Correspondence with Maulana Jalil Ahsan Nadwi

necessary funding. You stated that hearing this news about me has caused you great discomfort. As for the publication of the essay, if I am reassured by your response, naturally, there will be no question of publishing it. However, if that is not the case, I doubt that you or anyone else would advise me to withhold a truth that I have, after much search and inquiry, ultimately deemed correct. As for the second point, “I wish to publish a monthly magazine, but I am hindered by a lack of funding, and therefore I am waiting.”—I can only say that this is entirely false. No one could dare to swear upon the Quran, claiming they have heard such words from my lips. Whoever invented this lie must have had a desire to discredit me, but they certainly did not use sound judgment, for the truth is that if I ever decided to launch a journal, other obstacles might arise, but securing funds would certainly not be one of them, Insha’Allah. I await your response regarding the original text. Sincerely, Wahiduddin In reply, I received the following letter from Maulana Jalil Ahsan: Chitrapur–September 5, 1962 Respected Brother,