Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE ud-deen in support of this interpretation, I have stated that it is incorrect, because this verse commands only the establishment of the basic teachings of the religion, whereas you express your goal in terms of establishing a complete and all-encompassing system of life. On this point, Maulana Sadruddin Islahi Sahib writes: One questions how the author failed to remember such an obvious point—that the command given in the verse contains no limitations or time restrictions. On the contrary, it is clearly a general, comprehensive, and fundamental command, namely, to establish ad-deen—the religion of God. The religion of God is not a vague or ambiguous term; it is a well-known reality. Everyone understands what ad-deen and what the religion of God means. Therefore, whatever is part of God’s religion—anything to which the term deen applies—will necessarily be included in this command to establish it. I would say that in the two-word phrase aqeem-ud-deen, there is no limitation; however, when we look at the entire sentence, there is clearly a restriction. That is, according to the full verse, the command is to establish the religion that was revealed to all the Prophets. And since, according to the Quran, the religion revealed to the Prophets consisted of two parts—one common