Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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In Conversation with Dr. Saniyasnain Khan December 12, 2021

Clip length
5 min 8 sec
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How Dr. Saniyasnain Khan got his Quranic name
“Jab main paida hua to walida ne Maulana se naam rakhne ko kaha”
2 min 10 sec
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Hiding in the cave from enemies during the Hijra
“Jab dushman talwar le kar ghaar ke paas aa gaye”
33 sec
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Prophet's calm trust in God inside the cave
“Rasul Allah calmly said, 'What do you think of two, whose third is Allah?'”
1 min 6 sec
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Aisha's tears of joy at the permission to migrate
“Hazrat Aisha ne bataya ke unhein khushi ke aansu pehli baar dikhe”
2 min 22 sec
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Strict discipline from an iron-lady grandmother
“Maulana bohot hi sakht thay, laad pyar bilkul nahi karte thay”
22 sec
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Maulana never spoiled or indulged his children
“Meray khayal se 'tampering' word Maulana ki dictionary mein hi nahi tha”
1 min 19 sec
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Carried on his father's shoulders crossing a river
“Rastay mein aik river padti thi, wahan mujhe kandhay pe bitha lete thay”
51 sec
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Praying Fajr alone with his toddler son nearby
“Maulana akele hi namaz parhte thay, na koi muqtadi na imam”
5 min 58 sec
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Maulana's work ethic, discovering his gift, and his giving philosophy
“Maulana was an incredibly hard-working man, up from Fajr to Isha”
2 min 14 sec
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Discover the special ability God gave you and commit fully
“Maulana was a very hard working person, reading and writing all day”
57 sec
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Everyone has a God-given talent — discover and commit to it
“Har insan ko Allah ne koi khaas salahiyat di hai”
2 min 6 sec
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The Encyclopedia Britannica story and his love of reading
“Aik sahab aaye encyclopedia britannica bechne mere paas”
36 sec
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The only thing he ever asked to buy was an encyclopedia
“Zindagi mein sirf encyclopedia thi jo unhon ne kharidne ko kaha”
27 sec
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Give well whether or not people give back — the tree philosophy
“Jo de uska bhi bhala aur jo na de uska bhi bhala”
2 min 43 sec
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Controlling anger — Quran and hadith examples
“Mujhe bhi ghussa aata hai, lekin maine kabhi aapko ghusse mein nahi dekha”
1 min 31 sec
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Why anger produces intense energy you must redirect
“Ghussa aik heightened state hai jisme brain zabardast energy produce karta hai”
1 min 8 sec
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Consoling his crying daughter Fatima amid persecution
“Fatima roti thi jab log unke abbu ko patthar maarte thay”
4 min 42 sec
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The Ta'if story — rejection, prayer, and refusing revenge
“Jab Prophet Ta'if gaye, itna mushkil safar kiya”
1 min 41 sec
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The Prophet's raw dua after being stoned at Ta'if
“Wahan aik chabutra sa tha, baithne nahi diya Ta'if walon ne”
2 min 15 sec
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An angel offers to crush Ta'if — the Prophet refuses
“Farishta aaya aur kaha main Ta'if walon ko kuchal doon?”
3 min 29 sec
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Spirituality vs becoming an 'earning animal' in modern life
“Aaj kal har insan sirf earning animal ban gaya hai”
1 min 13 sec
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Spirituality defined as finding nectar in a jungle of thorns
“Spirituality means finding nectar in the jungle of thorns”
4 min 35 sec
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Founding Good Word Books for Muslim children
“Meine socha bachon ko achi kitabein di jayen, lekin India mein koi mili nahi”
3 min 4 sec
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Getting permission to distribute Qurans at the Blue Mosque
“Blue Mosque ke bahar hazaron tourists nikalte thay”
2 min 16 sec
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What makes Tazkirul Quran's commentary style unique
“Tazkirul Quran ki khaas baat: har lafz ka spiritual content ubharna”