sec
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why God's creation plan requires adjustment through freedom
“So is the case of mankind. Why?”
23 sec
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freedom is a prerequisite for God's test
“Without freedom, there is no test.”
36 sec
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Quranic verse: reconciliation is the best option
“As-sulhu khair — adjustment is the best option.”
27 sec
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successful businessmen adopt adjustment as policy
“You can ask a businessman who is successful.”
2 min 27 sec
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adjustment as the key to worldly success
“You can ask a businessman who is successful.”
5 min 52 sec
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Prophet's political and religious tolerance in Mecca
“There is a very good example in the Prophet's life.”
4 min 16 sec
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secret of the Prophet's success: patience and adjustment
“What was the secret of his success in the work?”
53 sec
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for you your religion, for me mine
“For you, your religion; for me, mine.”
3 min 35 sec
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Mecca's plot to kill the Prophet and the migration
“Meccan people became hostile, wanted to kill the Prophet.”
46 sec
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adjustment is not cowardice, it's advancement
“Adjustment is not passivity. It is not cowardice.”
3 min 32 sec
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Mecca's war culture versus the Prophet's avoidance of battle
“Meccan people were not happy with the situation.”
5 min 34 sec
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the Hudaybiyyah treaty and its miraculous outcome
“The Prophet started negotiation between himself and Quraysh.”
27 sec
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the word Islam itself means peace
“The word Islam has the connotation of peace.”
2 min 17 sec
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two options in every situation, healthy vs destructive
“The first option is a healthy, constructive option.”
26 sec
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sacrifice is the only price of great achievement
“Sacrifice is the only price of super achievement.”
3 min 34 sec
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peace is the rule in Islam, war a rare exception
“Everyone today speaks of jihad — it's misunderstood.”
41 sec
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hadith: God grants to peace, not war
“There is a very important hadith about peace.”
2 min 36 sec
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why humans struggle to adjust: Satan's influence
“Why does man find it hard to adjust?”