Abul A'la Maududi
Abdur Rahim used to receive the magazine "Tarjamanul Qur'an" edited by Abul A'la Maududi when he was a student at the Aliya Madrasa. Deeply influenced by this magazine and other writings of Syed Abul A'la Maududi, Abdur Rahim participated in the All-Indian conference of Jamaat-e-Islami held in Allahabad in 1946, from where he got acquainted with many leaders of the Jamaat. He subsequently joined the organisation in 1946-47 session.