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God Oriented Life (English) January 6, 2007 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Defining the concept of a God-oriented life
“This subject of the present talk is God-oriented life”
1 min 55 sec
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Whole universe follows God's command, solar system proof
“The whole universe and everything in it lives the same life”
1 min 7 sec
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Solar system as proof of a God-oriented universe
“We can take the example of the solar system”
5 min 44 sec
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Full story: learning the whole religion from Surah Al-Zalzalah
“So what happened? This man lived a few days with Ali”
2 min 17 sec
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Companion learns the entire religion from one Quran verse
“After some time he came back to the Prophet”
47 sec
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Conscience is the book of God in your heart
“Everyone is given a very important thing: conscience”
1 min 50 sec
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Every person needs a center: money, power, or God
“Every human being wants a centralized life”
2 min 13 sec
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Self-centered life versus God-centered life
“Some people take themselves as God, the center of life”
2 min 37 sec
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Hadith on neighbors: two options for living in society
“He is not a true believer who creates problems for his neighbors”
49 sec
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Hadith: a true Muslim harms no one
“A true Muslim is one whose hands and tongue people are safe from”
38 sec
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Hadith: speak truth or stay silent
“A true believer speaks truth, or he keeps silence”
37 sec
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Freedom given by God is a test, not a right
“Man is free, but not free to misuse his freedom”
3 min 1 sec
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Man's limited knowledge means he needs Quran as guide
“Man himself cannot understand what is good and bad for him”
5 min 10 sec
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Why Quran is the only reliable, preserved guide book
“Man himself cannot understand what is good or bad for him”
5 min 25 sec
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Hadith of the four daily moments: prayer, self-check, nature, work
“According to this hadith, every human being has four moments”
53 sec
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Persian golden rule for moral conduct
“What is not good for you, don't do to others”
2 min 57 sec
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Belief system of Tawhid, oneness of God explained
“The belief system is based on Tawhid, oneness of God”
55 sec
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Wrong-number analogy for belief in one God
“All other belief systems are just like a wrong call”
3 min 45 sec
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Monism versus monotheism: why Islam rejects monism
“There are two basic theological systems in belief of God”
2 min 12 sec
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God is near, no intermediary between man and God in Islam
“God is very near to human beings, nearer than you think”