Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE Maulana Abul Lais Sahib. He agreed to choose one of these to consider when drafting his response, which he would send to me. He then returned to Delhi via Rampur, and after consulting with other associates, he sent the following response: Delhi–January 29, 1963 Dear Brother, Assalamu Alaykum, In response to your letter dated January 23, I want to clarify the following: The main source for defining Jamaat-e-Islami’s ideology is its Dastoor (Constitution), and all members are essentially bound by it. One of its clauses clearly states, “The Quran and Sunnah shall be the basis of the Jamaat’s framework, and all other materials will be considered secondary, only to the extent that they are permissible according to the Quran and Sunnah.” Regarding Jamaat’s literature, it is not limited to the writings of any single author; instead, it includes works by multiple authors that explain different aspects of deen. Collectively, this literature provides an accurate interpretation of the Jamaat’s objectives. However, as I have stated before in my writings on several occasions, this literature is created by human effort and intellect, and like all human works, it may contain errors. I am willing to admit that I believe some parts of our literature are not entirely aligned with the objectives