English book · The Error of Political Islam

Correspondence with Maulana Jalil Ahsan Nadwi

English book, p. 83

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE to Maulana Abul Lais Sahib to inquire about it. Consequently, I received the following letter from Maulana Abul Lais Sahib: Delhi–October 2, 1962 Dear Brother, Peace be upon you, Today I received a letter from Maulana Jalil Ahsan Sahib, indicating that you had referenced my letter in your correspondence with him, requesting that he set aside the instructional tone and directly share his perspective on the issue at hand. While he has not mentioned whether he is willing to do so or not, I suspect that he considers his method of correspondence to be the most productive approach for examining the matter under discussion, and he will likely persist in it. Therefore, if you genuinely wish to benefit from his insights on this issue, it would be advisable for you to continue the correspondence with him. As for the matter of the “instructional” tone, which has somewhat dissuaded you from further correspondence, I trust that my recent letter should have helped to clear up any misunderstanding regarding this term, God willing (this letter is part of the Amir Jamaat’s correspondence). Maulana Jalil has also mentioned in his letter that the questions he sent to you are certainly not irrelevant— neither the ones in the first questionnaire nor those in the

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