Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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The School of Fiqh in Islam (English) April 14, 2007 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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2 min 37 sec
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Scholar puzzled why Islam split into four schools
“Yesterday I happened to meet a senior scholar”
43 sec
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Tawhid as the unifying basis of Islam
“I found Islam a unique religion in terms of Oneness”
33 sec
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Differentiate between Islam and Muslim practices
“You have to differentiate between Islam and Muslims”
2 min 25 sec
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Judge Islam by scripture, not by believers' practice
“You have to differentiate between Islam and Muslims”
49 sec
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Fiqh originally meant divine wisdom, not law
“Literally, fiqh means wisdom, divine wisdom”
1 min 52 sec
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Quran commands prayer, hadith supplies its practical form
“In Quran, there are several mentions of salah”
2 min 59 sec
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Hadith was only compiled generations after the Prophet
“Hadith literature was not compiled during the Prophet's time”
2 min 47 sec
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Two scholarly camps: diversity versus one correct method
“There were two groups of scholars in the Abbasid period”
6 min 6 sec
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How rival scholarly camps gave rise to fiqh schools
“There were two groups of scholars in the Abbasid period”
42 sec
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The 'truth has no diversity' principle explained
“Al-haqqu la ta'addud: there is no diversity in the truth”
4 min 49 sec
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Basic versus non-basic parts of prayer explained
“In everything, there are two different parts: fundamental and non-fundamental”
47 sec
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Prayer as inner spirit, not mere repetition
“Namaz is not simply a repetition of form”
42 sec
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Love analogy for why prayer forms vary
“Take love — if you love your friend”
3 min 40 sec
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The companion's spontaneous prayer words the Prophet praised
“One day, the Prophet of Islam led a congregational prayer”
36 sec
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Schools of fiqh exist only to facilitate
“You can follow any one of these schools”