Correspondence with Maulana Abul Lais Islahi Nadwi

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE consequences of your demand; otherwise, you would not have written this. You should remember that the legal framework of the Constitution you created serves as a protective wall for you, just as it can serve as a protective wall for other members. Some members’ experiences in Banaras indicate that this wall is so protective in their favour that, even if you wish to dismantle it, you cannot. However, rest assured, I have no interest in engaging in any such legal games. I understand the condition I put forth regarding the status of Maulana Maududi’s literature and my willingness to withdraw my objections afterwards was not an ideal solution from a purely principled perspective. However, it was you who encouraged me to adopt this stance. For a long time, you and many others repeatedly suggested that regardless of my critiques, the points I raised fundamentally resonated with Jamaat members as if they were speaking from their hearts. There was no significant difference between what I said and Jamaat’s current ideology. Therefore, I should abandon the debate and continue working with the Jamaat. Recently, Maulana Abdul Aleem Islahi and other Jamaat members pressed this point, and you also reiterated it in your letter dated December 19, 1962, with the following words: “As far as I am concerned, I still do not understand your fundamental disagreement with the Jamaat’s objective.”