Maulana Sayyed Abul A’ala Maududi was an influential Islamic thinker and scholar who founded the Jamaat-e-Islami party in 1941. He was educated primarily by his father and tutors in Islamic sciences. He discovered Islam for himself through studying the Quran and Hadith directly. Maududi popularized the concept of an "Islamic state" governed by Sharia law and theocratic principles. He established Jamaat-e-Islami to work towards establishing such a state and Islamizing all aspects of society and governance through non-violent political participation.

1. MAWDUDI &
JAMAAT ISLAMI
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2. MAULANA SAYYED ABUL A’ALA MAUDUDI
‫مودودی‬ ٰ
‫االعلى‬ ‫ابو‬
Date of Birth: 3rd Rajab 1321 A.H.,
(25th September 1903)
Place of Birth: Aurangabad

3. HIS FATHER
– Sayyed Ahmad Hassan was educated at Muslim Anglo-
Oriental College, Aligarh.
– English dress, western ways of life.
– Recalled from Aligarh, admitted to Law School in
Allahabad.
– Shifted to Aurangabad and became the disciple of his
distant uncle Maulvi Mohy-ud-Din Khan, provincial
Judge as he practiced his lawyer profession.
– Became a Sufi, therefore, inflicted in his environment in
rearing his children.

4. EDUCATION
• Home-schooled. His father as the principal teacher, and private
tutors.
• Introduced to Urdu, Persian, Arabic, Fiqh and Hadith.
• No English, no other disciplines of knowledge.
• Indoctrinated with basic aspects of Islam. Religious-minded.
• To preserve purity of his language and save him from bad
company.
• Five years of private education.
• Age 11, faced modern education for the first time.
• Due to his early education at home and company of his father, in
school, he is regarded as an intelligent and mature.
• Talent in writing, versification and understanding poetry.
• Age 16, ended his formal education due to his father’s illness.
• Thus, self-education.

5. DISCOVERY OF ISLAM
• “This state of doubts and uncertainty did not last
long. I was proficient in Arabic. I started the study of
Quran and the Hadith in Arabic directly. As I
progressed in my studies the truth came to dawn on
me, and the clouds of doubt began to disperse. I
had studied the books of other religions as well,
and when I compared other religions to Islam I
beccame convinced of the superiority of Islam. This
gave me mental satisfaction. Thus I discovered
Islam for myself, and thoroughly convinced of its
truth.”

6. • 1918- journalism.
– Nationalist writings
– Articles praising Hindu
Congress esp. Gandhi.
• 1919- moved to Jabalpur
– Worked for pro-Congress Taj
Newspaper
– Involved in Khilafat
Movement
– Muslim supports of Congress
Party
– Met Maulana Muhammad Ali
• 1921- met leaders of
Jam’iyatul Ulama-I Hind
– Maulana Mufti Kifayatullah
– Maulana Ahmed Sayed
• 1924-1928- editor of
Jam’iyat.
– Started to focus on Muslim
plight in India
– Communalist and political
writings
– Learned English and Western
thoughts.
– 1926, obtained ijazah in
religious studies.
• 1928- start of the period
where his adoption of
Islamic appearance began.
• 1933- started Tarjumanul
Quran in Hyberabad.
• 1941- formed the Jama’at-i-
Islami in Lahore.

7. INFLUENCE
 Books of Ibn Taimiyyah, Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah and Shah
Wali Ullah.
 Adding maturity to his thoughts.
 Had a marked influence particularly on Sayyid Qutb
 His ideas have been embodied in the actions and policies of
Islamic groups in the Indian continent.
• Over 120 books and pamphlets, over 1000 speeches and press
statements.
• Al-Jihad fil Islam (1927)
• Risala-i-Diniyat (1930)
– translated in English entitled “Towards Understanding Islam.”
• Tafhim-ul-Quran (1942-1972)
– Took 30 years to complete.
SOME OF HIS WRITINGS:

9. HIS DEATH
 April, 1979- kidney ailment and heart problems.
 Went to New York, U.S.A for treatment.
 22nd September 1979, died at age of 76.
 Buried in an unmarked grave at Lahore.

10. Concepts
The modern conceptualization of the "Islamic state"
is attributed to Maududi.
Maududi terms the Islamic state a “theo-democracy”, where
the masses will have a say in political process which is defined
according to the laws given by God in the Quran and the
Sunnah. The masses will be provided with “limited popular
sovereignty” (Maududi, 130).
In his book, ‘The Islamic Law and Constitution’
published in 1941 and subsequent writings, Maududi
coined and popularized the term "Islamic state" itself.

11. Theo-Democracy (Principles)
Tawhid
(oneness of
God)
The “right to rule”
belongs to God and
God alone.
He is the master of all
the worlds and he
alone should have the
right to dictate the
workings of the
universe
Risala
(prophethood)
Eg: Qur'an and the
Sunnah
Khilafa
(caliphate).
only one way to carry
out God’s “right to
rule” on earth and that
is through a “khalifa”,
which will be a
vicegerent of God on
earth
“khalifa” is merely an
agency through which
God executes his will
and does not vest any
political power in itself.
stands for the
supremacy of
the Shari`ah,

12. Salient features of Theo-democracy
(Maududi,142-144):
Every Muslim will eligible for the position of the vicegerent and no
discrimination will be carried except on the basis of his piety.
• In the society formulated under this system no citizen shall be
discriminated against on the basis of social status or any perceived
disabilities. Every individual will be provided with an equal chance to
develop and prosper.
No group will be allowed to establish a dictatorship over the masses or to
engage in any sort of regimentation that will curb individual liberty.
• Every sane and mature individual will be accorded with the right to
vote and thus he will be able to decide the nature of the khilafa.

13. Islamic State (Maududi, “Islami Riyasaat”.127):
• 1. No individual, group or class will be vested with the political
power and the right to govern. Sovereignty belongs to God alone
and humans merely constitute the subjects of God.
• 2. God alone as has the right to legislate and not even the Muslims
are allowed to define laws according to their own or to modify the
ones already laid out by God.
• 3. The Islamic state will be set up on the laws given by God to his
Prophet (pbuh). This Islamic state will have the right to govern and
expect the obedience of its masses, as long as it is implementing the
laws of God. Any violation of the codes provided by God will
automatically nullify its right to command obedience from the
masses.

14. Nature Islamic State
executive
• creating a favorable society for the implementation of the law formulated by the
legislature
• ensure that the laws formulated by the legislature are implemented in society and
the obedience of the masses is cultivated.
legislature
• responsible for formulating laws for the state under the light of the injunctions of
the Quran and the traditions of the Prophet laid out in the Sunnah
• The legislature does not have the right to formulate any law outside the powers
vested in it by Divine Law and cannot also formulate any laws contradictory to
the set of Divine Laws
• execute the law of the state
• The members of the legislature can be elected through general elections, but
only on the condition that these elections are not reduced to the vile form they
have attained in the modern world.

15.  Jamaat-e-Islami was established
on 26th August 1941 at Lahore.
 All participants gathered at the
residence of Mistree Abdullah at
Islamia Park, Poonch Road,
Lahore.
 The first session began at 8’pm in
Mubarik Mosque, wherein, they
were 75 persons participated.

16.  They have agreed to elect Abul A’la al-Maududi as
the first Ameer (President).
 The next morning, they established 5 departments:
1. Academic Research
2. Propagation and Projection (Media Cell)
3. Organization
4. Treasury (Baitul Maal)
5. Preaching and Da’wah
 Objectives of Jamaat-e-Islami are:
 To worship Allah and Allah alone.
 To shape their lives in line with commandments of
Islam by undoing dichotomy of word and action.
 Should endeavor for the enforcement of Sharia based
government.

17. 1. Before taking any decision or step that if it
is in consonance with Quran and Sunnah.
2. In persuit of its objectives, Jamaat will not
resort to such means and methods which
are against truth and honesty or may sound
mischievous.
3. Jamaat will try to effect reforms through
democratic and constitutional ways.
4. In pursuit of its objectives Jamaat will not
resort to any underground moves, on the
contrary it will struggle openly in the
society .

20. Member of
Jamaat are its
General Body,
there are still
two more
cadres.
The
likeminded
Sympathizers

21.  Article 3
The main creed of Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan
shall be La ilaha illa-Allah Muhammad Ur
Rasul Ullah
 Article 4
The mission of Jama’at-e-Islami and the
objective of all its efforts and struggle shall
in practical terms be the establishment of
the Deen (establishment of Divine Order or
the Islamic way of life) and in essence the
achievement of Allah’s pleasure and success
in the Hereafter.

22.  Why they take part in politics..?
 They believe that religion and politics if cut
into two, the remainder is always barbarity.
 They not only take part in politics but they
regard it as an integral part of Islam.
 They have firm belief that according to
Quran and Sunnah, worship alone is not divine
right but surrender and obedience are also His
exclusive rights.
 They against the law that does not
recognize the superiority of Quran and Sunnah.

23.  They view Islam means surrender to God and
strict adherence to Sharia as bequeathed to us
by Muhammad (PBUH).
 They think that Quran is not solitary source of
the knowledge of Islam and Sunnah of the
Prophet is equally valid source of Islam.
 They do not believe in rigid Taklid (the
authenticity of precedent) wherein, there is no
room for analogy (Ijtihad) nor is such analogy
which is set a site by every succeeding
generation.

24.  The creation of Jamaat-e-Islami is to change
to all of human life ranging from thought,
religion, morality, personality, education,
civilization, society, law, economic and
politics, in the light of guidance handed
down to human beings, from first to the last
of the Prophets Muhammad (PBUH).
 In the struggle of realizing their goals, they
usually use three terms which are “Aqamat-
e-Deen (Islamization of life), “Shahadat-e-
Haq (Assertion of truth) and Tahreek-e-
Islami(Islamic Movement).

25. The End….