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

of distress and sadness, and that is why he has been called Spiritual Ambassador to the world. His Ideology of Peace Maulana was not only a distinguished religious scholar but also a political thinker and a great peace idealogue who has given his own ideology of Peace. He has written many important books on the subject of Peace which includes-, “Ideology of Peace, The Age of Peace, Manifesto of Peace, Islam and World Peace, Prophet of Peace etc. In his book i.e. Ideology of Peace, He writes that the aim of this book is to present peace in the form of a complete ideology which describes the utmost importance of Peace. Peace is generally regarded as antithesis to war. But this is extremely limited concept of Peace. The peace relates to the entire spectrum of human life. Peace in itself is a complete ideology. Peace is the master key which opens all doors to success. He further writes that “Peace for me is not just an academic subject. It is the goal of my existence. I have dreamt of Peace for as long as I can remember.” For his unwavering and strong commitment to peace the name of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan figures among some of the few leaders of the world known for their pacifism, like Mahatma Gandhi, Bertrand Russell, J.Keir Hardie, Norman Thomas, Kagawa Toyohiko, etc. He devoted his life for the cause of Peace. He would place peace at the top of everything. Peace is a prerequisite for