The Prophet was an unwavering advocate of peace and non-violence. He established peace as summum bonum; and for this it was necessary to eliminate every trace of negative thinking and consider every person to be a potential friend. This is the essence of Islamic teachings.
Islam upholds peace above all. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan has, through this ‘TIMELESS WISDOM’, try to show the true face of Islam to the world. 
In this world, where plurality of cultures, religions and ethnicities enrich lives, peaceful co-existence is the only way of life.
However, what we see around us today is just the opposite. Lack of self-discovery and misinterpretation of religions is leading the youth wayward. 
Through these essays, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan endeavours to contribute towards building a harmonious and peaceful world, the most essential prerequisite for success of a society. 

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Contents

Introduction —Pgs. 5

1. How to Achieve Peace in Kashmir? —Pgs. 15

2. How to Live in a Multi-Faith Society? —Pgs. 19

3. Islam and Hinduism  —Pgs. 22

4. Islam and Politics —Pgs. 25

5. Modern-Day Sufism —Pgs. 28

6. Non-Violence —Pgs. 33

7. Peace and Mercy Gone for a Toss —Pgs. 41

8. What the Prophet Means to the Muslim —Pgs. 44

9. Secular Knowledge at Its Islamic Best —Pgs. 47

10. Cleanliness in Islam —Pgs. 50

11. Islam on Fanaticism —Pgs. 53

12. The Mosque in Islam —Pgs. 56

13. Dissent in Islam —Pgs. 59

14. Islam and the Theory of Revolution —Pgs. 62

15. Environmental Activism, Islam-Style —Pgs. 65

16. Hajj: A pilgrimage, Not a Tour —Pgs. 68

17. Islam and Social Relations —Pgs. 71

18. Non-Violence and Islam —Pgs. 74

19. How the Qur’an was Compiled —Pgs. 77

20. The Concept of Peace in Islam —Pgs. 80

21. In the Service of God and Man —Pgs. 83

22. The Sacred Book of Islam —Pgs. 86

23. The Concept of Jihad —Pgs. 89

24. Islam and the Concept of a Single God —Pgs. 92

25. Monism and Monotheism —Pgs. 95

26. Innumerable Bounties of Fasting —Pgs. 98

27. A Muslim’s Behaviour – Part-I —Pgs. 101

28. A Muslim’s Behaviour – Part-II —Pgs. 104

29. Islam on Conversion —Pgs. 107

30. Islamic Interpretation of Life —Pgs. 110

31. Common Sense in Islam —Pgs. 113

32. The Political Philosophy of Islam —Pgs. 116

33. The Essential Guide to Society —Pgs. 119

34. What is Man’s Purpose in Life? —Pgs. 122

35. Towards the Right Thought —Pgs. 125

36. The Concept of Fatwa —Pgs. 127

37. The Concept of the State in Islam —Pgs. 132

38. Missionary Maulana —Pgs. 140

39. ‘Hinduism is the only Tolerant Faith’ —Pgs. 144

40. Selfish Muslim Leaders Pushing  Babri Masjid Issue to Boiling Point —Pgs. 150

41. The Elusive Dialogue —Pgs. 153

42. Muslims Start the Riots —Pgs. 159

43. Vande Mataram and Sare Jahan se Achchha  are not different —Pgs. 165

44. Maulana Wahiduddin Khan at  RSS Karyalaya in Bangalore —Pgs. 169

45. The Greatness of Simplicity  —Pgs. 171

46. On Silence  —Pgs. 173

47. Islam in the Present Age —Pgs. 175

48. Historiography —Pgs. 180

49. A Message —Pgs. 188

50. Tolerance: The Way of Nature —Pgs. 190

51. Criticism —Pgs. 193

52. Rising Above the Psychology of Reaction —Pgs. 195

53. The Result of Reaction —Pgs. 197

54. Islam: Creator of the Modern Age,  Journey towards Progress —Pgs. 198

55. Turn Your Disadvantage into an Advantage —Pgs. 201

56. Transplanting Fabianism in Indian Soil,  the Non-Hitlerian Approach —Pgs. 203

57. National Integration —Pgs. 209

58. If we Gain why not —Pgs. 212

59. Good Character —Pgs. 215

60. Faith and Reason —Pgs. 216

61. The Making of the Indian Nation —Pgs. 224

62. Man’s Future —Pgs. 227

63. Peace in the Quran —Pgs. 228

Glossary  —Pgs. 233

Bibliography —Pgs. 239

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is an Islamic spiritual scholar. Internationally recognised for his contributions to world peace, he has been conferred the Padma Bhushan, the Demiurgus Peace Award and the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhawna Award. The World’s 500 Most Influential Muslims named him ‘Islam’s Spiritual Ambassador to the World.’ In 2015 he was conferred with the Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award in Abu Dhabi for his lifetime contribution to Peace. 

Raamish Siddiqui is the grandson  of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. He is a lawyer and holds a Master’s Degree in Management. He is a regular contributor to different national dailies and his interviews have appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines. His writings focus on contemporary issues and attempt to present the true face of Islam to the world. He is the President of Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development and regularly participates in inter-faith seminars and conferences across the world.