MAULANA’S LIFE AND WORKS

ISLAM IN THE MODERN WORLD

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is an Islamic scholar, spiritual leader and peace activist. He is the founder of Centre for Peace and Spirituality and has been internationally recognized for his contributions to world peace. The Maulana has authored over 200 books dealing with Islam’s spiritual wisdom, the Prophet’s nonviolent approach, religion’s relation to modernity and other contemporary issues. His English translation of the Quran is widely popular because its language is simple, contemporary and easily understandable.

LEARN MORE

200 BOOKS

AUTHORED BY MAULANA

90 YEARS

OF PEACE BUILDING

50 MILLION

VIDEO VIEWS

IN SEARCH OF TRUTH

MIND BASED SPIRITUALITY

To attain spirituality, the Maulana points out, a person does not need to retire to the jungles.Rather he must live in the midst of all the activities of the world and develop the ability of drawing spiritual lessons from material events and experiences. In his view, spirituality is not about putting a stop to one’s thinking process, rather it is another name for such high thinking that enables a person to manageissues relatedto stress, anger, negative thinking and discontentment.

PEACE IS THE GREATEST GOOD

90 YEARS OF PEACE BUILDING

Drawing inspiration from the Quran and the life of the Prophet Muhammad, the Maulana has developed an ideology of peace—principles which lay down how peace may be established betweenconflicting groups, controversies resolved, conflicts defused and enemies turned into friends. These are not just theoretical constructs, but have been successfully applied to calm down innumerable potentially violent situations in different parts of India over the past several decades. 

COUNTERING VIOLENCE

Political Interpretation of Islam

Many of Maulana’s writings and lectures are devoted to understanding the root cause of violence perpetrated in the name of Islam, analyze the types of interpretations of Islam that instigate people to take up arms and how the thinking of those engaged in such heinous acts of terror may be redirected to peaceful channels. Central to Maulana’s contribution to offering a counternarrative to violence is his scholarly examination of the political interpretation of Islam. This ideology, developed in the 19th century, seeks to impose on people its self-styled understanding of religion by means of political power. Violence is inherent in such a doctrine, which the Maulana shows is contrary to the foundations of Islam and the methodology adopted by the Prophet.

THE NOBLE GOAL

Centre For Peace And Spirituality International

LEARN MORE
THE SIGNS OF GOD

Remembering God In Everyday Experiences

LEARN MORE
THE SPIRIT OF ISLAM

Purification of the soul

LEARN MORE
THE SPIRITUAL MESSAGE OF THE QURAN

THE CREATION PLAN OF GOD

The central theme of the Quran is an elucidation of the meaning of human life. It urges the reader to not live solely on the material plane, but to reflect on the purpose of existence, develop a relationship of love with one’s Creator, purify one’s character,lead life with wisdom and prepare for life after death. Thus the content of the Quran is of universal significance in that it addresses every human being. This is why, the Maulana believes that translations of the Quran in different languages of the world need to be made popular so that Quranic spiritual guidancecanbecome accessible for people across the globe.

LEARN MORE
MAULANA'S PUBLISHED

BOOKS

THE IMPACT OF MAULANA’S IDEAS

What People Say

Maulana’s contribution has been recognized by intellectuals, thinkers and religious leaders. They have acknowledged the great role of his tireless efforts in bringing about peace and harmony, and enlightening people about Islam. Maulana’s works have also had a positive transformation in the lives of many youth, who have rediscovered the relevance of religion in their lives as a source of spiritual wisdom.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Humanitarian & Spiritual Leader

Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Former President of India

Javed Ahmed Ghamidi

Quran Scholar

Dr. Maria Khan

Author & Speaker