Abstract
A thinker, philosopher, orator, mujtahid, writer, leader, politician and
seasoned organizer, Maulana Maududi has everlasting impact on the
philosophical, ideological and organizational structure of Jamaat-i-Islami—
the holy community organized for the establishment of hakumat-i-ilahiya". He
was one of the greatest and moderate politico-religious thinkers and
philosophers among his contemporaries who gave "political language to
Islam". Ideologically Maududi considers Islam a comprehensive system of life
which not only includes theology but complete social and political directions
and plans. His works on the social, political and economic system of Islam
earned him a great name and fame across the Muslim world and have
influenced scholars working on Islamic discourses. In the British India he
appeared on the political front when criticized and debated the concept of
nationalism. He was very much comprehensive in response to Maulana
Hussain Ahmad Madani and Indian National Congress’ concept of
nationalism. In two of his master works1
Maududi argued that nationalism,
like secularism, is a concept of the West. In his opinion European colonialism
and secular nationalism were two faces of the same coin. This paper aims at
analyzing Maulana Maududi’s role in the ideologization of Islam in Pakistan.
Wajid Mehmood , Waqar Ahmad. (2018) MAULANA MAUDUDI, ISLAM AND IDEOLOGY , Al-Azhāar, Volume 4, Issue 1.
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