About Us
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan is an Islamic spiritual scholar who has adopted peace as the mission of his life. Known for his Gandhian views, he considers non-violence as the only method to achieve success.
Internationally recognized for his contributions to world peace, he has received, among others, the Demiurgus Peace International Award, the Padma Bhushan, the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award and the National Citizen's Award. A recent book, The 500 Most Influential Muslims of 2009 by Georgetown University, Washington DC, has named him "Islam’s Spiritual Ambassador to the world.” His approach, the book points out, is "popular among Indians, both Muslim and non-Muslim."
Born in Azamgarh in 1925, the Maulana was educated in a traditional seminary. From his early years, he showed a voracious appetite for modern knowledge, spending entire days in the library. As a result he became well versed in both classical Islamic learning and modern disciplines. His extensive research led him to conclude that the need of the hour was to present Islamic teachings in the style and language of the post-scientific era.
Centre for Peace and Spirituality International
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan has always been an advocate of working in a low-profile way. This includes addressing the minds of individuals rather than speaking to crowds from stage. Individuals constitute the basic unit of a society, and if individuals are prepared to live according to the culture of peace, it would have a far-reaching effect in reform of the nation as a whole. To this end, he set up Centre for Peace and Spirituality, or CPS International, a non-profit organization founded in 2001. CPS members come from all walks of life. Being spiritually and intellectually trained, they have taken it as their life’s mission to become ambassadors of peace for the world. Many of CPS activities focus on engaging in dialogue with people of other religions in the spirit of mutual learning, undertaking translations of the Quran in different languages and conveying its message to those who are inquisitive and participating in conferences and seminars to systematically present the Islamic position with respect to modernity. Members of CPS around the world have distributed over six million copies of the Quran.
MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN
was an Islamic Scholar who presented Islam in contemporary style based on the Quran and Sunnah. He prepared a treasure trove of wisdom in the form of books, articles and video and audio lectures demonstrating the relevance of Islam in the modern idiom.
CPS INTERNATIONAL
Re-engineering Minds on God-Oriented Lines
CPS International Network re-engineers and transforms the hearts and minds of individuals so that they may live in the love of God. It is this love of God that finds reflection in the love and well-wishing of human beings. So that they may live in the love of God.
CPS VISION
CPS MISSION
QURAN
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan along with Prof. Farida Khanam made a simple, easily-understandable English translation of the Quran. It is the most distributed translation in the world and is available in more than 30 languages. Small in size and lightweight, you can easily carry with you wherever you go.
CPS PEACE INITIATIVE
CPS QURAN FOR ALL INITIATIVE
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GET INVOLVED
CPS Peace and Quran for All Initiatives are taking the message of the Quran and Islamic literature to the world. This is a herculean task. We invite you to Get Involved [email protected]
Creation Plan of God
The Creator of man has created him as per a particular plan, according to which man must spend a period of trial in this present, imperfect world, and after this, according to his deeds, he will earn the right to inhabit the perfect and eternal world, another name for which is Paradise.
