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A Talk Given by Prof. Farida Khanam at Vidyajyoti College Theology September 2, 2022

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Francis of Assisi recognizes the Sultan as a man of God
“Both instantly recognized one another as men of God”
1 min 47 sec
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Francis of Assisi's encounter with Sultan Malik al-Kamil
“Francis of Assisi met Sultan Malik al-Kamil in Egypt”
5 min 54 sec
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Muhammad's early life from birth to marrying Khadija
“Muhammad was born within the full light of history”
2 min 35 sec
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How Khadija came to marry Muhammad for his honesty
“Al-Ameen means trustworthy, As-Sadiq means truthful”
58 sec
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First Quranic verse revealed to Muhammad in the cave
“A being appeared in the cave and named him prophet”
2 min 53 sec
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Night of first revelation and Khadija's comfort
“A being appeared in the cave and named him prophet”
26 sec
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Angel Gabriel insists three times: Read
“Three times Gabriel said 'Read'; he said 'I can't'”
1 min 39 sec
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How the illiterate Prophet's Quran was recorded and memorized
“The urgent problem: those revealed verses had to be recorded”
21 sec
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Prophet's response to persecution: forgiveness not revenge
“The prophet always forgave, never retaliated, only prayed”
28 sec
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Prophet refused to retaliate against his persecutors
“Even then he did not retaliate against his persecutors”
2 min 38 sec
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Meccan wealth, arrogance, and the Hudaybiyyah peace treaty
“Tribes came from all over Arabia to worship idols at the Kaaba”
55 sec
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Proof Islam's early battles were purely defensive
“All three battles happened near Medina, not Mecca”
3 min 16 sec
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Conquest of Mecca without bloodshed and mass forgiveness
“The prophet very secretly went through Mecca”
29 sec
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Prophet forgave enemies after conquering Mecca
“The prophet did not punish even those who killed Muslims”
5 min 51 sec
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Core Quranic teachings: monotheism, free will, afterlife, prophethood
“The Quran is the actual word of God in human language”
23 sec
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The Quran's central concept: one God
“Say: He is God, the One God, the Self-Sufficient”
1 min 15 sec
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The five pillars of Islam explained
“The foundation of Islam rests on five pillars”
33 sec
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Worship as realization of the invisible God
“Worshipping means realization of God”
29 sec
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Quran's principle of human equality
“All human beings are equal, with equal rights”
26 sec
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Freedom requires restraint or society breaks down
“Freedom without restraint destroys social life”
2 min 19 sec
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Correcting the myth that women are barred from mosques
“I was shocked that Muslim women are denied mosque entry”
5 min 59 sec
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Women and mosques: myth versus Islamic teaching explained
“I was shocked that Muslim women are denied mosque entry”
59 sec
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Why the Prophet shortened prayers for crying babies
“I shorten my prayer so crying babies aren't troubled”
29 sec
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No Quranic verse restricts women's activities
“There is no verse in the Quran restricting women”