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

MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WITH MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN SAHAB Sajid Anwar, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE M y acquaintance with Maulana spans over more than 30 years. Although I first read few copies of Al Risala during my school days, but it was only in 1994 I happened to meet him first time at his New Delhi residence. That was a memorable meeting which probably lasted more than 2 hours. I was a seeker then and I had travelled from Mumbai to Delhi only to meet Maulana to get answers of my intriguing questions. Alhamdulillah, I got answers to most of my questions during that meeting. That was the start of my spiritual journey under Maulana’s guidance. The second turning point was when I attended the 1st International Dawah Meet in April 2010 in Delhi. That was a two-and-half day Meet. That was the first occasion when I had the opportunity of being close to Maulana for such a long time. I could not only see but also could discover soul of a truly God realized (Arif) person in him. The third phase of my spiritual journey with Maulana started when I was transferred to Roorkee in 2010 (around 200 kms from New Delhi), which I believe was specially organized by God Almighty for me so that I could have an opportunity