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Abul A'la Maududi

Abul A'la al-Maududi (Urdu: ابو الاعلیٰ المودودی, romanized: Abū al-Aʿlā al-Mawdūdī; (1903-09-25)25 September 1903 – (1979-09-22)22 September 1979) was an Islamic scholar and the author of Tafhim-ul-Quran, who was active in British India and later, following the partition, in Pakistan. Described by Wilfred Cantwell Smith as "the most systematic thinker…

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(1903-09-25)25 September 1903 Aurangabad, Hyderabad Deccan, British India
Denomination
Sunni
Died
22 September 1979(1979-09-22) (aged 75) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Founder of
Jamaat-e-Islami
Jurisprudence
Hanafi
Preceded by
Position established

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related to Founding the Jamaat-i-Islami · 14
Abul A'la Maududi → Abul Hassan Ali Nadvi, Amin Ahsan Islahi, British India, His Mission, In August, India, Islamic, Jamaat-e-Islami, JI, Maududi, Muhammad Manzoor Naumani, Muslims, Naeem Siddiqui, The Jamaat-e-Islami
related to External links · 13
Abul A'la Maududi → Abul Ala Maudidi's, English, EnglishTowards Understanding, July, Maududi, Maududi Archived, MaududiSayyid Abul A'la MaududiAl-Quran, Official SiteTowards Understanding, Qur'an, Qur'anMaududi ResponseDownload Maududi's, Tafhim, Wayback MachineDownload Bengali, Website
related to Mughal Empire · 11
Abul A'la Maududi → Akbar's, Contemporary, Din-e Ilahi, God, Ikram, Maududi, Mughal Emperor Akbar's, Mughal Empire, Religion, Unislamic, Western Civilisation
Born · 1
Abul A'la Maududi → (1903-09-25)25 September 1903 Aurangabad, Hyderabad Deccan, British India
Denomination · 1
Abul A'la Maududi → Sunni
Died · 1
Abul A'la Maududi → 22 September 1979(1979-09-22) (aged 75) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Founder of · 1
Abul A'la Maududi → Jamaat-e-Islami
Jurisprudence · 1
Abul A'la Maududi → Hanafi
Preceded by · 1
Abul A'la Maududi → Position established
Religion · 1
Abul A'la Maududi → Islam

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maududi islamic islam state would muslim sharia law muslims also pakistan believed muhammad one maududi's government political india jamaat-e-islami ji

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Abul A'la MaududiDenominationSunni1.00infobox
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Abul A'la MaududiJurisprudenceHanafi1.00infobox
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Abul A'la MaududiReligionIslam1.00infobox
Abul A'la MaududiSucceeded byMian Tufail Mohammad (in Pakistan) Abul Lais Islahi Nadvi (in India) Ghulam Azam (in Bangladesh)1.00infobox
Abul A'la MaududiTitleFirst Amir and Imam of Jamat-e-Islami Allamah1.00infobox
Abul A'la MaududiWebsitejamaat.org1.00infobox
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