| Name | Maulana Abu'l a'la Maududi (1903-1979) |
| Also Known As | Abdul Ala Maududi |
| Biography | Pakistani Abu'l a'la Maududi was an extremely important figure in the development of radical Salafi Islam in the 20th Century. Although his influence has often been overlooked, Maududi provides the missing link between the relatively vague programme of Hassan al-Banna'sIkhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brotherhood, MB) and the sophisticated ideology evidenced by the later works of Sayyid Qutb. |
| Although both Maududi and al-Banna recognised the importance of science and technology, they concurred that technology could only profitably be harnessed by Islamic, not Western methods, as they believed the Qur'an and Sunnah provide a guide to all aspects of life, inlcuding government.1 | 1 Esposito, Unholy War, pp52-53. |
Maududi's assumptions and methodology were quintessentially Salafist, presupposing that the contemporary, mainstream understandings of Islam were unreliable becau Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi - New World EncyclopediaA thinker, orator, mujtahid, writer, leader, politician, and seasoned organiser, Abul A’la Maududi (also known as Maulana Maududi) has left a lasting impression in shaping Muslims in South Asia and beyond. Abul A'la Maududi - WikipediaSayyid Abul A'la Maududi (Urdu: سید ابو الاعلىٰ مودودی) (or Mawdoodi, Maududi, Maudoodi, Mawdudi) (September 25, - September 22, ) - was a Sunni Pakistani Islamic reformist or Islamist thinker, a politician, journalist, theologian and political philosopher. Maulana Abul Ala Maududi |A thinker, orator, mujtahid, writer, leader, politician, and seasoned organiser, Abul A’la Maududi (also known as Maulana Maududi) has left a lasting impression in shaping Muslims in South Asia and beyond. আবুল আ'লা মওদুদী - উইকিপিডিয়াMaududi was elected Jamaat’s first Ameer and remained so till when he withdrew from the responsibility for reasons of health.
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