<>Maudūdī, Saʿīd Abū'l-Aʿlā

Autor: <>Maudūdī, Saʿīd Abū'l-Aʿlā
Rok: 1903-1979

Biogr./Hist. údaje: Pakistánský novinář, teolog a politický filozof, politik a islámista.
Zdroj: Autoritní databáze Národní knihovny ČR

Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi (Urdu: ابو الاعلی مودودی‎ – alternative spellings of last name Maudoodi, Mawdudi, also known as Shaykh al-Hadith Maududi), ((1903-09-25)25 September 1903 – 22 September 1979(1979-09-22)), was an Indian-Pakistani scholar, philosopher, jurist, journalist, islamist and imam.His numerous works were written in Urdu, but then translated into English, Arabic, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Burmese and many other languages. He strove not only to revive Islam as a renewer of the religion, but to propagate "true Islam", a remedy for the weakness from which Islam had suffered over the centuries. He believed that politics was essential for Islam and that it was necessary to institute sharia and preserve Islamic culture from what he saw as the evils of secularism, nationalism, and women's emancipation.He was the founder of the Jamaat-e-Islami, the largest Islamic organisation in Asia.He and his party are thought to have been the pioneer in politicizing islam and generating support for an Islamic state in Pakistan.They are thought to have helped inspire General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to introduce "Sharization" to Pakistan,and to have been greatly strengthened by him after 10,000s of members and sympathizers were given jobs in the judiciary and civil service during his administration.Maududi was the first recipient of the Saudi Arabian King Faisal International Award for his service to Islam in 1979.