Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

hatta la takoon fitnah (2:193)—that is, fight them until there is no more fitna— in his commentary, Tayseer alQuran, where he expressed the same viewpoint, I am presenting. However, in responding to my writing, he took an opposing stance because doing so was necessary to uphold Jamaat-e-Islami’s position. Although my criticism is directed at Maulana Sadruddin, since his writing was presented to me with your endorsement, you, too, share responsibility for it until you explicitly disassociate yourself from it. My second grievance is that your attitude has not demonstrated goodwill toward me. Your letter to Maulana Sadruddin, dated August 28, is a clear example of this, which, despite your explanations, remains deeply objectionable to me. Your indirect admission of this is evident in your acknowledgment that “this was a private note that you should not have read.” Your comment in your letter dated October 27 reveals more about your own psychological state, implying that you view this note as something I should not have seen. A psychologist could interpret this comment as nothing other than a reflection of your own underlying feelings on the matter. From the points I have outlined above, the following conclusions emerge: 1. The intellectual disagreements I’ve developed with Jamaat-e-Islami have not been satisfactorily