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

His words hit my heart, how simply he could answer me in one sentence, since my answer to all stubborn and irrelevant people who argue to put Islam down is “please follow the QURAN, all answers are in our holy book “ This is the miracle of Maulana Sahab. His one clear to-the-point answer spoke volumes and lifted a thousand veils of confusion from my mind. He infused in me a purpose, acceptance of matters beyond my control and its relevance in understanding divinity and to better myself as a muslimah. His sublime way of teaching and guiding everyone was very helpful and supporting while welcoming people from varied cultures and patiently answering questions on faith and human connect with the Creator, ask him basic and fundamental aspects of anything and he would answer kindly and lovingly. He was an awesome perfectionist and always encouraged me to strive for excellence with his down to earth attitude. His passion, dedication and pursuit for excellence in everything while being patient and understanding towards others’ objections always filled me with admiration for his resolve and faith in human kind and Allah’s plan. My greatest regret is that I wanted to write Maulana’s biography and I took permission from him. He happily granted permission but I could not write it due to some unavoidable circumstances. I pay my tribute to this great soul from whom I got a chance to spend time with him and learn from him and I shall always