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

classic reply: “The infant can learn to swim as soon as the expert instructor drops him in the water.” Then he advised that I can learn to prepare for dawah work and develop my mind and personality as soon as I am in the process of Quran distribution. He advised me to read Tazkirul Quran at least two times, and start to read the books and listen to his lectures. I did what my mentor advised me to do. I am on a journey to the dawah mission and I pray to God that He helps to keep me on this till my end. I have been reading Maulana’s books which explain the Quran and Hadith. They are guiding me personally, helping me build a relationship with my Creator, and helping me follow in the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad (may peace be upon him). Every time I read the books and listen to his lectures, they help me to develop right thinking, decondition my mind and rediscover myself. However, my greatest learning started when we started study circles of Maulana’s books and engaged in discussions and listened to others’ views. I am thankful to Maulana for his greatest contribution in writing hundreds of books on the Discovery of God, Prophetic Wisdom, Applying the Quranic and Prophetic principles in our lives, and directing us all to our true purpose in life. We have started various study-circles daily with women and children here in the United States as well as in Pakistan, and most of us have started dawah missions in different places and these are growing Alhumdillilah. I pray for the highest rewards for Maulana Sahib. May Allah SWT grant him Jannatul Firdaus and gather us all together in Paradise! Ameen!