Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

unnecessarily. However, any member’s departure is not something we welcome, and your leaving would cause us sadness and, personally, it would be very upsetting for me. Therefore, I want to do everything I can to address your concerns. If, sadly, we cannot reach an agreement, then we will have no choice. Regarding your concern that the atmosphere of mutual sincerity needed for genuine cooperation has faded between us, I don’t fully understand why you raised this at this point in our discussion. The issue of cooperation or lack thereof isn’t even relevant yet. After all, you are still a Jamaat member, and the ongoing discussions and correspondence are not about cooperation but about deciding whether you can continue with the Jamaat in the future. I don’t see how this directly relates to membership or the atmosphere of mutual sincerity, so I don’t understand why you chose to reverse your previous decision and abruptly end your membership. Secondly, I am quite surprised that you interpreted my letter to Maulana Sadruddin Sahib—written alongside your commentary—as proof of the lack of sincere cooperation. I wrote that letter in haste because someone was leaving for Rampur at that very moment. After reading it closely again, I still find nothing that could be interpreted as evidence of a lack of sincerity. Does it imply a lack of cooperation if, despite my