Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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What is Islam? March 17, 2007

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Muwatta Imam Malik, Hadith No.53
“so, when you say that ashhadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammad abduhu wa rasuluh, it means that you are announcing that i have discovered a great reality, that is god's existence,”
Al-Tauhid by Ibn Al-Khuzayma, Hadith No. 68
“in arabic you can say alma'rifah. ma'rifah. there is a very relevant hadith: man 'arafa allaha illa allaha dakhala al-jannah.”
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No.50
hadith: worship God as if you see Him
“Worship God as if you are seeing Him”
Quran 20:14 · Ta-Ha
prayer means remembering God, not ritual
“Prayer is not a ritual, prayer is to remember God”
Quran 18:110 · Al-Kahf
prophets are human but recognized by merit
“All the prophets were human beings, like you”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 16023
same positive message repeated in Mecca and Medina
“O people, say there is no god but God”
The 100 by Michael H. Hart, p. 3
Michael Hart quote: the greatest positive thinker
“Muhammad was the only positive thinker in history”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 4057
Battle of Uhud: wounded yet still forgiving
“There was a Battle of Uhud, a defensive war”
Quran 60:6 · Al-Mumtahanah
“"laqad kana lakum fi rasulillahi uswatun hasanah, laqad kana lakum fi rasulillahi uswatun hasanah." there is a good example in the in the life of the prophet.”
Muwatta Imam Malik, Hadith No. 1891
hadith: don't be angry, even provoked
“Give me master advice, the Prophet said: don't be angry”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 8931
hadith: safe from your hands and tongue
“A Muslim is one from whom people are safe”
Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol. 2, p. 602
farewell sermon: sent as blessing for all mankind
“God has sent me as a blessing for all mankind”
Quran 22:78 · Al-Hajj
“Then, there is a verse in the Quran: "Rasulun Shaheedun Alaikum".”
Sirat Ibn Ishaq, Vol. 1, p. 207
prophet refuses an offer of political rule
“They offered him political rule, but he refused”
Sharh Al-Masabih by Ibn Al-Malik, Hadith No. 4531
prophet refuses an offer of political rule
“They offered him political rule, but he refused”
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 6023
prophet's real target was saving souls, not politics
“Mecca's people offered the Prophet political headship”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 16023 Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 6023
prophet's real target was saving souls, not politics
“Mecca's people offered the Prophet political headship”
Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
Quran verse: paradise for the purified soul
“Paradise is for those who purify their soul”