Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Second Coming of Christian Model March 11, 2007

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References in this lecture 29
2 min 31 sec
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Qur'an speaks of the future in present tense: Big Bang example
“There are many examples in the Qur'an where God spoke in present tense but meant the future.”
1 min 26 sec
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Christ told disciples to be God's helpers, and they succeeded
“Look at what this verse means: 'O believers, be helpers of God.'”
5 min 48 sec
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Ideology vs method: why prophets' methods differed by era
“Understand this: what God sent to prophets always had two parts.”
2 min 36 sec
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Prophets Yusuf and Musa used opposite methods in Egypt
“Two prophets came to Egypt — Yusuf and Musa — same era, same pagan king.”
29 sec
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Modern nationalism and WMDs made old models irrelevant
“Modern nationalism made hijrah irrelevant; modern weapons made war irrelevant.”
3 min 23 sec
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Muslims' confusion and history's proof the old jihad model failed
“An Arab sheikh told me: we're stuck in a blind alley, not knowing the way forward.”
43 sec
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Muhammad was Final Prophet but not Final Model
“Rasulullah SAW was the Final Prophet — but not the Final Model.”
35 sec
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What ijtihad really means: reapplication not invention
“Ijtihad doesn't mean inventing something new.”
32 sec
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200 years of jihad brought only failure, history proves it
“Our own 200-year history proves this model brought only failure.”
4 min 42 sec
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Hadith shows hijrah and jihad were only a temporary phase, now over
“Give rulers their due, and ask God for your own rights.”
29 sec
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Hadith: a future time of victory without fighting
“A time will come when you won't fight with swords at all.”
2 min 49 sec
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Scholars already did ijtihad on weapons — why not on mission method
“Is any Muslim state today actually doing this?”
1 min 44 sec
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Every mission needs a 'boost' — now it doesn't require political power
“Here's some very good news for us.”
4 min 19 sec
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Story of King Nowshirwan: freedom never existed before modern era
“Modern civilization gave the world something for the very first time: real freedom.”
56 sec
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Freedom does not mean free sex, Quran warns
“Freedom does not mean free sex.”
44 sec
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Repeated Hajj and Umrah today is a sin, he argues
“People doing Hajj and Umrah again and again — I consider it a sin.”
2 min 58 sec
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Why repeated Hajj and Umrah is wasteful given people dying in ignorance
“People doing Hajj and Umrah again and again — I consider it a sin.”