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Freedom of Expression in Islam April 1, 2007 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Seerat Ibn Hisham, vol. 2, P. 6
Quran 16:125 · An-Nahl
Al-Kamil fi-al-Tarikh by Ibn Al-Asir, vol. 1, p. 659
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 4770
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 3231
Seerat Ibn Hisham, vol. 1, P. 503
Quran 41:34 · Fussilat
Sunan Al-Tirmithi, Hadith No. 2070
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 7504
Quran 33:21 · Al-Ahzab
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Taslima Nasreen, Rushdie, and apostasy from Islam
“This is Taslima Nasreen's interview in today's paper”
50 sec
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Both were born Muslim, now say they're atheist
“Both of us were Muslim, now we are atheists”
28 sec
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Myth that Islam has no freedom of thought
“Islam has no freedom of thought — that's baseless”
2 min 51 sec
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Umm Jameel's insult and Prophet's calm response
“There was a lady poet named Umm Jameel”
37 sec
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Prophet just smiled at a public insult
“Condemned to his face — could there be a worse insult?”
2 min 54 sec
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Ideology of peace and why freedom can't be abolished
“God sent the Prophet to give the world an ideology of peace”
5 min 9 sec
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Full argument: ideology and methodology of peace
“The Prophet gave the world not just peace, but a method for it”
28 sec
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Freedom means choice, you can't take it away
“When man is given freedom, what happens? Choice”
3 min 18 sec
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First public proclamation and his uncle's curse
“When he was first made a prophet, what did he do?”
54 sec
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Ignore the problem, avoid the opportunity formula
“Ignore the problem, avoid the opportunity — the formula”
2 min 31 sec
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Ta'if stoning and refusing the angel's offer
“So he went to Ta'if, thinking people there might differ”
2 min 47 sec
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Migrating to Medina without badmouthing enemies
“He managed the problem by changing his workplace”
2 min 5 sec
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Medina Charter and multi-religious coexistence
“At that time Medina was a multi-religious society”
32 sec
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Saying Alhamdulillah isn't real gratitude
“Saying Alhamdulillah repeatedly — that's just lip service”
3 min 32 sec
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The intellectual basis for real gratitude
“Think how big God's life-support system really is”
3 min 54 sec
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How to properly observe the Prophet's birthday
“Generally what happens on this day is naats and praise”
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Ecstasy is not real Islamic spirituality
“That intoxication people call spirituality isn't the Prophet's”
3 min 1 sec
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Spirituality as constant unfolding, Umar's tears
“Your whole life should be an unfolding process”
2 min 21 sec
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Simplicity, not poverty, is linked to spirituality
“Simplicity is directly linked to spirituality”
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I am the world's biggest status-quo-ist
“I am the world's biggest status quo-ist”
5 min 37 sec
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A personal story of practicing patience under insult
“Patience is the easiest thing — let me show you how”
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Patience simply means take it easy
“Patience simply means — take it easy”
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Satan's challenge to God over mankind
“Satan challenged God: only a few will stay Yours”
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The Nawab and Hasan Nizami: God rushes to the sincere
“Let me tell you a story about a man named Hasan Nizami”