Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE Thus, this debate is a mere extra, that whether the goal of Jamaat-e-Islami is establishment of Divine Rule or Iqamat-e-Deen (establishing religion). Because whatever terminology is used, the explanation and root of the terminology can be sought in the literature which was and still is the only intellectual asset of the Jamaat. (It is worth noting that this I have mentioned as a principle only. Otherwise, it is a fact that I have neither based my comments on the mere word Divine Rule, nor does the word “Iqamat e Deen” (establishing religion) prove the stance of Maulana Sadruddin Islahi Sahib). 2. The primary argument supporting the interpretation under discussion comes from the verse on shahadah (bearing witness). According to the explanation in the pamphlet Shahadat-e-Haqq, the purpose of shahadah for which the Prophets were sent was that, alongside verbal preaching, the entire system of Islam should be practically demonstrated in every aspect of life— individual, social, national, and international. Without doing so, the responsibility of shahadah and preaching cannot be fully fulfilled, nor can conclusive proof (itmam al-hujjah) be established against humankind. This indicates that the revolutionary goal adopted by Jamaat-e-Islami is precisely what has been made obligatory upon us according to the verse on shahadah.