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Encyclopedia > Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi

Sayyid Abul Ala al-Maududi (Urdu: سيد ابو الاعلى مودودی, Arabic: سيد أبو الأعلى المودودي; alternative spellings of first and last names: Syed, Maudoodi, and Mawdudi; often referred to as Maulana Maududi and Imam Maududi) (September 25, 1903 – September 22, 1979) [1] Maududi founded the Jamaat-e-Islami (The Islamic Party). Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... Introduction of Islam is a book written by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi. ... Jamaat-e-Islami (Arabic: جماعتِ اسلامی, Islamic Assembly Jamaat, JI) is an Islamic political movement founded in Lahore by Syed Abul Ala Maududi on 26 August 1941. ...


Islam and Politics

Maududi formulated a concept of a "theo-democracy," [2] in which three principles: tawhid (unity of God), risala (prophethood) and khilafa (caliphate) underlie the Islamic political system. [3] [4] [5] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Risala (disambiguation). ... The Caliphate (Arabic خلافة) 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. [6] In an Islamic democracy the sovereignty of God and sovereignty of the people are mutually exclusive. [7]


Maududi maintains that an Islamic government must accept the supremacy of Islamic law over all aspects of political and religious life. [8]


Outside observers compare his ideology and theology to Nationalism blended with Islamic Fundamentalism, in many ways in opposition to the teachings of the Fiqh against Nationalism. Mawdudi's aim was not to build a non-existent state, but seize power from a well-established state structure and replace them with Sharia law controlled Islamic states. His methods have been compared to that of Mussolinis Fascist movement in Italy.[9]In 1977 Mawdudi wrote Eugène Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People, symbolising French nationalism during the July Revolution. ... Islamic fundamentalism is a religious ideology which advocates literalistic interpretations of the sacred texts of Islam, Sharia law, and an Islamic State. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sharia (Arabic: transliteration: ) is the body of Islamic law. ... Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ... Fascism (in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement which ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. ...

German Nazism could not have succeeded in establishing itself except as a result of the theoretical contributions of Fichte, Goethe and Nietzsche,coupled with the ingenious and mighty leadership of Hitler and his comrades[10] National Socialism redirects here. ... Johann Gottlieb Fichte Johann Gottlieb Fichte (May 19, 1762 - January 27, 1814) has significance in the history of Western philosophy as one of the progenitors of German idealism and as a follower of Kant. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (pronounced [gø tə]) (August 28, 1749–March 22, 1832) was a German writer, politician, humanist, scientist, and philosopher. ... Friedrich Nietzsche, 1882 Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900) was a highly influential German philosopher. ... Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945, standard German pronunciation in the IPA) was the Führer (leader) of the National Socialist German Workers Party (Nazi Party) and of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. ...

References

  1. ^ Short Biography of Abulala Maududi
  2. ^ Abu al-A'la al-Mawdudi, "Political Theory of Islam," in Khurshid Ahmad, ed., Islam: Its Meaning and Message (London: Islamic Council of Europe, 1976), pp. 159-61.
  3. ^ Abu al-A'la al-Mawdudi, Islamic Way of Life (Delhi: Markazi Maktaba Islami, 1967), p. 40
  4. ^ Esposito and Piscatory, "Democratization and Islam," pp. 436-7, 440
  5. ^ Esposito, The Islamic Threat, pp. 125-6; Voll and Esposito, Islam and Democracy, pp. 23-6.
  6. ^ Abu al-A'la al-Mawdudi, Political Theory of Islam (Lahore: Islamic Publications, 1976), pp. 13, 15-7, 38, 75-82
  7. ^ Abu al-A'la al-Mawdudi, "Political Theory of Islam," in John J. Donahue and John L. Esposito, eds., Islam in Transition: Muslim Perspective (New York: Oxford University Press, 1982), p. 253.
  8. ^ Muhammad Yusuf, Maududi: A Formative Phase (Karachi: the Universal Message, 1979), p. 35.
  9. ^ Choueri, Y.M. (1993). "Theoretical paradigms of Islamic Movements" (in English). Political Studies 41 (1): 108-116. Retrieved on 04-13-2007. 
  10. ^ Ala - Mawdudi, Sayyid Abdul (1977). "1", Minhaj al-inquilab al-Islami (The method of Islamic Revolution) (in Arabic (Translated by Mas'ud al-Nadwi)). Dar al-Ansar, p 19. 

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Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Biocrawler (1853 words)
Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi (alternative spelling Syed; often referred to 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 Islamist political party in Pakistan.
The primary concept Maulana Maududi’s propounded was iqamat-i-deen, literally "the establishment of religion." According to this principle, society and the state are totally subordinate to the authority of Islamic law as revealed in the Qur'an and practiced by Muhammad.
They claim Maududi and his movement urge Muslims to take up religious rituals (prayer, etc.) in order to prepare for acquiring state power, whereas the Quranic understanding is that the rituals of Islam are the purpose of life, and state power, if sought at all, is only a means to establishing the worship of Allah.
Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2520 words)
Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi (سيد أبو الأعلى المودودي, alternative spelling Syed Maudoodi; often referred to as Maulana Maududi) (1903-1979) was one of the most influential islamic scholars of the 20th century and the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (Islamic Party),.
The primary concept Maulana Maududi’s propounded was Iqamat-i-Deen, literally "the establishment of religion." According to this principle, society and the state are totally subordinate to the authority of Islamic law as revealed in the Qur'an and practiced by Muhammad.
The primary concept that Maulana Maududi propounded was iqamat-i-deen, literally "the establishment of religion." According to this principle, society and the state are totally subordinate to the authority of Islamic law as revealed in the Qur'an and practiced by Muhammad.
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