AN INTERVIEW WITH DR RAJAT MALHOTRA

humanity. I miss him every single day and he is in my thoughts always. He asked me once, "How would you handle things and CPS once I am gone?" I replied with a heavy heart that I will try to think about what he would have done in such a situation. He smiled and said, “Good, then you won’t go wrong”. But this meant a great sense of responsibility and to be forgiving, having a big heart, not getting offended and above all, not losing focus on the primary task of collectively taking CPS into its culminating role. I am looking forward to meeting him again and never being separated ever. You have travelled extensively with Maulana. What are your experiences with Maulana during these travels? I travelled with him to different parts of India and the world like the USA, Canada, Israel, Qatar, Poland, Cyprus, Dubai, Turkey, and Switzerland. Every experience was precious as I got to witness his simplicity, his wise handling of interactions and his burning desire of working towards God’s cause disregarding the limitations of his very old age. Once at Khaja Kaleemuddin Saheb’s (CPS USA Chapter head) place in the US, a big container of translations of the Quran and Islamic books arrived while we were still around. We all were pushing the heavy load towards Kaleem Saheb’s storage room and to our disbelief, Maulana himself started pushing it as he didn’t want to be left behind even in that task. Such was his enthusiasm and love for God’s work. I saw that he kept good care of his health. I would say that he justified every single organ of his body that God gifted him. While on travel, he never bothered about food, accommodation, or inconvenience as his focus was always on the travel objective, i.e., to talk about God’s glory and instil in people the accountability of our actions in the Hereafter. I saw him as a man of mission who did not want to waste a single second. His time management, disciplined approach, well-wishing attitude and sensitive heart showcased him as a ‘well-wisher of humanity’. You have had the opportunity to be with Maulana in his later years. Would you like to share some pieces of advice that Maulana imparted to you? In his last few days, Maulana shared a few things with me in confidentiality. One of the things that I would like to share which he repeated in his last days was that whenever you find yourself at the crossroads facing difficulties doing CPS work, then be steadfast and