Geo Documentary on the Life of Maulana Maududi RA
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2014-08-21
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Introduction
Maulana Maududi RA
Maulana Abul A’la Maududi was an Islamic scholar, journalist, Muslim revivalist leader and political philosopher, and a 20th-century Islamist thinker in India, and later in Pakistan. He was also a political figure in Pakistan. He was also the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami, the Islamic revivalist party.
Maulana Abul A’la Maududi was born in Aurangabad, India on 25 September 1903. Maududi was given home education in child hood and got admission in Madrassa Furqania and then in Darul Uloom. In 1941, Maududi founded Jamaat-i-Islami (JI). He said, “An Islamic state is a Muslim state, but a Muslim state may not be an Islamic state unless and until the Constitution of the state is based on The Holy Qura'an and Sunnah”. After the Partition of India, the JI was redefined in 1947 to support an Islamic state in Pakistan. The JI claims to be the oldest religious party in Pakistan. Maududi was elected Jamaat's first Ameer (president) and remained so until 1972 when he withdrew from the responsibility for reasons of health. In 1953, he and the JI led a campaign against the Ahmadiyya community. He died on September 22, 1979, at the age of 76 in USA. But he was buried in an unmarked grave at his residence in Ichhra, Lahore after a very large funeral procession through the city.
Maududi wrote over 120 books and pamphlets and made over 1000 speeches and press statements. His magnum opus was the 30 years in progress translation (Tafsir) in Urdu of the Qur’an, Tafhim ul-Qur’an (The Meaning of the Qur'an), intended to give the Qur’an a self-claim interpretation. It became widely read throughout the subcontinent and has been translated into several languages. Maududi believed that Islam was a "religion" in a broader sense of the term. He stated: "Islam is not a ‘religion’ in the sense this term is commonly understood. It is a system encompassing all fields of living. Islam means politics, economics, legislation, science, humanism, health, psychology and sociology. The state would be an "Islamic Democracy," and underlying it would be three principles: Tawhid (oneness of God), Risala (prophet hood) and Khilafa (caliphate). Maududi believed that the Islamic state should not be limited to just the "homeland of Islam". It is for all the world. 'Jihad' should be used to eliminate un-Islamic rule and establish the worldwide Islamic state. He was the first recipient of King Faisal International Award for his services in 1979.
Maulana Maududi RA
Maulana Abul A’la Maududi was an Islamic scholar, journalist, Muslim revivalist leader and political philosopher, and a 20th-century Islamist thinker in India, and later in Pakistan. He was also a political figure in Pakistan. He was also the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami, the Islamic revivalist party.
Maulana Abul A’la Maududi was born in Aurangabad, India on 25 September 1903. Maududi was given home education in child hood and got admission in Madrassa Furqania and then in Darul Uloom. In 1941, Maududi founded Jamaat-i-Islami (JI). He said, “An Islamic state is a Muslim state, but a Muslim state may not be an Islamic state unless and until the Constitution of the state is based on The Holy Qura'an and Sunnah”. After the Partition of India, the JI was redefined in 1947 to support an Islamic state in Pakistan. The JI claims to be the oldest religious party in Pakistan. Maududi was elected Jamaat's first Ameer (president) and remained so until 1972 when he withdrew from the responsibility for reasons of health. In 1953, he and the JI led a campaign against the Ahmadiyya community. He died on September 22, 1979, at the age of 76 in USA. But he was buried in an unmarked grave at his residence in Ichhra, Lahore after a very large funeral procession through the city.
Maududi wrote over 120 books and pamphlets and made over 1000 speeches and press statements. His magnum opus was the 30 years in progress translation (Tafsir) in Urdu of the Qur’an, Tafhim ul-Qur’an (The Meaning of the Qur'an), intended to give the Qur’an a self-claim interpretation. It became widely read throughout the subcontinent and has been translated into several languages. Maududi believed that Islam was a "religion" in a broader sense of the term. He stated: "Islam is not a ‘religion’ in the sense this term is commonly understood. It is a system encompassing all fields of living. Islam means politics, economics, legislation, science, humanism, health, psychology and sociology. The state would be an "Islamic Democracy," and underlying it would be three principles: Tawhid (oneness of God), Risala (prophet hood) and Khilafa (caliphate). Maududi believed that the Islamic state should not be limited to just the "homeland of Islam". It is for all the world. 'Jihad' should be used to eliminate un-Islamic rule and establish the worldwide Islamic state. He was the first recipient of King Faisal International Award for his services in 1979.
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