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Lessons from The History of Kings June 12, 2008 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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4 min 53 sec
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History of kings: ambitions and unhappiness
“History agar aap padhen to history jo hai, history of kings hai.”
35 sec
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Kings' ambitions and Alexander's early death
“Toh baharhaal, jitne bhi king hue hain, woh sab ambitious the.”
2 min 51 sec
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Kings' ambitions and their inevitable failure
“Toh baharhaal, jitne bhi king hue hain, woh sab ambitious the.”
2 min 9 sec
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Nepal king's fall from power to commoner
“Toh aaj mein paper mein jab padha king Gyanendra ka.”
51 sec
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Nepal king leaves palace as commoner
“Pepper ne bataya tha ki jab woh nikle to peeche ke gate se nikle.”
2 min 30 sec
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Reading without learning or wisdom
“Aaj hi meri ek sahib se meeting hui.”
2 min 30 sec
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King Farouk's prediction of only five kings
“Ek ke baad ek karke kingship khatam hone lagi.”
5 min 29 sec
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Shah Jahan's grandeur and the impermanence of power
“Aur jo abhi khandar nahi hue, unko bhi dekha hai, jaise Taj Mahal.”
27 sec
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Shah Jahan and the poet are gone
“Ab woh shayar zinda hai, na shahjahan zinda hai.”
1 min 50 sec
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Pope's transition from political to spiritual king
“Wo palace to pope se chin gaya, lekin pope ab bhi.”
5 min 27 sec
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Acceptance of reality: from political to spiritual power
“Wo palace to pope se chin gaya, lekin pope ab bhi.”
1 min 55 sec
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Half is better than nothing: Palestine lesson
“Ek dehati misal hai: adhi chhod ke sajhi dhaave.”
35 sec
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Life lesson: let go of loss
“Jo khoya ja chuka hai, us ko bhala dijiye.”
42 sec
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Lesson is the greatest thing in life
“Jis ne zindagi mein lesson pa liya, us ne sab kuch pa liya.”