The Error of Political Islam

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE substantial difference between my thoughts and the ideology of the Jamaat; both were essentially the same. These discussions took place from June 1960 to September 1961 in Rampur, Delhi, and Azamgarh. In July 1960, when the Majlis-e-Shura nominated me as the editor of the Urdu magazine Zindagi, I declined to accept it on the grounds that, given my differing views from the Jamaat’s ideology, I did not consider it appropriate to take on editorial responsibilities for the Jamaat’s publication. At that time, he again tried to assure me that it was merely my heightened sensitivity making me feel my ideas were different from those of the Jamaat, although there was no difference. He advised me to dispel this notion and accept the editorial role for the magazine Zindagi. There were also some individuals who tried to convince me that this is merely a difference in wording and that, in essence, there is no real difference between the two. Second Phase: Informal Conversation 3. These discussions took place before my work Tabeer ki Ghalati (The Error of Political Islam) came into existence. Afterwards, I started putting my thoughts in writing and presented them to others, hoping this would elicit more meaningful feedback. However, I still did not achieve much