Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE have read in the first place, and was written hastily— would be taken so seriously that you feel no hesitation in making the severest accusations based on it. Second, it appears as if you consider any positive interpretation unacceptable for yourself, since you don’t even consider it. Otherwise, you could easily have assumed that, when I wrote to Maulana Sadruddin Sahib, this point may simply not have been present in my mind— that I might later have further discussions with you. Or, even if it was present, I may have changed my view immediately after reading your article and decided otherwise. At most, such an interpretation might suggest I overlooked something or changed my mind. Although perhaps it was necessary for your satisfaction to go further, for instance, by accusing me of deliberate falsehood, etc. As for a final conversation with you, I am still prepared. However, I need to know first whether you have concluded all discussions and exchanges with the individuals you were in contact with regarding this matter. Once I have this information, I will try to arrange an appropriate time for a conversation, Insha’Allah. I have previously informed you that Maulana Sadruddin is willing to comment on your views, provided that the tone of your writing is not the same as it was in the previous one. I also conveyed