Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE near-complete disappointment after reading your commentary, I did not suggest to Maulana Sadruddin Sahib to end the discussions but instead asked him if he thought there was room for further conversation? And based on his response, I expressed willingness to respond to you. Nor did I tell Maulana Jalil Ahsan Sahib that further discussion with you was pointless; I merely advised him to try to bring the correspondence to a quick close, and even that was only because I thought you might find it challenging to endure his lengthy letters. In any case, my understanding is that my letter aims to foster cooperation, not end it. However, I have no solution if, based on a certain impression, you misunderstood some of my words in a way that my words or intentions did not support. It seems you misunderstood the word “educate” as if I, God forbid, see you as a beginner, which is why I contacted Maulana Jalil Ahsan to “start teaching you the basics.” I used that phrase casually, considering his unique manner of correspondence. As you mentioned, he prefers not to critique your work directly; instead, he engages in dialogue by asking questions about your writing, to which you can reply, hoping this questionand-answer method might lead to a conclusion. If I used the phrase “teach and educate” in my private