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How to Establish Harmony in a Multi-Religious Society April 4, 2009 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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1 min 43 sec
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Canada and US abandoned uni-culturalism for multiculturalism
“In Canada and USA, they adopted a formula called uni-culturalism”
1 min 53 sec
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Akbar, Bhagwan Das and Gandhi's 'all religions true' idea failed
“This concept was first adopted by Emperor Akbar”
4 min 10 sec
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Why 'all religions are true' failed and the Quran's practical fix
“This concept was first adopted by Emperor Akbar”
45 sec
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Quran verse: for you your religion, for me mine
“There's a well known verse in the Quran:”
5 min 3 sec
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Urgency for harmony now, and the Prophet's Medina Declaration
“Why waste our time? We have to adopt this formula”
20 sec
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Agree to disagree is already a universal formula
“Everywhere people say: let us agree to disagree”
1 min 56 sec
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Prophet Muhammad's Medina Declaration granted religious freedom
“The Prophet of Islam was born in Mecca, then he migrated to Medina”
25 sec
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Religion is not an exception to agree-to-disagree
“We always solve these differences by adopting this formula”
2 min 58 sec
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Prophet Abraham's peaceful response to his father's threats
“I find examples where the Prophet did apply this formula”
4 min 17 sec
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Abraham's nonviolence and when 'follow one, respect all' applies
“I find examples where the Prophet did apply this formula”
2 min 29 sec
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Answering 'majority does it so it must be right'
“They argue back that because majority have it, they must be right”
29 sec
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You cannot get positive results from a negative attitude
“Your action must be result-oriented action”
36 sec
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Prepare a person's mind before arguing your point
“There's no point of discussion where there's not a prepared mind”
41 sec
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Taliban flogging is tribal culture, not Islam
“Is there anywhere in the Quran that a woman can't refuse marriage?”
24 sec
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Islam gives women complete freedom
“Islam gives you complete freedom”
1 min 6 sec
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Mastering time management takes conscious determination
“How does one learn the art of time management?”
30 sec
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God spoke directly to Moses only once in history
“There's only one example throughout history that God directly addressed Moses”
1 min 38 sec
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Was Buddha a prophet, an avatar, or a reformer?
“How would you rank Buddha as an enlightened individual?”
2 min 8 sec
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Ismailis' leader is an inspired person, not a prophet
“Within the Muslim community there is a sect called Ismaili”
30 sec
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A prophet's claim is certainty, not probability
“Always there is probability, but a prophet is not a case of probability”
1 min 51 sec
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Defining wisdom as thinking that matches scientific facts
“What is wisdom?”