Maulana

Wahiduddin Khan

Wahiduddin Khan (born 1 January 1925),

known with the honorific Maulana, is an
Islamic scholar and peace activist[1]
known for having written a commentary on
the Quran and having translated it into
contemporary English.[2]
 Wahiduddin Khan

Born 1 January 1925

Azamgarh, Uttar
Pradesh, India
Occupation Islamic spiritual leader,
speaker and author
Genre Islamic literature
Notable works Tazkirul Quran

He has received the Demiurgus Peace

International Award, under the patronage
of the former Soviet President Mikhail
Gorbachev; India's third-highest civilian
honor, the Padma Bhushan, in January
2000[3]; the National Citizens' Award,
presented by Mother Teresa and the Rajiv
Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
(2009).[4] He was conferred with the
Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace
Award (2015) in Abu Dhabi.

Early life
Khan was born in Village Badharia, in
district Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India in
1925.[5] He graduated from a seminary of
traditional Islamic learning. Like Javed
Ahmad Ghamidi, Israr Ahmed and Naeem
Siddiqui, Khan also remained in close
touch with Amin Ahsan Islahi and Syed
Abul Ala Maududi (1903–1979) before
opening an Islamic Center in Delhi in
1970.[6]

He joined the Jamaat-e-Islami in 1949. He

quit it fifteen years later, arguing that
Maududi had overly politicized Islam. He
set out his ideas in his book, Tabeer kee
Ghalati (The Error in Interpretation).

Publications
The Ar-risala (The Message) Urdu
magazine was started in 1976 consisting
of almost entirely his articles and writing.
An English edition of the magazine was
started in February 1984 and a Hindi
version in December 1990. His articles
include 'Hijacking — A Crime',[7] 'Rights of
Women in Islam',[8] 'The Concept of Charity
in Islam'[9] and 'The Concept of Jihad'.[10]
He has written a book on the issue of
blasphemy from a dissenting perspective.
It was banned in Punjab, the most
populous province in Pakistan, on 26
October 1998.

Outlook
Many traditional Islamic scholars find
Khan's outlook and opinions distasteful.
Some of them have even dubbed him a
fitna (source of strife). His advice to
Muslims has been to not treat unpleasant
or unwanted situations as problems as
this would only yield negative results.[11]

List of selected works

He is the author of many books on Islam
and modernity,[12] including:[13]

The Prophet of Peace

The Quran: A New Translation
A Treasury of the Quran
 Tazkirul Quran
Indian Muslims: The Need for a Positive
Outlook
Introducing Islam: A Simple Introduction
to Islam
Islam Rediscovered: Discovering Islam
From its Original Sources
Islam and Peace
Islam: Creator of the Modern Age
Words of the Prophet Muhammad
The Issue of Blasphemy

References
1. "All Muslim sects should agree to
disagree: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan |
Indian Muslims" . Archived from the
original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved
17 August 2009.
2.
http://www.goodword.net/read_quran_onlin
e.aspx Archived 3 January 2010 at the
Wayback Machine A new translation of the
Quran by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
3. Tamara Sonn & Mary Williamsburg,
(2004), A Brief History of Islam, Blackwell.
ISBN 1-4051-0902-5.
4. "Muslim scholar gets Sadhbhavana
Award" . Sify.com. 20 August 2010.
Archived from the original on 22 August
2010. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
5. "Maulana Wahiduddin Khan" . Archived
from the original on 19 September 2008.
Retrieved 30 September 2008.
6. Javed Ahmad Ghamidi#Interaction with
other Islamic scholars
7. "Hijacking - A Crime" . Archived from the
original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved
17 August 2009.
8. "Rights of Women in Islam" . Archived
from the original on 14 February 2009.
Retrieved 17 August 2009.
9. "The Concept of Charity in Islam" .
Archived from the original on 19 November
2008. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
10. "The Concept of Jihad" . Archived from
the original on 18 August 2009. Retrieved
17 August 2009.
11. "Analysis of the writings of Maulana
Wahiduddin Khan - i, The Milli Gazette, Vol.
3 No. 6" . Archived from the original on 1
January 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
12. Ayesha Jalal, Partisans of Allah: Jihad
in South Asia, Harvard University Press
(2009), p. 266
13. "Maulana Wahiduddin Khan - 17
products available" . Archived from the
original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved
17 August 2009.

External links
 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan on Muslim
leadership in contemporary India - TCN
News
Muslims in India since 1947: Islamic
perspectives on inter-faith relations
The Quran, A new translation by
Wahiduddin Khan
Al-Risala Forum International
Goodword Books
Centre for Peace and Spirituality
Saniyasnain Khan

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