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{{Infobox writer
| name = Wahiduddin Khan
| image = maulanawahiduddin.jpg
| birth_date = {{birth date|1925|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Azamgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|21|1924|12|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[New Delhi, Delhi]], India
| occupation = Islamic spiritual leader, speaker and author
| website = {{url|www.maulanawahiduddinkhan.com}}
| genre = [[Islamic literature]]
| notableworks = [[Tazkirul Quran]]
| awards = [[Padma Vibhushan]]
}}

'''Wahiduddin Khan''' (1 January 1925 – 21 April 2021), known with the honorific '''Maulana''', was an Indian [[Islam]]ic scholar and peace activist known for having written a commentary on the Quran and having translated it into contemporary English.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/oct/03/all_muslim_sects_should_agree_disagree_maulana_wahiduddin_khan.html |title=All Muslim sects should agree to disagree: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | Indian Muslims |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100515053638/http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/oct/03/all_muslim_sects_should_agree_disagree_maulana_wahiduddin_khan.html |archive-date=15 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.goodword.net/read_quran_online.aspx A new translation of the Quran by Maulana Wahiduddin Khan]. goodword.net. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103092327/http://www.goodword.net/read_quran_online.aspx |date=3 January 2010 }}</ref> He was listed in ''[[the 500 Most Influential Muslims]]'' of the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themuslim500.com/profiles/wahiduddin-khan/|title=The Muslim 500: Wahiduddin-Khan|language=en-US|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/22-Indians-among-worlds-influential-Muslims/articleshow/49315830.cms|title=Times of India on 22 most influential Muslims in India|language=en-US|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> In 1993, he asked the Muslims to relinquish claims over [[Babri Masjid]] site.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/maulana-wahiduddin-khan-the-advocate-of-religious-harmony-who-told-muslims-to-relinquish-babri-claims-7284552/|title=Maulana Wahiduddin Khan: The advocate of religious harmony who told Muslims to relinquish Babri claims}}</ref> Khan had also embarked on a peace march through Maharashtra along with [[Sushil Kumar (Jain monk)]] and [[Chidanand Saraswati]] post the [[demolition of the Babri Masjid]].

Khan received the Demiurgus Peace International Award, under the patronage of the former Soviet President [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]; India's third-highest civilian honour, the [[Padma Bhushan]], in January 2000;<ref>Tamara Sonn & Mary Williamsburg, (2004), ''A Brief History of Islam'', Blackwell. {{ISBN|1-4051-0902-5}}.</ref> the National Citizens' Award, presented by [[Mother Teresa]] and the [[Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award]] (2009).<ref>{{cite news |title=Muslim scholar gets Sadhbhavana Award |url=http://www.sify.com/news/muslim-scholar-gets-sadhbhavana-award-news-national-kiuvkdbhgdg.html |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |date=20 August 2010 |access-date=6 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822003932/http://sify.com/news/muslim-scholar-gets-sadhbhavana-award-news-national-kiuvkdbhgdg.html |archive-date=22 August 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Padma Vibhushan]], India's second-highest civilian honour, in January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 January 2021|title=LIVE: Ram Vilas Paswan, Keshubhai Patel, Tarun Gogoi awarded Padham Bhushan|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/republic-day-awards-2021-live-updates-101611567932534.html|access-date=25 January 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

He died in [[Delhi]] from [[COVID-19]] complications in April 2021 at the age of 96.<ref>[http://muslimmirror.com/eng/world-renowned-islamic-scholar-maulana-wahiduddin-khan-passes-away-in-delhi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-renowned-islamic-scholar-maulana-wahiduddin-khan-passes-away-in-delhi World renowned Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan passes away in Delhi]</ref>

==Early life==
Khan was born in Village Badharia, in district [[Azamgarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India in 1925.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/maulana_wahiduddin_index.html |title=Maulana Wahiduddin Khan |access-date=30 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080919225335/http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/maulana_wahiduddin_index.html |archive-date=19 September 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> He received his education at a traditional seminary.<ref name="ToI">{{cite web | title=Famed Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin dead - India News | website=The Times of India | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/famed-islamic-scholar-maulana-wahiduddin-dead/articleshow/82187190.cms | access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>

==Publications==
The ''Ar-risala'' (The Message) [[Urdu language|Urdu]] magazine started in 1976, consisting of almost entirely his articles and writing. An English edition of the magazine started in February 1984 and a [[Hindi language|Hindi]] version started in December 1990. His articles include 'Hijacking — A Crime',<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20000215a.html |title=Hijacking - A Crime |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817131825/http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20000215a.html |archive-date=17 August 2009 |url-status=live}}
</ref> 'Rights of Women in Islam',<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20000215b.html |title=Rights of Women in Islam |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214190009/http://jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20000215b.html |archive-date=14 February 2009 |url-status=live}}
</ref> 'The Concept of Charity in Islam'<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20000330a.html |title=The Concept of Charity in Islam |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119062711/http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20000330a.html |archive-date=19 November 2008 |url-status=live}}
</ref> and 'The Concept of Jihad'.<ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20000223a.html |title=The Concept of Jihad |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818143946/http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20000223a.html |archive-date=18 August 2009 |url-status=live}}
</ref>

==List of selected works==
He "has authored over 200 books on Islam, prophetic wisdom, spirituality and coexistence in a multi-ethnic society" as well on Islam's relations with modernity and secularism,including:<ref>[https://www.themuslim500.com/profiles/wahiduddin-khan/ Profile] on ''The Muslim 500''</ref><ref>
{{Cite web |url=http://www.astrolabe.com/contributor/246/Maulana_Wahiduddin_Khan.html |title=Maulana Wahiduddin Khan - 17 products available |access-date=17 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025195102/http://www.astrolabe.com/contributor/246/Maulana_Wahiduddin_Khan.html |archive-date=25 October 2007 |url-status=live}}
</ref>

* ''The Prophet of Peace''
* ''The Quran: A New Translation''
* ''A Treasury of the Quran''
* ''[[Tazkirul Quran]]''
* ''Indian Muslims: The Need for a Positive Outlook''
* ''Introducing Islam: A Simple Introduction to Islam''
* ''Islam Rediscovered: Discovering Islam From its Original Sources''
* ''Islam and Peace''
* ''Islam: Creator of the Modern Age''
* ''Words of the Prophet Muhammad''
* ''The Issue of Blasphemy''
* ''Raaz-e-Hayat'' (Urdu)

==Death==
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, died on Wednesday evening — 10 days after he was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Delhi after tested positive for coronavirus infection at the age of 96.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-22|title=Maulana Wahiduddin Khan dies|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/maulana-wahiduddin-khan-dies-7284055/|access-date=2021-04-22|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> He was buried in Panjpeeran Qabristan near Basti Hazrat Nizamuddin.

==See also==
* [[List of peace activists]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://twocircles.net/2010may25/maulana_wahiduddin_khan_muslim_leadership_contemporary_india.html Maulana Wahiduddin Khan on Muslim leadership in contemporary India] - TCN News
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=d3Q7uZ8WpmMC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=Maulana+Wahiduddin+Khan&source=web&ots=iY9myL0N5i&sig=hW3UpR--0XDF09ayESqLLDnyP8o&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#v=onepage&q=Maulana%20Wahiduddin%20Khan&f=false Muslims in India since 1947: Islamic perspectives on inter-faith relations]
* [http://tanzil.net/#trans/en.wahiduddin/ The Quran, A new translation] by Wahiduddin Khan
* [http://www.alrisala.org/ Al-Risala Forum International]
* [http://www.goodwordbooks.com/ Goodword Books]
* [http://www.cpsglobal.org/ Centre for Peace and Spirituality]
* [http://www.skhan.org/ Saniyasnain Khan]

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