Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Interaction Session with Prof. Farida Khanam May 16, 2022

Clip length
5 min 18 sec
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full answer: what is the purpose of creation?
“Maulana Wahiduddin Khan sahab ne humein ek main target diya hai ke Quran ko hum distribute karein”
2 min 16 sec
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life as a test, freedom, and the true meaning of surrender
“Quran mein bahut clear bataya gaya hai ke yeh duniya ek selection ground hai”
28 sec
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Islam means surrendering to God, not just being born into it
“Islam ke maane hi 'one who surrenders to god'”
35 sec
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birds forgive instantly, unlike resentful humans
“Aap chidiyon ko marenge patthar se, woh dusri shaakh par chahchahane lagegi”
59 sec
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Prophet Muhammad ranked #1 in 'The 100', called a mercy
“Dr. Michael Hart ne apni book The 100 mein 100 people ki list banayi”
2 min 39 sec
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Prophet's patience through persecution, stoning, and hijra
“Rasulullah (SAW) ki zindagi se humein pata chalta hai ke bahut zyada sabr karne ki zarurat hai”
5 min 52 sec
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the Prophet's life: patience, non-retaliation, avoiding war
“Rasulullah (SAW) ki zindagi se humein pata chalta hai ke bahut zyada sabr karne ki zarurat hai”
51 sec
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Prophet endured stoning yet answered with dignity
“Patthar maarte the uske bawajood aap yaktarfa taur par sabr karte the”
43 sec
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Maulana's motto: well-wish those who give and don't
“Jo de uska bhi bhala aur jo na de uska bhi bhala”
1 min 52 sec
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Maulana's zero tolerance for negativity, rooted in gratitude
“Main dekhti thi ke Maulana sahab bilkul negativity ko bardasht nahi karte the”
29 sec
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only a positive soul is fit for paradise
“Agar hum sirf apni blessings ko lenge to bahut bada shukr nahi kar payenge”
2 min 39 sec
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reaching God-realization beyond empty ritual
“Quran mein ek ayat hai: wama khalaqtul jinna wal insa illa liya'budun”
36 sec
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Newton's secret was the power of patient thought
“Newton ne kaha: I have no special sagacity but the power of patient thought”
52 sec
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the word Islam itself comes from peace
“Peace dekhiye, Islam jo word hai woh 'silm' se nikla hai”
5 min 30 sec
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why does God allow suffering — freedom and shock treatment
“Why is it that there are so many difficulties, challenges?”
57 sec
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God did not create evil, freedom made it possible
“Evil khuda ne nahi create ki hai”
2 min 24 sec
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hardship as 'shock treatment' — the Gandhi and Birla stories
“Jo problems logon ko nazar aate hain, Maulana kehte the ke woh challenges hain — shock treatment hai”
5 min 14 sec
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the true position of women in Islam — history and culture
“Agar hum Islamic history mein bhi dekhein to Hazrat Hajra, Hazrat Khadija, Hazrat Aisha”
36 sec
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men and women hold equal status in Islam
“Islam mein aurton aur mardon ka darja barabar hai”
2 min 12 sec
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women's active role in early Islam — Khadija, Aisha, mosques
“Hum dekhte hain paigambar ke zamane mein tamam auratein jo hain”
2 min 42 sec
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why Maulana wrote his own Quran translation
“Jab humne Al-Islam English nikalna shuru kiya to baar baar Quran ke references hote the”
5 min 57 sec
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the full story of translating the Quran into clear English
“Jab humne Al-Islam English nikalna shuru kiya to baar baar Quran ke references hote the”