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Remembrance Memorial Service Honouring Maulana Wahiduddin Khan - 25 April 2021

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33 sec
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Maulana's sense of humor and directness
“He had a very good sense of humor, Maulana Saab”
3 min 19 sec
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Quran recitation and translation on patience through trials
“In the name of God, the most gracious, most merciful”
57 sec
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Quranic verses on patience during loss, in English
“Seek help through patience and prayer, surely God is with the steadfast”
3 min 22 sec
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Maulana's humility and respect for every person he met
“I started seriously interacting with Maulana when barely out of school”
38 sec
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Maulana's advice: never let anyone dictate to you
“Don't let anyone dictate to you”
2 min 22 sec
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Maulana as an early advocate for women's rights
“He was also a great advocate for women's rights”
1 min 19 sec
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Even dying, Maulana urged others: go and study
“Don't stay here, don't waste your time, go and study”
32 sec
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You only get one life, don't waste it
“You live the life of a scholar, don't waste a single moment”
2 min 25 sec
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Maulana encouraging a woman to pursue religious work
“She wanted to know how she could involve herself in religious work”
2 min 32 sec
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Rabbi's tribute: Maulana as a deeply rooted tree
“The sages of the Talmud tell us the world is preserved by saintly ones”
2 min 19 sec
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Maulana as peacemaker at historic interfaith gatherings
“I particularly treasure the meeting in Jerusalem, before any peace process”
4 min 1 sec
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From religious doubt to devotion: meeting Maulana in 2001
“To me, meeting Maulana was like a God-given blessing”
1 min 6 sec
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God gave man one heart, not two, Maulana taught
“Rajat, do you know God has not given two hearts to a man?”
41 sec
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Don't waste God's resources, even if you can afford it
“Why did you switch on the light? Don't you see there's enough already?”
5 min 12 sec
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Founding and growth of the Centre for Peace and Spirituality
“In 2001 when I met him, CPS was just being founded”
1 min 14 sec
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Working at 95: all great things have modest beginnings
“Remember, all great things have a modest beginning”
41 sec
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Maulana's instructions for how to mourn his own death
“When you hear about my death, don't cry”
35 sec
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Think for yourself before you believe anything
“It's not a question of money or political power”
32 sec
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The real test of being God-conscious
“Islam is all about being God-conscious and following God's commandments”
1 min 13 sec
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Rabbi's reflection: loving your neighbor as yourself
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself”
40 sec
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Repel evil with good and turn enemies to friends
“Good and bad are not equal; repel evil with what is good”
57 sec
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True character is how you treat those who disagree with you
“If you're kind to those who share your views, that's nothing special”