Abul Ala Maududi

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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 was the founder of the Islamic Fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami in Pakistan.

Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 German Nazism 1.2 Law making in an Islamic state 2 References 3 External links

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[edit] German Nazism

• 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.
  • Ala - Mawdudi, Sayyid Abdul (1977). "1" (in Arabic (Translated by Mas'ud al-Nadwi)). Minhaj al-inqilab al-Islami (The method of Islamic Revolution). Dar al-Ansar. pp. p 19. 

[edit] Law making in an Islamic state

• [Islam] leaves no room of human legislation in an Islamic state, because herein all legislative functions vest in God and the only function left for Muslims lies in their observance of the God-made law.
  • Adams, Charles J., "Mawdudi and the Islamic State," in John L. Esposito, ed., Voices of Resurgent Islam, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1983) on page 125, quoting Ahmad, Khurshid, Islamic Law and Constitution, (Mawdudi's writings collected and translated into English by Khurshid Ahmad), 1967 on page 77
  • This quote is accessible online at Gems of Islamism under the link "Mawdudi In His Own Words"

[edit] References

1. ↑ Short Biography of Abulala Maududi

[edit] External links

• Maulana Maududi.