Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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CPS Women Article Discussion 15 January 15, 2023

Clip length
50 sec
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endless talk about son, silence about God
“Mention someone's son and he'll talk for hours”
2 min 8 sec
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repeated contrast: passion for people, silence about God
“Mention someone's son and he'll never stop talking”
3 min 55 sec
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full anaphora argument: heedlessness of God exposed
“Mention someone's son and he'll talk for hours”
50 sec
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passion for community hero, none for God
“Mention his community's hero, he lights up”
50 sec
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bulb-powerhouse analogy for connecting to God
“A bulb only lights up connected to the powerhouse”
26 sec
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man lowers himself despite noble creation
“Allah made man noble; man made himself the lowest”
28 sec
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missing life's real purpose without knowing God
“If you never found God, you missed life's purpose”
2 min 10 sec
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why God alone fails to excite people
“Ask about his family, he glows — ask about God, nothing”
5 min 8 sec
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why we live in everything but God
“Why can't we talk about God like we talk about everything else?”
53 sec
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anecdote of nearly reaching God mid-conversation
“I was about to reach God — then my daughter walked in”
2 min 3 sec
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believers love God most despite never seeing Him
“Believers love God more than anything else”
28 sec
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can't see God but can feel His mercy
“We can't see God, but we can feel His mercy”
30 sec
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only love of God outlasts death
“Everything you love here ends at death — except God”
2 min 33 sec
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diagnosing heedlessness and how to fix it
“Why are we heedless of God? Two reasons, one fix”
2 min 45 sec
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true story of a stranger becoming a seeker
“A boy once asked me for my conference paper”
4 min 54 sec
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testimonies on the unique guidance Maulana gave
“No book, no teacher gave us what he gave us”
58 sec
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parable of a diamond lying in mud
“A diamond lying in the mud — would you leave it?”