Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

floor of House No. 9 in Mohalla Badrqa, and I have not altered any details in this account. I mentioned that if you are unwilling to put it in writing, your verbal assurances alone cannot ease my concerns. Finally, as per Abdul Aleem Sahib Islahi’s suggestion, it was agreed that I would briefly summarise my point on a paper and hand it to Maulana Abul Lais Sahib, who would respond in writing. Accordingly, I wrote and submitted the following statement to him. Azamgarh–January 23, 1963 Respected Maulana Abul Lais Sahib, Amir of Jamaat-eIslami Hind, Assalamu Alaykum, You may recall that on December 6, 1962, in the office of the Principal at Rampur, in the presence of Maulana Sadruddin Sahib, Afzal Hussain Sahib, Abdul Hai Sahib, Urooj Qadri Sahib, and Jalaluddin Ansar Sahib, I stated that if you confirm that “Maulana Maududi’s literature is not the authoritative interpretation of Jamaat-e-Islami’s ideology,” then I would withdraw my objections and continue my work within the Jamaat as before. This remains my primary concern today, and I wish to receive a clear response from you. My concern is that Maulana Maududi’s literature, currently published by Jamaat-e-Islami’s publishing house, does not present the faith in its true light. For