Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Don't Be Angry Culture January 15, 2012

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References in this lecture 25
Shu'ab al-Iman by Al-Baihaqi, Hadith no. 8294
Maarifat Al-Sahaba by Abu Nu'aim, Athar No. 1536
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Introducing the Don't Be Angry culture concept
“Aaj ka title hai: la taghdab culture”
1 min 3 sec
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Origin story of the Don't Be Angry hadith
“Ek riwayat mein aata hai ke ek sahabi Rasoolullah ke paas aaye”
37 sec
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Quran verse: believers forgive instead of returning anger
“Wa iza ma ghadibu hum yaghfirun”
40 sec
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Hadith: anger corrupts divine wisdom
“In al-ghadaba layufsidu al-eman”
4 min 46 sec
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Prophet Yunus's anger and the lesson of lost right thinking
“Hazrat Yunus alaihissalam Nainawa mein dawat dene bheje gaye the”
3 min 29 sec
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Two companions collide, anger turns to apology and self-blame
“Ek sahabi the Madine ke bahar ke, jinhone Islam qubool kiya”
2 min 55 sec
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Abu Bakr insulted, angels leave when he answers back
“Ek baar Madine ke bahar ek aadmi mila Hazrat Abu Bakr ko”
36 sec
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Ego is activated by Satan, conscience by angels
“Ek hai ego, ek hai zameer”
36 sec
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True strength is controlling anger, not wrestling
“Taqatwar wo nahi jo ladai mein pachhaar de”
1 min 47 sec
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Why anger is a loss even when you win the fight
“Ek hadith hai: taqatwar wo nahi jo pachhaar de ladai mein”
5 min 46 sec
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Salahuddin Ayyubi's missed chance to bear witness over revenge
“Salahuddin Ayyubi ka ek waqia aata hai tareekh ki kitabon mein”
2 min 20 sec
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9/11 anger led America into a five trillion dollar failed war
“Nine Eleven ke baad America ke leader ghussa ho gaye”
5 min 57 sec
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Colonial-era tourists were guests Muslims failed to invite to Islam
“European qaumein Asia aur Africa mein dakhil ho gayin”
3 min 1 sec
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Prophet Muhammad turned the idols in the Kaaba into an opportunity
“Jab Rasoolullah ko paighambari mili Makkah mein”
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Anger comes from Satan; the prescribed dua
“Ghussa jo hai, wo al-ghadab minash-shaitan”
2 min 45 sec
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Intellectual power beats weapons: USSR and US examples
“Fikri quwwat hi badi taqat hai, hathiyar ki taqat koi taqat nahi”
33 sec
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Peaceful activism versus violent activism defined
“Ek hai Peaceful Activism, ek hai Violent Activism”
45 sec
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Hadith: God rewards gentleness, not violence
“Innallaha ya'ti ar-rifqa ma la yu'ti al-unf”
38 sec
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Blaming others instead of owning your own mistakes
“Har aadmi apne kiye ko bhugatta hai”
35 sec
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No one can close the door of repentance for anyone
“Kya tauba ka darwaza kisi ke liye hum band kar sakte hain?”
47 sec
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Religious honor culture is pre-Islamic ignorance, not Islam
“Deeni ghairat koi cheez nahi hai, nothing hai Islam mein”
2 min 1 sec
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Turning problems into opportunities, the rose and thorn analogy
“Zindagi problem se hi bhari hui hai”
45 sec
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Law of nature: every problem hides an opportunity
“Zindagi ki misal aisi hai jaise gulab ka phool”
1 min 52 sec
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Full explanation of jihad's true Quranic meaning
“Jihad ka mani koshish hai, bas aur kuch nahi”
30 sec
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The real meaning of jihad is struggle, not warfare
“Jihad ka mani koshish hai, qatal nahi”
56 sec
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How to attain paradise: purifying the soul
“Paradise us ke liye hai jo apna tazkiya kare”
2 min 56 sec
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Discovering God through contemplating His creation
“God ko aap dekh to sakte nahi, kyunki wo beyond space and time hai”