Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Between Freedom and Determinism March 25, 2012

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Quran 16:9 · An-Nahl
Quran 2:35 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 16:9 · An-Nahl
Quran 14:36 · Ibrahim
Quran 27:24 · An-Naml
Quran 8:2 · Al-Anfal
Quran 85:8 · Al-Buruj
Habakkuk, 3:6
Henri Pirenne: A History of Europe, London, 1939, p. 46
Quran 8:39 · Al-Anfal
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2 min 5 sec
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Why every theory of interpreting history has failed
“I chose this topic based on history itself.”
5 min 33 sec
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From failed theories of history to the Quran's answer
“Today's topic: between freedom and determinism.”
1 min 53 sec
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Karl Marx's fatal error applying Newton to history
“Karl Marx once boldly claimed to have found history's key.”
57 sec
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Human history is unpredictable unlike the material world
“Nothing in human history is predictable, unlike the material world.”
2 min 10 sec
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Quranic verse reveals freedom plus Allah's plan for history
“I found the answer in one verse of the Quran.”
4 min 8 sec
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The full story of Adam, freedom, and its misuse
“Where does human life actually begin?”
2 min 38 sec
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Adam's forbidden fruit shifts paradise to a selective test
“There was a tree there — don't go near it.”
55 sec
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Adam's fall was the first misuse of freedom
“For some days Adam stayed away from that tree.”
6 min 12 sec
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Nature-worship becomes the political tool of despotic kings
“Slowly, man fell into worshipping nature instead of God.”
2 min 26 sec
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Companions break the age-old cycle of empire
“Rome and Persia were made to collide with each other.”
3 min 39 sec
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Companions shatter the eternal rocks of imperial rule
“The Bible has a phrase: the eternal rocks were shattered.”
37 sec
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Henri Pirenne: Islam changed the course of history
“Islam changed the course of human history, says Pirenne.”
5 min 34 sec
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Nature shifts from worship to science, Europe fulfills the plan
“Nature, once worshipped, became an object of investigation.”
55 sec
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Freedom is the whole point of life's test
“Without freedom, what exactly is being tested?”
4 min 9 sec
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Economic decentralization as part of God's plan for freedom
“One huge thing the Europeans brought: economic decentralization.”
1 min 39 sec
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The central formula behind all of human history
“Two factors are at work throughout history.”
1 min 11 sec
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The final call before the Day of Judgment
“Like an airport final call before the flight leaves.”
1 min 3 sec
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Ruthless self-honesty as the only path to clarity
“Either endure it, or ruthlessly cut yourself down.”
42 sec
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Death takes everything, even your own body
“You can't take your body with you after death.”
55 sec
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Is man fully free or fully predetermined?
“Is man 100% free or 100% determined? Neither.”
1 min 37 sec
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Can a person actually hear God's voice?
“When a person discovers God, he wants to talk to Him.”
3 min 44 sec
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The real Quranic and Biblical history behind Israel-Palestine
“What was given to Israel was actually consistent with the Quran.”