Correspondence with Maulana Sadruddin Islahi

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE Azamgarh–November 15, 1962 Respected Maulana Sadruddin Sahib, Peace be upon you. I received your letter dated November 12, 1962. You wrote: “I have presented my thoughts and arguments on the matter in full clarity, so further debate or rebuttal would be unproductive.” With regret, I must say that this is not a response to the main issue for which I felt the need to write to you. I was inquiring about a statement you previously conveyed to me through the Amir Jamaat, yet instead of addressing this, you shifted your stance and introduced a new point. The issue at hand was my expectation that you would reconsider my commentary on your work. Instead, I received a letter from the Ameer of the Jamaat, dated October 13, informing me that, in your view, the tone and style of my commentary were inappropriate, and therefore, you chose not to respond. In this context, I sent you a letter dated October 20, where I highlighted a specific section of my commentary as an example and asked you to identify the particular aspect of its tone or style that rendered my work unworthy of your attention. In response, I had expected you to analyze the referenced part of my commentary and point out any