Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Islam Has No Place for Terrorism May 4, 2025

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References in this lecture 29
Al-Adab al-Mufrad by al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 128
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 19435
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Quran on paradise: bloodshed bars entry to peace
“The Quran declares that God calls to the home of peace”
1 min 41 sec
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Why Islam's etymology proves it's a religion of peace
“Aapne sahih yeh baat farmaai ke Islam ke naam par”
5 min 48 sec
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What Islam really means and why terrorism betrays it
“Aapne sahih yeh baat farmaai ke Islam ke naam par”
26 sec
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Etymology of Islam: root word means peace, surrender
“Islam ke maani hi submission, peace, surrender hain”
1 min 2 sec
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Tribal revenge culture and the Afghan boy who wanted revenge
“Tribal age mein revenge culture chalta tha”
40 sec
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Hadith: Islam is pure speech and restraint from violence
“Ek shaks ne poocha Rasulallah se, what is Islam?”
29 sec
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Definition: terrorism is non-state violence, not state defense
“Jung sirf ek established state kar sakti hai”
2 min 31 sec
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Cain and Abel, and communism's invention of ideological murder
“Hum Quran padhte hain to we come to know about the first murder”
5 min 41 sec
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How ideological groups twisted jihad into political violence
“Hum Quran padhte hain to we come to know about the first murder”
37 sec
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Prophet's definition of fanaticism: supporting wrongdoing blindly
“Ek insaan ne poocha Rasulallah se, what is fanaticism?”
2 min 50 sec
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Fanaticism defined, then jihad as lifelong moral struggle
“Ek insaan ne poocha Rasulallah se, what is fanaticism?”
33 sec
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True jihad has conditions; political power-grabs don't qualify
“Jihad az a positive term, aur uski conditions hain”
4 min 42 sec
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Islam's position on war and peace, with Prophet's example
“What is the position of Islam with respect to war and peace?”
2 min 53 sec
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Islam's distinction between an enemy and an attacker
“Islam clearly differentiates between an enemy and an attacker”
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No enemy is permanent — potential friend vs actual friend
“Dushman koi bhi abdi nahi hota”
4 min 27 sec
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Turning enemies to friends: the train story of Maulana Ikram
“Dushman koi bhi abdi nahi hota”
35 sec
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Everyone has good nature underneath momentary anger
“Sab log jo hain na, sab mister nature hain”
4 min 33 sec
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Critique of the political interpretation of Islam and jihad
“Yeh chalta pehle se raha tha, Jamaluddin Afghani ke zamane se”