Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE addressed by your side. While you initially responded to my questions, when those responses failed to convince me and I raised further questions, you refused to provide additional answers, claiming that my way of questioning makes them unanswerable. Maulana Jalil Ahsan is still willing to respond, but what he calls a “response” is merely a pointless line of questioning that has no real connection to the main issue. 2. If intellectual disagreements with the literature could not be resolved, the only alternative for me to remain associated with the Jamaat would have been for you to state unequivocally that “Maulana Maududi’s writings are not the authoritative interpretation of Jamaat-e-Islami’s thought”. I presented this proposal during the discussion in Rampur on September 6, 1962, but this suggestion was not accepted and was outrightly rejected. 3. Instead of genuinely trying to resolve my intellectual disagreements, rumors have spread widely that I am stubborn and attached to my views, and that if I don’t change my stance on my own, explaining things to me is pointless. This is the reality of the situation. Now tell me, under such circumstances, what other choice do I have but to resign from Jamaat-e-Islami? Sincerely, Wahiduddin