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Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi - Biocrawler |
 | | 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. |
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