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Islam Principles and Practice (English) September 8, 2007 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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1 min 32 sec
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Defining Islam as surrender to God, not violence
“How would you define Islam? The name itself gives the definition.”
3 min 17 sec
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Full definition of Islam: submission to God and Tawhid
“How would you define Islam?”
19 sec
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Islam has nothing to do with violence or war
“So, this is Islam. Islam has nothing to do with violence.”
3 min 49 sec
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Quran's preservation and the scientific case for one God
“How is Islam different from other revealed religions?”
2 min 30 sec
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Scientific and rational case for the oneness of God
“According to Quran, why is there only one God?”
59 sec
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Universe's harmony proves God must be one
“It is irrational to believe that there are many gods.”
44 sec
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Islamic concept of salvation: paradise after life's test
“Salvation means proving to be settled in paradise.”
1 min 4 sec
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Islam encourages studying other religions for true conviction
“Will Islam forbid a Muslim from studying other religions?”
2 min 9 sec
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Islam's two sources for intellectual growth: scripture and nature
“Does Islam offer opportunity for intellectual development?”
3 min 9 sec
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Education in Islam and why Muslims fell behind
“How does Islam lay its emphasis on education?”
1 min 40 sec
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Muslim educational decline blamed on fighting, not Islam
“If education is so important, why are Muslims so backward?”
1 min 37 sec
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Islam's formula: equal in respect, different in role
“Do women enjoy equal status in Islam?”
4 min 40 sec
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Women's equality in Islam and the polygamy exception
“Do women enjoy equal status in Islam?”
36 sec
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Hadith: men and women are equal halves
“Men and women are two equal halves of a single unit.”
2 min 9 sec
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Polygamy as a law of necessity, not the rule
“Why does Islam allow for multiple marriages?”
3 min 25 sec
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Peace as the supreme method, violence only in defense
“What is the concept of peace in Islam?”
1 min 54 sec
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Only defensive war is permitted, peace is the rule
“If peace matters so much, why does Islam sanction violence?”
31 sec
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Rebutting the claim that Islam sanctions violence
“It is a rumor that Islam sanctions violence. No.”
4 min 14 sec
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Islam, religious freedom, tolerance, and rejecting extremism
“Is it not correct that Islam is opposed to religious freedom?”
32 sec
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Non-Muslims are not kafir, they are human beings
“It is wrong. Non-Muslims are not kafir, they are insan.”
50 sec
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Extremism and fanaticism are alien to Islam
“No. Fanaticism means extremism, and Islam forbids extremism.”
58 sec
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Islam wants a duty-conscious, not rights-conscious, society
“Give what is due to others, ask your rights from God.”
42 sec
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Why Islam claims to be an eternal religion
“Every religion was an eternal religion, not only Islam.”