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Five Pillars of Islam - Part-I (English) December 24, 2024 Dr. Rajat Malhotra

Full lecture
Clip length
52 sec
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introducing the five pillars of Islam framework
“Today I will be speaking on the five pillars of Islam.”
3 min 16 sec
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the hadith of angel Jibril teaching the pillars of Islam
“This hadith is narrated by हज़रत उमर बिन अल खताब.”
2 min 20 sec
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why the spirit behind rituals matters more than form
“Any building is strong because of its pillars.”
2 min 40 sec
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true tawhid means making God your central love and fear
“All of us have feelings, thoughts and emotions.”
24 sec
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faith compared to a firm-rooted, ever-growing tree
“How god compares a good word to a good tree.”
1 min 44 sec
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faith grows like a tree through reflection and reasoning
“Quran has likened faith to a plant which is growing.”
2 min 19 sec
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the elaborate design behind rain as a lesson in gratitude
“Where was this water? Earlier it was salty ocean water.”
4 min 7 sec
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the price you must pay for God-realization, marifat
“Everybody says I want to have god realization, but how?”
27 sec
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devils relentlessly lead people into error, faith is a journey
“The followers of devils are led relentlessly into errors.”
26 sec
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God-realization is the difference between a living and dead deed
“An action with God realization is like a green tree.”
30 sec
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God as the server that powers our inner light
“It's lit up because there is an external server.”
4 min 56 sec
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patience, introspection, and the honeybee's lesson of focus
“There are three basic things required to strengthen faith.”
3 min 37 sec
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the deep spiritual symbolism hidden in each step of wudu
“अगर तुम्हारे घर के दरवाज़े पर नदी हो, गहरा और मीठा.”
1 min 55 sec
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companion who wouldn't move closer to the mosque for more reward
“एक साहबी मस्जिद नववी से बहुत दूर रहते थे.”
57 sec
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your prayer is counted from the moment you prepare for it
“Your नमाज़ is counted from when you start preparing.”
3 min 15 sec
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Prophet Yaqub's grief over Yusuf and turning to God
“We all know हज़रत युसूफ की story, सुरा युसूफ.”
1 min 26 sec
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two choices in a crisis: complain to people or to God
“I only complain of my anguish and sorrow to God.”
31 sec
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turning a problem into a solution by turning to God
“When you turn towards God, a problem becomes a solution.”
29 sec
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a Persian proverb on facing life's biggest problems
“अगर problem बड़ा है तो problem solver सबसे बड़ा है.”
3 min 29 sec
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the greatest name of God and prayer from a broken heart
“A person visited my गुरु मौलाना वहीदुद्दीन खान साहब.”
2 min 11 sec
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French officer Henry de Castro moved by witnessing Muslims pray
“There is a very interesting story of a French officer in Algeria.”
1 min 27 sec
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Quran's warning about the consequences of neglecting prayer
“They were succeeded by generations who neglected prayer.”
58 sec
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prayer is the one difference between believers and disbelievers
“The only difference between us and disbelievers is the prayer.”
1 min 42 sec
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when a talk on Islam in a US mosque was sabotaged
“This was when I had gone to US with मुलाना साहब.”
2 min 29 sec
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hands-free phone call in a taxi as an analogy for tawhid
“मैं जब car में जाता था तो मैं खुद drive करता था.”
1 min 19 sec
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don't let shaitan steal your prayer through neglect
“अगर आप नमाज़ नहीं पड़ेंगे, कौन खुश होगा?”
52 sec
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shaitan celebrates the loudest when your prayer is missed
“Shaitan is happiest when your prayer gets missed.”