Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Kashmir, A Lesson September 14, 2014

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Quran 28:88 · Al-Qasas
Quran: only God has eternal existence, all else perishes
“Everything perishes except the Face of God, Quran says”
Quran 103:1 · Al-Asr
“«wal-asr innal-insana lafi khusr» ۔ «Time is witness that man is in loss» ۔”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 19697
Physical vs spiritual achievement: what actually survives death
“Kashmir reminds us: your material achievement won't go with you”
Quran 7:117 · Al-A'raf
Full story: magicians choose eternal faith over Pharaoh's sword
“Pharaoh's magicians converted the instant Moses' staff swallowed the snakes”
Quran 20:70 · Ta-Ha
Full story: magicians choose eternal faith over Pharaoh's sword
“Pharaoh's magicians converted the instant Moses' staff swallowed the snakes”
Quran 20:72 · Ta-Ha
Full story: magicians choose eternal faith over Pharaoh's sword
“Pharaoh's magicians converted the instant Moses' staff swallowed the snakes”
Quran 103:1 · Al-Asr
Full story: magicians choose eternal faith over Pharaoh's sword
“Pharaoh's magicians converted the instant Moses' staff swallowed the snakes”
Quran 26:89 · Ash-Shu'ara
“zalik jaza man tazkar illa man atal laha bi qalb salim”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 7925
“dekhiye, hadith mein hai aksiru zikr had bil lazzat al maut yani maut ko bohat yaad karo, jo lazzaton ko utha denay wali hai.”
Al-Mustadrak by al-Hakim, Hadith no. 5643
Divine unconsciousness in suffering, illustrated by a childhood accident
“How could the magicians bear such brutal torture without breaking”
Quran 20:76 · Ta-Ha
“yeh sab ko le kar ke jo aap ke andar banti hai personality, jis ko Quran muzakka shakhsiyat kaha gaya hai, wo non physical hai, non material hai.”
Quran 90:4 · Al-Balad
“yeh to hoga hi sab. laqad khalaqal insana fi qabt”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 4310
Hadith: even a grain of arrogance bars paradise
“No one enters paradise with an atom of arrogance”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 91
Signs of arrogance: rejecting truth, belittling people
“Doctor asks: how do I recognize arrogance in myself”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2750
How to regain focus when concentration breaks
“Why do we get diverted from focusing on abstract things”
Quran 3:79 · Aal-Imran
Defining spirituality as Rabbani, God-oriented thinking
“What's the difference between ideal Islam and spiritual Islam”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 6008
Human freedom makes an ideal social system impossible
“Why can no prophet ever build an ideal society”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 2601
“ke agar hum ne koi aisa kaam kiya kisi ke sath jo Allah ke nazdeek ghalat tha, to ek tareeqa yeh hai ke aap us ko ja kar talafi karen, mil kar ke us se.”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 7504
Hadith: gratitude to people is gratitude to God
“Whoever doesn't thank people doesn't thank God”
Quran 20:73 · Ta-Ha
“ke Allah taala ne aise yani tareeqay khol diye hain insaan ke upar ke aadmi bolay Delhi mein aur us ki awaaz sune aadmi Paris mein aur wahan sawal bhi kar sake.”
Quran 6:43 · Al-An'am
Explaining why flood victims turned hostile toward rescuers
“Kashmiris pelted stones at rescue helicopters, how is this possible”