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

night his condition worsened and he had trouble breathing so we took him to Apollo Hospital,” he said. Former chairman of the Delhi Minorities Commission Zafarul-Islam Khan also took to Twitter to pray for the scholar’s quick recovery. “The great scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is admitted in serious condition in Apollo Hospital Sarita Vihar late last night. Tested Covid+. In ICU. Please pray for his quick recovery,” he tweeted. Peace Activist, Scholar, Author Born in Azamgarh in 1925, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan comes from a family of staunch nationalists who played a key role in the 1857 mutiny for Independence. A renowned activist, he has also written a two-volume commentary on the Holy Qur’an. To platform the ideas of peaceful coexistence, social harmony and interfaith dialogue, Khan established the Islamic Centre in Delhi in 1976. Six years later, he started a monthly magazine called AlRisala, which primarily comprised his own articles that spoke to the Muslim community about their responsibilities. AlRisala was launched in both English and Hindi in February 1984 and December 1990, respectively. He has written over 200 books and a bulk of his oeuvre focused on secularism, inter-faith dialogue, social harmony and freedom of speech. Khan is perhaps most well-known for the 15-day Shanti Yatra that he took with Acharya Muni Sushil Kumar and Swami