Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Islam and Terrorism February 10, 2009 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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3 min 18 sec
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Why 'Islam and terrorism' is a contradiction in terms
“Islam and terrorism — a very strange topic to even put together.”
23 sec
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Differentiate Islam from Muslims' actions
“You have to differentiate between Islam and Muslims.”
2 min 26 sec
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The Prophet's one-line master formula for life
“A person came to the Prophet asking for one master formula for life.”
3 min 50 sec
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The Prophet's master formula and loving your enemy
“A person asked the Prophet: give me one master formula for life.”
1 min 23 sec
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Love your enemy, turn him into a friend
“Jesus said, 'Love your enemy.' The Qur'an takes it further.”
46 sec
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Refuting the idea Islam degrades women
“People think Islam degrades women. That's completely wrong.”
3 min 40 sec
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Aisha's wisdom and the Prophet's peaceful decision-making
“I have read Islam through its original sources.”
2 min 15 sec
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Aisha as the Prophet's intellectual partner
“In Islam, men and women are intellectual partners.”
51 sec
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Hadith: God favors non-violence over violence
“God grants to non-violence what He does not grant to violence.”
1 min 59 sec
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The Islamic formula for a multi-religious society
“How should we live in a multi-religious society?”
1 min 45 sec
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The Prophet standing in respect for a Jewish funeral
“One day, the Prophet saw a funeral procession pass by.”
1 min 36 sec
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Sulh-i-Kul: peace with all as core principle
“There's a principle in the Qur'an: 'Peace is the best.'”
34 sec
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Peace is Islam's greatest good, war the exception
“Peace is Islam's greatest good — war is only the exception.”
2 min 24 sec
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Why war is barely permitted in Islam
“All the verses of the Qur'an are about peace, except a few.”
42 sec
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The word Islam literally means peace
“The word Islam comes from Silm — peace.”
1 min 47 sec
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Islam's twin hadith definitions of a true believer
“Islam wants to establish a peaceful society — here's what that looks like.”
5 min 34 sec
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True Islam versus its media portrayal
“Islam wants to establish a peaceful society.”
32 sec
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Hadith defining a true Muslim
“A true Muslim is one whose hands and tongue harm no one.”
1 min 26 sec
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The real meaning of Jihad
“What does Jihad actually mean?”
3 min 57 sec
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Defining terrorism from Islamic principles
“I happened to meet a scholar from Harvard researching terrorism.”
59 sec
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Islam's precise definition of terrorism
“Islam has given a very clear definition of terrorism.”
2 min 22 sec
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Maulana's take on the Israel-Palestine partition
“Let's talk about Palestine, the epicenter of violence.”
53 sec
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Why God gave humans freedom
“Why did God give man freedom? To test how he'd use it.”
45 sec
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Ali ibn Abi Talib's formula for life
“A companion of the Prophet gave this formula for life.”
2 min 50 sec
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Responding to the misuse of Islam's name
“People are misusing the name of Islam — here's my response.”
5 min 41 sec
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The full case for peace before justice
“So your answer was: peace first, only then justice comes?”
1 min 46 sec
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The Hudaybiyyah Agreement and Japan's postwar patience
“The best example is the Prophet's Hudaybiyyah Agreement.”
1 min 29 sec
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How Gandhi's peaceful struggle won India's freedom
“Look at India — it was Gandhi's slogan of peace that won freedom.”
35 sec
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Gandhi's peaceful path to India's freedom
“It was only Gandhi's slogan of peace that brought India freedom.”