Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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From The Spiritual Tree February 20, 2011

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Quran 14:24 · Ibrahim
Quran 2:34 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 27:40 · An-Naml
Quran 7:16 · Al-A'raf
Quran 2:155 · Al-Baqarah
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 16141
Quran 1:2 · Al-Fatihah
Quran 4:128 · An-Nisa
Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol. 1, p. 279
Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No. 4258
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5 min 41 sec
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Arab Spring news contrasted with the evergreen spiritual tree
“Aaj subah main apne spiritual tree ke saamne baitha tha”
1 min 57 sec
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Quranic parable: the believer is like an evergreen tree
“Spiritual tree khada tha — no complaint, no negative thinking”
53 sec
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Well-dressed protester says he just wants to live as human
“Ek Egyptian aadmi bola: sab kuch hai, phir bhi...”
4 min 14 sec
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Full story: Iblis refuses to bow and challenges God on gratitude
“Allah ne insan ko paida kiya, us waqt do aur makhlooq thi”
31 sec
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Satan's challenge to God: I will make them ungrateful
“Iblees ne Allah ko challenge diya: main sabko bhagaunga”
1 min 38 sec
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Satan had 99 things, missing only one, became ungrateful
“Shukr karne wale ka matlab kya hai?”
26 sec
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Ingratitude isn't about losing everything you have
“Yaad rakhiye, na-shukri iss par nahi hoti ke sab kho de”
3 min 59 sec
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Hadith of political fire before Qiyamah, linked to Arab Spring
“Qiyamat se pehle Yemen se ek aag uthegi”
32 sec
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Muslims worldwide only speak the language of complaint
“Aaj ke Musalman kahin bhi jaayein, sab na-shukri mein ji rahe hain”
2 min 13 sec
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Prophet's response to persecuted companions: patience, not revolt
“Sahaba ne shikayat ki ke hamein sataya ja raha hai”
5 min 5 sec
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Remembering death, and why life here is a test not a reward
“Log maut ko kyun nahi sochte?”
25 sec
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Hadith: remembering death ends every worldly pleasure
“Agar maut ko yaad karo to sab lazzatein khatam ho jayengi”
4 min 43 sec
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Dajjal's bread mountains and why political freedom is a myth
“Hadith mein aata hai Dajjal ke saath roti ke pahaad honge”
43 sec
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Prayer is the alternative to complaint
“Shikayat ka alternative dua hai”
2 min 12 sec
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Divine Rights vs Human Rights: give others their due, ask God for yours
“Kitni umdah taleem hai hadith mein: doosron ka haq do”
1 min 39 sec
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True gratitude: two eyes, two ears you already have
“Shukr guzari ka aap kya samajhte hain?”
55 sec
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Controlling yourself is the easiest task there is
“Apne ko control karne se zyada aasan kya hai?”
1 min 50 sec
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Crowds gathering for negativity is Satan's work, not leadership
“Third-class leader hamesha doosron ko kharab bolte hain”
1 min 57 sec
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How to defuse anger and negative emotion in 30 seconds
“Sabse mushkil kaam hai patience — ya nahi?”