Maulana Wahiduddin Khan promoted an accommodative facet of Islam
By Mohammed Wajihuddin| Published: 24th April 2021 8:03 pm IST
Mohammed Wajihuddin
After the Friday namaz had ended and the crowd filed out of a masjid in Nizamuddin West, New Delhi, I met him outside the mosque. “Apko mainstream media meiN jana chahiye (You should join the mainstream media),” the venerable Maulana told me on hearing that I was working for a tiny, now defunct magazine based a few blocks away from his Islamic Centre at Nizamuddin West.
That was the first time I met Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, Islamic scholar, spiritual leader, peace ambassador and, above all, a non-conformist. In his death India and the world have lost a strong voice of sanity, a peace ambassador, a preacher who blended Islamic teachings with Gandhian values to crusade against violence and hatred.
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