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

by giving a unilaterally positive responses even in negative situations. He taught us the principle of conversion that is converting anger into peace, revenge into forgiveness, unfavourable circumstances into favourable circumstances, negativity to positivity etc. by bringing a change in our thinking and not getting provoked by unilateral avoidance. Maulana helped many of us individually to overcome failures, to ignore problems and look for the opportunities and avail them. And he gave us many such practical principles of life. Maulana made ladies understand the role Islam gave to them and always encouraged them to play an active role in religious work, giving the examples of Hazrat Hajira, Hazrat Khadija and Hazrat Ayesha. This helped us get involved in the dawah mission established by Maulana. I have learned from him to realize my helplessness and Allah’s All Powerfulness. Maulana used to say if things are beyond your control put them in Allah’s Khana (God’s domain). This always develops confidence in us that Allah will surely take care of us. This helped me. When I lost my husband some years back, it was a hard time. But remembering Maulana’s teachings I tried to think of all positive aspects of our lives. This gave a lot of contentment. He stressed on keeping on remembering death to keep a check on our activities, focusing on Hereafter. I am thankful to Allah for guiding us to come to Maulana to realize God and His Creation Plan so that we start preparing Jannati personalities in ourselves in this world in the hope of being found eligible for inhabiting Paradise in the hereafter.