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The culmination of his research was new awareness of their social As a special invitee to inter-religious Some of national awards that he has
his book, Al Islam, in which he responsibilities and to promote conferences, in India as well as been honoured with are the Padam
presented the interpretation of the positive thinking and action. The first abroad, from 1967, he has been Bhushan, the Rajiv Gandhi National
Islamic Scriptures in the modern idiom issues of the English and Hindi addressing public and private Sadbhavna Award, the National
based on peace. He has since versions of Al-Risala were launched in gatherings in order to advocate a Integration Award, the Communal
authored over 200 books on prophetic February 1984, and December 1990 Harmony Award, the Diwaliben
wisdom and peaceful co-existence in a respectively. The English version has policy, which is based on peace and Mohan Lal Mehta Award, the National
multi-ethnic society giving the correct continued to be published under the harmony. He is actively involved in Amity Award, the Dilli Gaurav Award,
interpretation of the Islamic Scriptures title of ‘The Spiritual Message’ and serving the cause of peace and the FIE Foundation Award, the Urdu
such as ‘The Ideology of Peace’, The now is being published as ‘The Spirit solidarity through interfaith efforts Academy Award, the Aruna Asaf Ali
‘True Jihad’ and ‘Islam and Peace’. of Islam’. that aim to present to the world the Sadbhavna Award and the National
One of his recent books is ‘The Over a period of time, he began to Citizen’s Award presented by Mother
peaceful, tolerant spirit of Islam.
Prophet of Peace: Teachings of The write articles for various journals and Teresa.
Prophet Muhammad’. Published by he has since become a regular The Maulana, who is well traveled, The book, The 500 Most influential
Penguin, the book is a timely rebuttal contributor to several national and and the recipient of several national Muslims of 2009 by Georgetown
of jihadist mentality, offers a peaceful international dailies and magazines.
and International awards, has made a University, Washington DC has named
solution to the terrorism menace by Devoted to the development of a very great contribution to world peace him “Islam’s Spiritual Ambassador to
giving the ideology of peace and is a complete ideology of peace, he the World.” His approach, the book
guide for those who wish to presents to the world the true face of in his tireless campaign to avert the points out, is “popular among Indians,
understand Islam better. Islam based, as it is, on peace, danger of a nuclear conflict between both Muslim and non-Muslim.”
Realizing the need for the correct tolerance and co-existence and helps various countries. To this end he put
translation and commentary of the people understand their purpose in life forward a proposal for a worldwide
Quran and Hadith, Maulana translated by explaining the creation plan of God movement for nuclear disarmament at
— the purpose of their life.
the Quran in Urdu along with the a peace forum held at Zug in
commentary entitled Tazkirul Quran. It is because of his advocacy of peace Switzerland in 2002. On that
Its English version ‘The Quran’ gives a and his espousal of the cause of inter- occasion, he was awarded the
translation and interpretation of the faith that he is respected by all Demiurgus Peace International Award
Quran in simple and contemporary communities and in every circle of by the Nuclear Disarmament Forum
English. society.
AG. The award was given to
To give full expression to these
acknowledge his outstanding
positive ideas, he established the
achievements in strengthening peace
Islamic Centre at New Delhi in 1970.
among nations and for his efforts to
Subsequently, the organ of the Centre,
‘Al-Risala’, the monthly magazine was develop a complete ideology of peace
launched in Urdu in 1976. This and present Islamic teachings that
journal, consisting almost entirely of addresses the modern mind. He has
his own articles, quickly acquired a also been awarded the title of
wide circulation throughout the Urdu- Ambassador of Peace by the
speaking world, and has done much to
International Federation for World Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, third from left,
make people understand the peaceful planting an olive tree in Jerusalem during a
A new translation of The Quran Peace, Korea.
face of Islam, to awaken in Muslims a by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan peace conference of all religions in 1995.