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

It isn’t clear when or where the President gave the interview https://theprint.in/india/in-maulana-wahiduddin-khanindia-loses-an-advocate-of-inter-religious-harmony-tocovid-19/643955/ THE MAULANA WHO BROUGHT ABOUT A REVOLUTION IN THE MUSLIM WORLD Ziya Us Salam F or generations of Indian Muslims, he was the man who retrieved the Quran placed respectfully on the top shelf away from easy reach, meant to be read during Ramzan and on the death of near and dear ones, and placed it in the hands and even pockets of people as a source of guidance. Tens and thousands of Muslims used to read the Quran in the Arabic original without understanding a verse; the aim always was to gather points on the piety scale for afterlife. Then he provided easy to follow translations of the Quran’s meaning in Urdu, English, Hindi, Punjabi, Marathi, Malayalam and other languages. It changed the way the community looked at the religious book. The Quran, people started believing, was meant to guide them in everyday life. Priced between Rs.25 and 35, he retained no copyright over the publication, making the books both affordable and legally printable anywhere. This was a revolution in the community. Until less than a couple