Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The Importance of Tadabbur December 5, 2010

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Quran 38:29 · Sad
Musnad al-Bazzar, Hadith No. 2081
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 5827
Quran 93:7 · Ad-Duha
Tafseer Ibn Kaseer, vol. 5, p. 462
Quran 5:83 · Al-Ma'idah
Quran 23:1 · Al-Mu'minun
Kanzul Ummal, Hadith no. ‌20088
Quran 15:9 · Al-Hijr
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3 min 3 sec
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Quran demands reflection, not just recitation of words
“Aaj ka topic hai: the importance of tadabbur in Islam”
37 sec
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Quran was revealed for people to deeply reflect
“Quran mein aaya hai ke Allah ne yeh kitab utari”
3 min 52 sec
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Al-Hamdulillah example: gratitude requires a purified heart
“Main ek misaal deta hoon: Quran ki pehli ayat Alhamdulillah”
38 sec
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Reciting the kalima alone doesn't guarantee paradise
“Log samajh liya ke bas kalima-go ke liye jannat hai”
2 min 10 sec
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Eureka story shows true faith is a personal discovery
“Iman ka matlab hai woh bol jo dariyaft se nikla ho”
56 sec
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True worship is inner humility, not just ritual form
“Nahi, ibadat asal cheez hai spirit”
1 min 40 sec
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Diamond analogy: a gift implies duty to protect it
“Koi aadmi aapko diamond de to zaroor sochega mehfooz rahe”
44 sec
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Every animal's supreme concern is safety, and so is man's
“Jitne animal hain, unka sabse bada concern safety hai”
2 min 2 sec
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Muslims destroying themselves through unthinking jihad rhetoric
“Aajkal dekhen musalman kya kar rahe hain? Marr rahe hain”
5 min 27 sec
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Even if every mosque were destroyed, faith stays unshaken
“Babri Masjid tod di gayi thi 1992 mein”
54 sec
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Jailed freedom poet: they can't cage a free mind
“Zinda mat samajh mujhko daal diya, aisa hai woh zinda tu magar”
2 min 17 sec
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God's mercy and justice together create love and fear
“Marifat aur khauf-e-ilahi ka aapas mein kya ta'aluq hai”
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Political power is a test, not a blessing
“Yeh political power, yeh dabdaba, yeh nemat nahi hai, yeh test paper hai”
2 min 11 sec
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The right way to reflect: decondition your mind first
“Sabse pehle aadmi apne aapko objective banaye”
1 min 5 sec
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Realizing everything you have is a gift from God
“Khuda, mera bal bal tera atiya hai”
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Boxer's 'king of the world' boast humbled by illness
“I am the king of the world, main aalam ka badshah hoon”
2 min 19 sec
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Comparing yourself to Obama breeds ingratitude, not ambition
“Main aksar logon se poochta hoon: tumhare baap dada ko jitna mila tha”
52 sec
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The real difference between dissent and discussion
“Farq hota hai jab aadmi khwamkhwa behes kare”
3 min 18 sec
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Why silence after Babri Masjid brings no reward without admitting fault
“Usi waqt kaha tha, 1992 mein, ek waqt musalman chup ho jayenge”
2 min 6 sec
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Hadith on wisdom: isolation from speaking truth, not withdrawal
“Yeh insaan sachai ki baat bola, wisdom ki baat kahi”