Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is an Islamic spiritual scholar who is well-versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. The mission of his life has been

Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Peace award for promoting peace in Muslim societies. He has been called ’Islam’s spiritual ambassador to the world’ and is recognized as one of its most influential Muslims1 . His

But the case of Islam is quite different. Even after a period of one thousand five hundred years, Islam has suffered no erosion of its validity. The well-known British historian, Edward Gibbon, describes

describes the rise and expansion of Islam as “one of the most memorable revolutions which has impressed a new and lasting character on the nations of the globe.” An Indian historian, M.N. Roy, has observed:

before or after him.” He goes on to say that “the expansion of Islam is the most miraculous of all miracles.” (The Historical Role of Islam, pp. 4-5) The American writer, Michael Heart, in his book, “The

Wahiduddin Khan, born in 1925, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, is an Islamic spiritual scholar who is well-versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. The mission of his life has been

Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Peace award for promoting peace in Muslim societies. He has been called ’Islam’s spiritual ambassador to the world’ and is recognized as one of its most influential Muslims . His

’ Swami Vivekananda outlined the bright future of India as a nation, to be shaped by two forces: Islamic Body and Vedic Brain. I would modify this and say that in order to create the future we all aspire

stage protests against them? On the question of the re-location of mosques, Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries have not hesitated to do so when exceptional circumstances have warranted such a step.

demonstrations against this rule? Islam loves peace, not confrontation. Muslims who believe that nothing can be gained without resorting to confrontation should consider what benefits flowed from the Peace

considered necessary, by reason or by the shari’ah. This fair treatment is considered so important in Islam that the Prophet said: “The best among you is one who is best for his family.”112THE RESPONSIBILITIES

the Quran: Therefore the righteous women are devoutly obedient, and guard in (the husband’s) absence what God would have them guard.113 The responsibilities of woman as regards man described by the Quran

If the message of Islam is to be successfully communicated, Muslims themselves must prevent any unfavourable atmosphere from coming in its way. If Muslims can achieve only this, Islam will begin again to

Rashid Rida (1865-1935) visited India in 1912 at the invitation of the Nadwatul Ulama, a leading Islamic seminary in Lucknow. He also visited the Darul Uloom at Deoband, where he spoke at length to the

teachers of the madrasa. In his address, he drew the attention of the Ulama to the task of preaching Islam. He pointed out that there were people who worshipped idols in India, others who worshipped trees

missionaries, he suggested, they could succeed in preaching Islam among such people. These missionaries could also strive to remove misunderstandings about Islam, but he added that they needed to be well-aware of

of people converted to Islam as a result of Musab’s preaching. Now the Muslims began to emigrate to Yathrib in large numbers to escape persecution at the hands of the Quraysh. The Prophet along with Abu

leader. The spiritual mission of Islam continued here. However, when the Makkans came to know of the firm foothold Muslims had acquired in Madinah, they decided to nip Islam in the bud. Consequently, they

relate to defensive war only. Launching an offensive against another group is absolutely unlawful in Islam, and so are all other kinds of war such as proxy war and guerilla war. The Quranic principle of war

saying of the Prophet of Islam relates to particular sets of circumstances. All the sayings of the Prophet are of topical relevance. If the individual deepens his understanding of the Hadith and conceptualizes

reader: he is more of a ‘listener’ seated along with the Companions in the presence of the Prophet of Islam. This is one of the creative ways of studying the Hadith. And studying the traditions of the Prophet

the greatest source of purification. Aisha, the wife of the Prophet of Islam, says of him: “On every occasion, the Prophet of Islam remembered God.” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith No. 373). This tradition

jihad against the British, given the prevailing conditions, it was not even lawful according to the Islamic Shariah. Hence, a consultative meeting was held in Deoband, in which, among others, Maulana Rashid

issue of jihad was discussed. Very courteously, Hazrat Nanotvi asked Maulana Shaikh Muhammad, “Hazrat, what is the reason that you do not declare jihad to be a binding duty (farz), nor even permissible (ja’iz)