The Partition saw millions of Muslims abandoning their properties in India to move to Pakistan. These immovable assets left behind them became ‘enemy properties’ taken over by the government of India. For those who returned later, it was an arduous odyssey to reclaim their properties; for, as per law, they were required to present proof of ownership in the form of as many as sixteen legal papers. After an equally long and patient process, the Jamiat got this harsh law in India simplified and revised in 1954; thereafter a set of only two or three papers constituted the required documentation. In such cases, free legal aid, a much needed form of assistance, was also provided by the Jamiat.