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Freedom of Expression in Islam 30 Sept 2012 - Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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3 min 56 sec
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Satanic Verses fatwa to Innocence of Muslims backlash history
“1988 mein Salman Rushdie ki kitab Satanic Verses chapi”
38 sec
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Claim that Islam lacks freedom of expression is baseless
“Maine sari umar Islam ko padha hai, InshaAllah”
4 min 34 sec
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Adam and the angels: origin of absolute freedom of expression
“Allah ne insan ko paida kiya, yani Adam ko”
53 sec
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Freedom of expression set as absolute right at creation
“Insan ki paidaish ke waqt hi Allah ne yeh exemption set kiya”
1 min 51 sec
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Freedom's only limit is not causing physical harm to others
“Jab America azad hua Europe ke qabze se, ek aadmi nikla”
3 min 18 sec
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Islam's confidence rests on truth not the sword, Galileo example
“Islam par nahi hai ke Islam par danda hai”
45 sec
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Islam's confidence is in truth, not force, like 2+2=4
“Islam ka aetimaad sachai par hai, talwar par nahi”
1 min 52 sec
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Prophet as role model, not personal pride, per hadith and Quran
“Ek banner tha: Prophet is our honor”
41 sec
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Islam does not recognize 'thought crime'
“Hargiz Islam mein thought crime nahi hai”
2 min 28 sec
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Banu Shaiban chief refuses Islam fearing kings dislike new ideas
“Arab qabail Kaaba ki ziyarat ke liye aate the har saal”
1 min 58 sec
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Europe's fight against kings and church that unlocked scientific progress
“Badshahon se takrao ki kahani jaanni hai to Rousseau ki Social Contract padhiye”
5 min 35 sec
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Modern progress came from freedom; hypocrisy of using it while opposing it
“Qadeem zamane mein duniya char cheezon ko manti thi: matter, plant, animal”
39 sec
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A US professor says dissent is the secret to Western progress
“Western world ki taraqqi ka raaz kya hai? Dissent”
40 sec
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Hypocrisy of complaining about the West yet relying on it for livelihood
“Aap jaiye, wapas jaiye apne watan”
2 min 47 sec
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Every prophet was mocked; Quran names crimes and punishments, blasphemy has none
“200 se zyada ayatein hain jo batati hain har paighambar ka mazaaq udaya gaya”
1 min 32 sec
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Honey parable: manage your own hurt feelings, don't force others
“Mujhe ek qissa yaad aata hai: ek shaks ne dawat di”
2 min 31 sec
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Ibn Taymiyyah whipped for incitement; real culprits are firebrand leaders
“Main aapko ek qissa bataun, Imam Ibn Taymiyyah ka”
2 min 7 sec
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Hypocrisy: nobody actually tries to kill Rushdie; Dr Abdus Salam's rebuke
“Why has no Muslim ever attempted to kill Salman Rushdie?”
44 sec
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Even peaceful protest has no basis in Islam
“Ehtijaj chahe pur-aman ho ya ghair pur-aman, Islam mein hai hi nahi”
2 min 22 sec
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Only two causes of blasphemy claims; ulama are emotional too
“There are only two possible causes for blasphemy: ignorance or propaganda”