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MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN: An advocate of religious harmony By: DAR JAVED Maulana Wahiduddin Khan – the advocate of religious harmony, a true Islamic scholar whose accommodativeness and free thinking earned him a great repute across the globe, even though it also brought him some criticism from some quarters. But he was a man of the intellect and research- a scholar par excellence- who had acquired great knowledge and a mind free of biases and prejudices. This is how people remember Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. In him India lost a hopeful, tolerant and a great voice of reason. He died at the age of 96. The Maulana was one of the world’s leading and distinguished Islamic scholars, spiritual leader and peace activist who, besides other things, was also known for having written a commentary on the Quran and having translated it into contemporary English. He was based in New Delhi and authored over 200 books and through his monthly journal Al-Risala trained generations of readers to li