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

articles, woven with everyday incidents, carried a message full of wisdom. I shall always cherish the fond memories of my good fortune to have Maulana Saheb as our guest on many occasions in Nagpur and Mumbai. In all honesty, Maulana Saheb’s association has been a huge contribution in my journey of Discovery of God. I offer my sincere prayers for him. May Allah bless him with the best reward in Paradise. Aameen. MY MIRACLE WORKER Mohammad Asad Pervez, CPS–USA H ellen Keller, deaf and blind since infancy, wrote in her autobiography, ‘The Story of my Life’, that before she met her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, her state was of a ship at sea in a dense fog, tense and anxious waiting for something to happen and having no idea how near the harbour was. She wrote, ‘light! give me light! was the wordless cry of my soul.’ Helping Hellen Keller realize her potential was such an undertaking that a biographical play on Anne Sullivan was titled ‘The Miracle Worker.’ When it came to understanding religion and God, my case was no different than Hellen Keller’s. Blind and directionless. Knowing my existence but unaware of my state; internally calling out for light. After having met Maulana Wahiduddin