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Maulana Wahiduddin Khan initiated the 'Quran in Every Home' mission to have the word of God reach the heart of every human being in the world.
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (1925-2021) was an Islamic scholar and peace activist known for writing a commentary on the Quran and having translated it into contemporary English.
He has received the Demiurgus Peace International Award, under the patronage of the former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev; India's third-highest civilian honor, the Padma Bhushan, in January 2000; India's second-highest civilian honor, the Padma Vibhushan, in January 2021; the National Citizens' Award, presented by Mother Teresa and the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award in 2009. He was conferred with the Sayyidina Imam Al Hassan Ibn Ali Peace Award (2015) in Abu Dhabi.