ME AND MAULANA: A PERSONAL RECOLLECTION OF WAHIDUDDIN KHAN - John M. Butt

the Problem of Evil; Gender Equality; True reason of man’s dissatisfaction even after his highest achievement and so on. It may seem quite a big statement, but I would dare to say that had I not met Maulana I would have doubted the existence of real and true Islam itself. Around me the Muslim society was full of hypocrisy and for a seeker Islam was not appearing a true path seeing the lives of practicing Muslims. At that time, I met Maulana and my entire perception of Islam went a sea change. I would like to share few of his advice (nasihat) which he gave to me and to many of his disciples for the benefit of all the readers. Increase your study – he used to say always as a parting advice to me and to his disciples. Read all my Urdu books – as they contain all my thoughts and discoveries. Be one Man two Mission – do for your livelihood as much only as necessary and devote everything else for Dawah and marefat. Be a complaint free person – if you want nearness of God become a complaint free person. Ignore the problems and avail the opportunities – this is the only practical formula of success in this world, all else are either illusions or would lead to destructions. Save yourself – the most important advice of all! To compile the learnings from Maulana’s life even a book would be insufficient but with the deepest gratitude in my heart, tears in my eyes for this great soul I pray to God