MY THOUGHTS ON MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN - Dr. Rajat Malhotra

Urdu) provided a practical demonstration of Islam via the life of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). I thereafter made it a point to read all of Maulana’s books and writings. I found that the most prominent themes in all of his books are the greatness of God, remembrance of death, the day of reckoning and the motivation to excel in life. I can say with my full conviction that Maulana’s literature has the ability to bring about a positive change in the personality of every serious reader. His writing invites the reader to become a God-oriented person, who focuses on the afterlife (akhirah) and inviting others to faith (dawah). Ever since I started reading Maulana’s literature my personality began to change. Since then, I formed a firm intention that I will share the teachings of Maulana using modern language to reach today’s reader, with the help of God, wherever I am. My work of sharing Maulana’s thoughts with people started in Nigeria in 1982. In the first phase, I used to reach out to my friends and offer them Urdu and English books written by Maulana. After that, in order to reach out to general Nigerians, I started getting the English edition of Al-Risala magazine reprinted in Nigeria and distributed. I continued with the same work as soon as I moved to the United States in 1989. I had Maulana’s books stocked in my New York apartment wherever I found a little empty space. Then God’s help began to descend. I began to get partners in my effort. With their help, we formed an organization by the name “Al-Risala Forum International, Inc.” and continued with the work. We then set up a website www.alrisala.org to spread Maulana’s thoughts to a more global audience. We not only