INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION

INTERPRETATION OF THE ISLAMIC MISSION compelled to engage in combat to remove obstacles that stand in the way of establishing divine governance.” After the partition of the country, when a separate Jamaat was established in India, the leaders there made some adjustments to the wording of the statement of purpose, presenting it as follows: “The purpose of Jamaat-e-Islami and the goal of all its efforts is to establish Deen (the religion of Allah) in the world and to attain Allah’s pleasure in the Hereafter.” This change did not signify an alteration in the objective itself but was merely a linguistic modification. Therefore, a note was added below the revised phrase in the Constitution, stating: “Previously, in the Jamaat’s Constitution, the term ‘divine government’ was used instead of ‘establishment of Deen.’ It was actually used in the same sense as ‘establishment of Deen.’ However, misunderstandings arose and were being created regarding the term ‘divine government.’ Therefore, it was deemed necessary to choose a term for expressing our objective that is a technical term from the Quran, comprehensively conveys all its meanings, and does not cause any misunderstandings.”