To give full expression to positive ideas, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan established the Islamic Center at New Delhi in 1970. Subsequently, in 1976, he launched the voice of the mission, Al-Risala - the monthly magazine. This journal, consisting entirely of his own articles, quickly acquired a wide circulation throughout the Urdu-speaking world, and has done much to make people understand the peaceful face of Islam, to awaken in Muslims a new awareness of their social responsibilities and to promote positive thinking and action. The first issues of the English and Hindi versions of Al-Risala were launched respectively in February 1984, and December 1990. The English version is now being published under the title of Spirit of Islam.