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Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (Urdu: ابو الاعلى مودودی, Arabic: أبو الأعلى المودودي; alternative spellings of last name Maudoodi, and Mawdudi) (September 25, 1903 - September 22, 1979),^[1] also known as Mawlana (Maulana) Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi, is considered an influential Islamic thinker of the 20th century.^[2] He was also a political figure in his home country, Pakistan, where he founded the Jamaat-e-Islami Islamic political party.^[3] is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Jamaat-e-Islami (Arabic: Ø¬Ù…Ø§Ø¹ØªÙ Ø§Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù…ÛŒ, Islamic Assembly Jamaat, JI) is an Islamic political movement founded in Lahore by Syed Abul Ala Maududi on 26 August 1941. ...

Among other works, Maududi is known for his Urdu-language tafsir of the Qur’an, The Meaning of the Qur'an.^{[citation needed]} Urdu ( , , trans. ... A tafsir ( (Arabic: ØªÙØ³ÙŠØ±) tafsÄ«r, Arabic explanation) is Quranic exegesis or commentary. ... The Quran (Arabic: al-qurÄn literally the recitation; also called Al QurÄn Al KarÄ«m or The Noble Quran; or transliterated Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... The Meaning of the Quran (Arabic: Tafhim al-Quran[1]) is a book in six volumes written by the Islamic scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979). ...

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Early life

Abul Ala Maududi was born on September 25, 1903 (Rajab 3, 1321 AH) in Aurangabad, then part of the princely state of Hyderabad (presently Maharashtra), India. Maududi was born to Ahmad Hasan, a lawyer by profession, and was the youngest of the three sons.^[4] is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... AH may mean: After Hijra, refers to the years after Muhammad made the pilgrimage to Medina; used in the Islamic calendar Allah Hafiz, Islamic Good Bye After Hours, in reference to stock trading Adolf Hitler Afghanistan, WMO country code Air AlgÃ©rie (IATA airline designator) American History Anno Hegirae, indicating... Aurangabad (à¤”à¤°à¤‚à¤—à¤¾à¤¬à¤¾à¤¦, from Persian Ø§ÙˆØ±Ù†Ú¯â€ŒØ¢Ø¨Ø§Ø¯ meaning Built by the Throne, named after Mughal Emporer Aurangazeb) is a city and district in Maharashtra, India. ... Flag of the State of Hyderabad. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: à¤®à¤¹à¤¾à¤°à¤¾à¤·à¥à¤Ÿà¥à¤° , IPA: , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

Maududi at an early age, was given home education. He soon moved on to formal education, however, and completed his secondary education from Madrasah Furqaniyah. For his undergraduate studies he joined Darul Uloom, Hyderabad. His undergraduate studies, however, were disrupted by the illness and death of his father, and he completed his studies outside of the regular educational institutions.^[4]

Founding the Jamaat-e-Islami

In 1941, Maududi founded Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in British India as a religious political movement to promote Islamic values and practices. After the Partition of India, JI was redefined in 1947 to support an Islamic State in Pakistan. JI is currently the oldest religious party in Pakistan.^[5] Jamaat-e-Islami (Arabic: Ø¬Ù…Ø§Ø¹ØªÙ Ø§Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù…ÛŒ, Islamic Assembly Jamaat, JI) is an Islamic political movement founded in Lahore by Syed Abul Ala Maududi on 26 August 1941. ... The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule; from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, which included the present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar), whereby these lands were under the colonial... This article is under construction. ...

With the Partition of India, JI split into several groups. The organisation headed by Maududi is now known as Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. Also existing are Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, and autonomous groups in the Indian held Kashmir, also in Sri Lanka.^[5] This article is under construction. ... The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind is the Indian offshoot of the Jamaat-e-Islami. ... Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (often referred to as just Jamaat) is the largest and most influential Islamist political party in Bangladesh. ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ...

Maududi was elected Jamaat’s first Ameer (President) and remained so until 1972 when he withdrew from the responsibility for reasons of health.^[5] Emir (also sometimes rendered as Amir or Ameer, Arabic commander) is a title of nobility historically used in Islamic nations of the Middle East and North Africa. ...

In 1953, JI and other religious organizations demanded that Ahmadiyya Muslims officially be declared non-Muslims and the ensuing riots resulted in 2,000 Ahmadiyya deaths in Pakistani Punjab.^{[citation needed]} Ahmadi Muslims are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ...

Islam and politics

Maududi formulated a concept of a "theo-democracy,"^[6] in which three principles: tawhid (unity of God), risala (prophethood) and khilafa (caliphate) underlie the Islamic political system.^[7] ^[8] ^[9] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Risala (disambiguation). ... The Caliphate (Arabic Ø®Ù„Ø§ÙØ©) is the theoretical federal government that would govern the Islamic world under Islamic law, ruled by a Caliph as head of state. ...

Mawdudi asserts that Islamic democracy is the antithesis of secular Western democracy which bases hakmiya (sovereignty) on the people.^[10] In an Islamic democracy the sovereignty of God and sovereignty of the people are mutually exclusive.^[11]

Maududi maintains that an Islamic government must accept the supremacy of Islamic law over all aspects of political and religious life.^[12]

See also

Syed Qutb Sayyid Qutb Sayyid Qutb (IPA pronunciation: ) (also Seyyid, Sayid, Sayed; also Koteb, Kutb) (Arabic: â€Ž; 9 October 1906[1] â€“ 29 August 1966) was an Egyptian intellectual author, and Islamist associated with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. ...

Selected works

non-english tranlation of the book Caliphs and Kings (Arabic: Khilafat wa Mulukiyyat) is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi as a refutation of The caliphat of Muawiyah and Yazid (Arabic: Khilafat e Muawiyah wa Yazid), written by a Pakistani scholar, Mahmud Abbasi. ... Human Rights in Islam is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (Ø³ÙŠØ¯ Ø£Ø¨Ùˆ Ø§Ù„Ø£Ø¹Ù„Ù‰ Ø§Ù„Ù…ÙˆØ¯ÙˆØ¯ÙŠ, alternative spelling Syed Maudoodi; often referred to as Maulana Maududi) (1903-1979) was one of the most influential Muslim theologians of the 20th century and the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (Islamic Party), an Islamic political party in Pakistan. ... Islamic Law and its Introduction in Pakistan is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi and was published in 1983. ... Islamic Way of Life is a book writen by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. ... Letters and Issues (Arabic Rasail wa Masail) is a multi-volume (a least four volumes) work by Islamic scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. ... The Meaning of the Quran (Arabic: Tafhim al-Quran[1]) is a book in six volumes written by the Islamic scholar Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (1903-1979). ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... â€¹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ... System of Government under the Holy Prophet is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. ... Coverpage Towards Understanding Islam is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

References

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