Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
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Warning and Punishment May 15, 2008

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Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2952
Full argument: why calling disasters 'God's punishment' is a serious mistake
“Yeh topic hum ne isliye chuna ke jab kahin koi zalzala aaya, koi storm aaya...”
Quran 32:21 · As-Sajdah
Two kinds of divine punishment: lower (warning) and greater
“Azaab ke literal meaning hain punishment — Khuda ki taraf se punishment”
Quran 6:131 · Al-An'am
“to quran ki aik ayat is mamle mein bohat hi clear hai ke lam yakun rabbuka muhlika al qura bi zalam wa hum ghafiloon yeh jo quran ki ayat hai,”
Al-Bidayah wa al-Nihayah by Ibn Kathir, vol.2, p.17
Prophet Yunus and why punishment didn't come to Nineveh
“Quran mein ek Prophet ki misaal hai jo Hazrat Yunus thay”
Quran 4:165 · An-Nisa
Prophet Yunus and why punishment didn't come to Nineveh
“Quran mein ek Prophet ki misaal hai jo Hazrat Yunus thay”
Quran 6:94 · Al-An'am
A meditation on death: same body, but no light, air, or gravity
“Aaj main soch raha tha ke kaisa ek anokha waqt aane wala hai”
Quran 11:65 · Hud
“quran mein aik jagah hai ke jab woh waqt ho gaya ke un par itmam hujjat ho gaya to Khuda ne angel ke zariye se prophet ko yeh message bheja ke teen din ka aur time hai.”
Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 6045
Hadith: falsely accusing someone boomerangs on you
“Jab koi kahe tum bure ho, tum munafiq ho, aur woh aisa na ho...”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 22016
Declaring punishment is God's domain — control your tongue
“Yeh Khuda ka domain hai ke bataye ke yeh warning hai ya azaab”
Al-Adab al-Mufrad by al-Bukhari, Hadith no. 102
“to yaad rakhiye, aap ke liye option sirf do mein se ek ka hai aise mauqe par. hadith mein aata hai ke man kan ayub billah wal yawm al akhir fal yaqul khairan aw liyas mut.”
Quran 16:89 · An-Nahl
“Woh guide book hai. Quran jo hai woh guide book hai har baat ko janne ke liye. Tibbiyan al likulli shay'in yaani har baat use bata di gayi hai.”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 24609
“To Hazrat Aisha se kaha gaya ke kuch log is tarah se padhte hain Quran ke padh padh padh rahe hain. To unhone kaha ke ulaa'ika qara'oo wa lam yaqra'oo”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 6481
Hadith: silence brings salvation, think before speaking
“Hadith mein hai: man samata najaa — jo chup raha, usay najaat mili”
Sahih Muslim, Hadith no. 5
Why you must verify before repeating what you hear
“Kisi ke baare mein aapko ek baat mili to aap kya karenge?”
Musnad Ahmad, Hadith no. 7086
Hadith definition of a true Muslim
“Al-Muslimu man salima an-naasu min lisaanihi wa yadihi”
Al-Mujalasah wa-Jawahir al-'Ilm by Al-Dinawari: 708
Umar's story — judging character by conduct, not appearance
“Hazrat Umar ka ek waqia hai ke ek aadmi unke paas aaya”
Quran 2:61 · Al-Baqarah
Musa's people and manna — why we resist simple blessings
“Hazrat Musa ki qaum ko Khuda ne mann-o-salwa utaara”
Quran 2:282 · Al-Baqarah
Full answer: why different schools of thought exist in Islam
“When all Muslims follow one Quran, why so many different schools of thought?”
Quran 17:27 · Al-Isra
“aur israf ke bare mein quran mein aur hadith mein bohat bohat hi kade shabdon mein is ko condemn kiya gaya hai. jaise quran mein hai ke aise log shaitan ke bhai hain innal mubadhiriro kanu ikhwanash shayateen aise logon ko shaitan ke bhai bataya gaya hai.”
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Hadith no. 2416
“to main samajhta hoon ke har aadmi ko sochna chahiye ke woh khuda ke haan jaane wala hai. aur hadith mein aata hai ke insaan ke qadam khuda ke samne se nahi hatenge jab tak woh do baaton ka jawab na de lete hain min anka tasal fi anfaqa kahan se kamaya aur kahan kharch kiya.”
Quran 39:45 · Az-Zumar
'Ishq-Mizaj' — more excited about saints than about God
“What is ishq-mizaj? Referred to in Chapter 39, Verse 45 of the Quran”
Quran 2:165 · Al-Baqarah
'Ishq-Mizaj' — more excited about saints than about God
“What is ishq-mizaj? Referred to in Chapter 39, Verse 45 of the Quran”
Quran 9:18 · At-Tawbah
'Ishq-Mizaj' — more excited about saints than about God
“What is ishq-mizaj? Referred to in Chapter 39, Verse 45 of the Quran”
Quran 2:282 · Al-Baqarah
Rejecting the 'nazm' theory — how the Quran should really be read
“Is the knowledge of nazm (verse order) important for understanding the Quran?”