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

that is both spiritually authentic to the teachings of Islam as well as relevant to our present world situation. He has authored over 400 books on Islam in English, Urdu, Arabic and various languages, with themes such as prophetic wisdom, contemplative and active spirituality, tolerance, inter-religious dialogue, interfaith harmony and peaceful co-existence in a multi-ethnic, multiracial, secular and pluralistic society. The most recent books he had written when he turned 90 years old are as follows: “The Prophet of Peace: The Teachings of Prophet Muhammad”; “Jihad, Peace and Inter-Community Relations in Islam”; “Islam and Peace”; “The Ideology of Peace”; “Non-Violence and Peace Building in Islam”; and “The Age of Peace”. The last book he authored and published a month before his passing-on to Eternity is entitled: “The Final Journey”. These books not only offer a peaceful solution to the challenges of terrorism and extremism, but also help people understand the true teachings of peace and harmony in Islam and the meaning or significance of one’s earthly life as genuinely propounded by the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah (Holy Practices and Traditions of the Prophet Muhammad). To spread relevant practical spiritual wisdom based on tolerance, mutual understanding, amity, concord, peace and harmony worldwide, Hazrat Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Sahib established the Centre for Peace and Spirituality (CPS). This international organization aims to promote and reinforce the culture of peace through authentic Islamic spirituality that is based on the tenets of the Holy Qur’an and the Traditions (Sunnah) of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.