Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
All lectures

Islam in 21st Century April 3, 2011

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References in this lecture 28
History of Western Europe, p. 46
Tarikh al-Tabari, vol. 4, p. 178
Share al-Mawahib al-Ladunniyyah by Al-Zurqani, vol. 8, p. 144
Tarikh al-Tabari, vol. 3, p. 520
2 min 54 sec
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Cricket slogan reveals humanity's failure to praise God
“Kal India cricket mein jeeta, aur Dhoni hero the”
31 sec
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Allahu Akbar said as empty ritual lip service
“Jo log 'Allahu Akbar' bolte hain, woh bhi lip service hai”
5 min 20 sec
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The Prophet's companions sparked a centuries-long global revolution
“Seventh century mein Allah ki khaas madad se aakhri Paighambar aaye”
1 min 47 sec
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Qital in Quran means struggle, not literal warfare
“Qital ka matlab qital nahi, utmost struggle hai”
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Quran's wonders unfold gradually across future generations
“Ek hadees hai: Quran ke ajaib kabhi khatam nahi honge”
5 min 56 sec
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Three modern gifts: scientific evidence, freedom, and communication
“Us inqilab ka ek immediate result nikla”
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Scientist calls cosmic ripples 'handwriting of God'
“Scientist ne kaha: yeh God ki handwriting jaisa hai”
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Umar's miraculous vision and shout during battle
“Hazrat Umar ko jung ke dauran achanak vision aaya”
1 min 26 sec
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Umar's vision versus today's instant global communication
“Hazrat Umar ko jung ke dauran achanak vision aaya”
3 min 47 sec
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Colonial powers rise as sword-based Muslim empires collapse
“Yeh saltanat Musalmano ne qaim ki thi, Western nations ne tod diya”
4 min 56 sec
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Muslims failed to separate colonizers' aggression from their knowledge
“Yahan ghalti kahan hui? Do cheezon mein farq karna nahi seekha”
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Quranic concept of Furqan: distinguishing two things
“Quran mein ise kaha gaya hai: Furqan”
5 min 11 sec
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Prophet and companions distinguished dawah from political conquest
“Yeh pehli misaal khud RasulAllah ki hai Makkah mein”
2 min 40 sec
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Companion reaches Atlantic, wishes he could cross it
“Uqba ibn Nafi Africa mein Atlantic tak pahunch gaye”
2 min 18 sec
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Reframing sacrifice: destruction versus true qurbani
“Musalmano ne jaan ki qurbani di, ab kya chahiye”
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True sacrifice must produce a real result
“Qurbani ek positive lafz hai, iska result nikalna chahiye”
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Knowledge requires study, not prayer alone
“Sirf dua karte rahen toh ilm nahi aa jayega”
1 min 58 sec
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Islam spread peacefully, proven only by a Christian scholar
“Islam sirf peaceful persuasion se phaila hai”
2 min 55 sec
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Refuting the claim that Japan's earthquake was God's wrath
“Kya Japan ka earthquake Allah ka qehr tha?”
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Rejecting claims that disasters are God's wrath
“Allah ka qehr kehna bahut badi jasarat ki baat hai”
2 min 59 sec
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Defending use of the word Allah versus Khuda or God
“Humein Allah ka lafz hi istemal karna chahiye — yeh sab jhoot hai”
57 sec
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Complex-free soul described in Quran as contentment
“Quran mein ise kaha gaya: Nafs al-Mutmainna”
2 min 48 sec
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Tahajjud is a state of gratitude, not a ritual form
“Tahajjud kisi khaas waqt mein rakat padhne ka naam nahi hai”
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Birds chirping alongside prayer at dawn
“Jab main namaz padhta hoon, chidiyon ki awaz mein awaz milata hoon”
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Gratitude for the printing press making Quran widely available
“Kaisi naimat hai ke printing ka daur duniya mein aaya”