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Fasting A Source of Spiritual Empowerment August 21, 2011 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Quran 2:183 · Al-Baqarah
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 8986
Shu'ab al-Iman by al-Bayhaqi, Hadith no. 3608
Shu'ab al-Iman by al-Bayhaqi, Hadith no. 3608 Sahih Ibn Khuzayma, Hadith no. 1887
Matthew 4:4
Quran 14:34 · Ibrahim
Quran 2:286 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 15:75 · Al-Hijr
Quran 90:4 · Al-Balad
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 8986
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Fasting is symbolic, real goal is rising above materialism
“Roza ko Arabi mein Saum kehte hain”
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What increased rizq for a believer really means
“Rizq badhne ka matlab kya hai?”
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Definition of a true believer, momin
“Momin woh hai jis ko Allah ki discovery hoti hai”
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The soul needs its own food, not just bread
“Rizq ka matlab hai jise English mein Provision kehte hain”
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Man cannot live by bread alone quote
“Insaan sirf roti par ji nahi sakta”
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Full moonsighting story and its two life lessons
“Shaban ki aakhri tareekh aayi, chand nikalne wali raat”
2 min 32 sec
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Childhood moonsighting memory teaches life's rise and fall
“Aajkal Dilli mein to chand bahut kam dikhaya jata hai”
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The moon teaches never to judge by appearances
“Chand jo bareek dikhai deta hai, tab bhi pura chand hota hai”
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Moon's lesson: never judge things by face value
“Iska matlab hai cheezon ko Face Value par na lo”
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Missing sehri taught him the true value of food
“Ek baar aisa hua jab main UP mein tha”
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A hungry day teaches gratitude for food never asked for
“Ek baar aisa hua jab main UP mein tha, subah neend nahi khuli”
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God provided food before we even asked
“Kaisi ajeeb baat hai humne Allah se dua nahi ki thi”
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Breaking fast with only water at a Hindu conference
“Ek baar Dilli mein Hindu logon ki ek conference thi”
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Hafiz sahab paid to read Qur'an teaches true involvement
“Ek baar main Gorakhpur gaya, yeh azadi se pehle ki baat hai”
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Ramadan means involving yourself, not outsourcing worship
“Ramzan ka matlab hai apne aap ko Involve karna”
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You cannot pay someone else to do your worship
“Maslan Hajj hai, aapke paas bahut paisa hai”
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Spirituality is not some mysterious secret thing
“Spirituality kya hai koi Mysterious cheez nahi hai”
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What great artists and scientists share is patience
“Roze ko hadith mein kaha gaya hai Shahr-us-Sabr”
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Artist reveals patience is secret to greatness
“All India Radio par ek artist ka interview sun raha tha”
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Hadith: one master rule for life, don't be angry
“Ek aadmi Rasoolullah ke paas aaya aur poocha”
1 min 51 sec
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Secret of a 30-person joint family staying together
“Main ek dafa gaya South India mein ek family”
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How impatience caused history's first sin and first murder
“Poori tareekh mein jahan bhi fasad hua, aadmi ne Patience khoya”
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30-second trick to control anger
“Jab bhi ghussa aata hai mujhe, foran chup ho jata hoon”
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The shock-absorber metaphor for absorbing life's shocks with patience
“Mera tareeqa hai jab ghussa aata hai foran chup ho jata hoon”
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Myth: overeating at sehri actually voids the fast
“Aajkal ek ghalat nazariya phaila hua hai khoob khao piyo sehri mein”