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

his mission forward. At that point of time it did not mean to me much as I was not very much connected to his mission, but now these words serve for me as fuel and motivation to carry forward my Dawah Work. It is through Maulana Sb that we know the right way of approaching our Madu. He, in the truest form, tells people to be a well-wisher of the Madu and help spread the true message of Almighty. At the same time he helped us as Muslims to rediscover Islam in the light of science and modern education. He was also passionate about the intellectual and spiritual empowerment of the Muslim. Maulana Wahiduddin started a unique magazine–Al-Risala (The Message) in 1976, consisting of deep suggestions articles, aimed at high realization and write-ups. He has vast literature of around 200 books and is widely known for commentary on the Quran which was translated into contemporary English. He possessed a highly positive, gentle and modest personality. He always emphasized on introspection and self-hammering in order to recognize and acknowledge the creation plan of God. He relentlessly worked to spread the message of peace and brotherhood. According to him, peace was an absolute end in itself and it had to be pursued unconditionally. I have written 3 books till now. The first one named, “Tameere-Millat”, published in 1986, which was written in Urdu. Then “How to Become Rich”, published in 1996, written in English. The latter book has radical and magical formulae for intellectual development of Muslim community. This book was awarded with “Green Gold Book” Award by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Sahab in a program organized in Darbar