Movement for the Restoration of Democracy

On 31 January, because of Maulana Maududi’s illness, the Executive Council elected Mian Tufail Muhammad as Acting Ameer.
The late Chaudhry Ghulam Muhammad represented Maulana Maududi at the Amman Conference and the Mu’tamar-e-Alam-e-Islami.
Jamaat remained at the forefront of the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy against Ayub Khan’s dictatorship.
Maulana Maududi was arrested for opposing the government’s announcement of Eid without confirmed sighting of the Shawwal crescent.
Relief goods worth Rs350,000 were collected for displaced Palestinian and Arab families following the Arab-Israeli war. The government did not allow the relief goods to be delivered, and they were eventually deposited in the official relief fund.
Under the editorship of Professor Khurshid Ahmad, the Karachi monthly Chiragh-e-Rah published a special issue on socialism.
Kisan Board was established, and Muhammad Ashraf Bajwa was appointed its first president.