Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

seems more appropriate to present the conclusions I have reached after all my reflections. It has now become clear that I have a fundamental disagreement with the ideological perspective of Jamaat-e-Islami. This means that the bond of ideological unity between the Jamaat and me has weakened. However, two potential reasons could have allowed me to consider remaining with Jamaat-e-Islami, but unfortunately, even these reasons no longer apply. First, I had assumed that my ideological disagreement was mainly with Maulana Maududi’s literature and that, as far as the current leadership is concerned, they would largely agree with my viewpoint. However, when Maulana Sadruddin Sahib completely refuted my views, contrary to my expectation, I mentioned to a colleague in Rampur that he responded not in his capacity as “Sadruddin Islahi” but as a representative of Jamaat-e-Islami. A prominent example of this is that, previously, in his commentary, Taysir-ul-Quran, he disagreed with Maulana Maududi’s interpretation of qatilu hum hatta la takuna fitna (fight them until there is no fitnah) and expressed the same point I raised in my writing. Yet now, when responding to my critique, he fully endorsed Maulana Maududi’s interpretation. (For reference, please compare the footnotes on verse 193 of Chapter Al-Baqarah in Tafheem-ul-Quran by Maulana