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Writings of
Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi

(1903-1979)

The titles of the English translations of the works of Maulana Maududi appear in Italics. We have provided in parenthesis English translations of the titles of works of which there are no English translations. These translated titles have not been italicized. Years of publication appearing in square brackets may not indicate the original publication date. The abbreviations appearing in square brackets after each work indicate translations into various other languages. These abbreviations are:

A C Arabic K C Kannada

B C Bengali Ml C Malayalam

D C Danish Mr C Marathi

F C French P C Pashtu

G C Gujrati Po C Portuguese

Ge C German Pr C Persian

H C Hindi S C Sindhi

Hu C Hausa Sw C Swahili

I C Indonesian T1 C Telugu

It C Italian Tm C Tamil

J C Japanese Tr C Turkish


(1) "Abu Hanifa and Abu Yusuf" in A History of Muslim Philosophy, ed. M. M. Sharif, Wiesbaden, 1963, vol. 1, pp. 673-703.

(2) Adabiyat-i Maududi (Literary Writings of Maududi), ed. Khurshid Ahmad, Lahore, 1976.

(3) Banao aur Bigar, Lahore, 1947, tr. Nations Rise and Fall C Why?

(4) Come Let Us Change This World, selections from the Writings of Maulana Maududi; tr. and ed. Kaukab Sadducee, Karachi, 1971.

(5) Correspondence between Maulana Maududi and Maryam Jameelah, Lahore, [1969].

(6) Dakan ki Siyasi Tarikh (The Political History of [Hyderabad] Deccan), Hyderabad Deccan, [1944]. Also published under the title Dawlat-e Asifiyah aur Hukumat-e Bartaniyah: siyasi ta’alluqat ki tarikh par ek nazar (A Glance at the History of the Political Relations between the Asifiyah Dynasty and the British Government), Delhi, [n.d.].

(7) Dasturi Sifarishat par Tanqid: Islami aur Jamhuri Nuqta-e Nazar se (A Critique of the Constitutional Proposals from the Islamic and Democratic Viewpoint), Karachi, [n.d.], [B].

(8) Dasturi Tajawiz (Constitutional Proposals), Karachi, [n.d.].

(9) Dasturi Tajawiz par Tanqid-o Tabsirah (Criticism of the Constitutional Proposals), Lahore, [1957].

(10) Da’wat-e Islami aur us ke Mutalibat (The Islamic Movement and its Requirements): Lahore, [1953], [P]

(11) Da’wat-e Islami kiya hay? (What is the Islamic Movement?): Hyderabad Deccan, [n.d.].

(12) Da’wat-e Islami mein Khawatin ka Hissah (Women’s Role in the Islamic Movement), Rampur, [n.d.].

(13) Da’wat-e Islami, us ke Usul, Tariq-e ka aur Muqtadiyat (The Islamic Movement: Its principles, methodology and requirements): Rampur, [1952].

(14) Daur-e Nao ka Chailanj aur Nojawan, Lahore, 1976, tr. Challenge of the Modern Age and the Youth, serialized in the Criterion, March-May, 1977, vol. 12, no. 5.

(15) Din aI-Haq, Lahore, 1952, tr. The Religion of Truth, Lahore, 1967. Also tr. The True Conduct of Life, Delhi, 1962. [A, B, H, ML, MR]

(16) "Economic and Political Teachings of the Qur’an" in A History of Muslim Philosophy, ed. M. M. Sharif, Wiesbaden, 1963, vol. 1, pp. 178-198.

(17) Ek Nihayat aham Istifta (A Highly Important Query), Lahore, [n.d.].

(18) Fadail-e Qur’an (Excellence of the Qur’an), Lahore, 1977.

(19) Fasadat-e Panjab ki Tahqiqat: ‘Adalat ke samne Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi ka Bayan, Karachi, [1953], tr. Statement of Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi before the Punjab Disturbances Court of Enquiry: Karachi, [n.d.], [A, B, Ml, S].

(20) Ghilaf-e Ka’bah, us ki Shar’i Haysiyat, us ki Tarikh (The Cover of the Ka’bah, its legal position, its history), Lahore, [n.d.].

(21) Hadith aur Qur’an (Hadith and Qur’an), Deoband, [1953].

(22) Hamare Dakhili wa Khariji Masa’il (Our Internal and External Problems), Karachi, 1951, [B].

(23) Haqiqat-e Hajj, Lahore, [1946], tr. Pilgrimage in Islam, Lahore 1976. Also published as part of Khutbat. [B, S].

(24) Haqiqat-e Imam, Lahore, [n.d.], tr. (included in) The Essence of Islam, Lahore, 1976. Also published as part of Khutbat. [B, Ml].

(25) Haqiqat-e Islam, Lahore [1946], tr. (included in) The Essence of Islam, Lahore, 1976. Also published as part of Khutbat. (B, G, Ml, P, S].

(26) Haqiat-e Jihad, Lahore, [1946], tr. War in the Way of Islam, Lahore, 1976. Also published as part of Khutbat. [B, S].

(27) Haqiqat-e Saum-o-Salat; Lahore, [n.d.], tr. Worship in Islam, Lahore, 1976. Also published as part of Khutbat, [B, G, S1].

(28) Haqiqat-e Zakat, Lahore, [1963], tr. Charity in Islam, Lahore, 1976. Also published as part of Khutbat. [B, G, S].

(29) Hidayaat (Directives [to the workers of the Jama’at-e-Islami]), Lahore, [n.d.].

(30) Hindustan mein Muslim Aqaliyat ka Mustaqbil (The Future of the Muslim Minority in India), Pathankot, [1947]. Also published under the title: Hindustan mein Tahrik-e-Islami ka A’indah la’iha-i ‘Amal (The Future Strategy of the Islamic Movement in India).

(31) Human Rights in Islam, Leicester, 1976.

(32) Huquq al-zaujain (The Rights and Obligations of Spouses), Rampur, [1957].

(33) Id-i Qurban (The Festival of Sacrifice), Lahore, [n.d.].

(34) Insan ka Ma’ashi Mas’alah aur us ka Islami Hal, Lahore, [1941]; tr. Eonomic Problem of Man and its Islamic Solution, Lahore, 1947, [A, B, Ml, Mr].

(35) Insan ke Bunyadi Huquq (Fundamental Rights of Man), Lahore, [1963].

(36) Ithbat-e Qurban ba ayat-e Qur’ani (A Qur’anic Vindication of Animal Sacrifice on the Occasion of the Festival of Sacrifice); Amritsar, 1937.

(37) Islam ‘Asr-e Hadir mein, Lahore, [n.d.], tr. Islam Today, Karachi, [1968].

(38) Islam aur ‘Adl-e Ijtima’i (Islam and Social Justice), Lahore, [1963].

(39) Islam aur Jadid Ma’ashi Nazariyat (Islam and Modern Economic Ideologies), Delhi, [1963].

(40) Islam aur Jahiliyat, Lahore, 1942, tr. Islam and Ignorance, Lahore, 1976 [A, B, Ml].

(41) Islam aur Khandani Mansuba Bandi (Islam and Family Planning), Lahore, [n.d.].

(42) Islam aur Dabt-e Wiladat, Rampur, [1951], tr. Birth Control: Its social, political, economic, moral and religious aspects, Lahore, [1968].

(43) Islam ka Akhlaqi Naqta-e Nazar, Lahore, [1955], tr. Ethical Viewpoint of Islam, Lahore, 1966. [A. H].

(44) Islam ka Nazariya-e Siyasi, Lahore, [1939], tr. Political Theory of Islam, Delhi, [1964], [A, B, I, M1, S].

(45) Islam ka Nizam-e Hayat, Lahore, [1948], tr. Islamic Way of Life, Lahore, 1950. [A, B, D, H, Tm, Tr].

(46) Islam ka Sarchashma-e Quwwat (The Mainspring of Islam), Lahore, 1969. First Published in al-Jam’iyat, July-August, 1925.

(47) Islami Dastur ki Bunyddein, Lahore, 1952, tr. Fundamentals of the Islamic Constitution, Lahore , 1952, also included in Islamic Law and Constitution, Lahore, 1960. [A, B].

(48) Islami Dastur ki Tadwin, Lahore, 1952, tr. First Principles of Islamic State, Karachi, [1953]. Also included in Islamic Law and Constitution. [A, B].

(49) Islami Hukumat kis Tarah Qa’im hoti hay, Lahore, [1941], tr. The Process of Islamic Revolution, Lahore, 1947. Also published under the title Islami Nizam kis tarah Qa’im hota hay, Rampur, [n.d.].

(50) Islami Hukumat mein Dhimmiyon ke Huquq, Lahore, [1948], tr. Rights of Non-Muslims in an Islamic State, Lahore, 1961. Also included in Islamic Law and Constitution. [B, Tm].

(51) Islami Ibadat Par ek Tahqiqi Nazar (An Analytical Study of Worship in Islam), Rampur, [1955], [S], tr. serialized in the Criterion, Karachi, December 1973, (vol. 8, no. 12), September-October, 1976, (vol. 9, no. 9-10).

(52) Islami Ma’ashiyat ke Usul (The Principles of Islamic Economics), Lahore, [n.d.].

(53) Islami Nizam Aur Maghribi Ladini Jamhuriyat (Islam and the Western Secular Democracy), Lahore, 1974.

(54) Islami Nizam-e Ta’lim (Islamic System of Education), Lahore, [1963].

(55) Islami Nizam-e Ta’lim aur Pakistan mein us ke nifadh ki ‘Amali Tadabir (Islamic System of Eduction and its Introduction in Pakistan), Lahore, [1957], [B].

(56) Islami Nizam-e Zindagi aur us ke Bunyadi Tasawwurat (Islamic Way of Life and its Fundamental Concepts), Lahore, [1962].

(57) Islami Qanun, Hyderabad Deccan, [1948], tr. Islamic Law, Lahore, 1953. Revised edition, 1960. Also included in Islamic Law and Constitution. [A].

(58) Islami Qanun aur Pakistan mein us ke nifadh ki ‘Amali Tadabir, Lahore, 1948, tr. Islamic Law and its Introduction in Pakistan, Lahore, 1955.

(59) Islami Riyasat (Islamic State), Lahore, [1962].

(60) Islami Tahdhib aur us ke Usul-o-Mabadi (The Foundations of Islamic Culture), Lahore, [1955]. [A], tr. serialized in the Criterion, Karachi, May-June, 1971 (vol. 6, no. 3), October, 1973 (vol. 8, no. 10).

(61) Islamic Law and Constitution, tr. and ed. Khurshid Ahmad, Lahore, 1955, 1960.

(62) Ittihad-e Alam-e Islami, Lahore, [n.d.]; tr. Unity of the Muslim World, Lahore, (1948). Also tr. Charles J. Adams "The Necessity of Divine Government for the Elimination of Oppression and Injustice," Lahore, 1967.

(63) Jama’at-e-Islami ke 29 Sal: Taqrir 26 Agast 1970, Lahore, 1970, tr. "Twenty-nine Years of Jama’at-e-Islami", in the Criterion, Karachi, November-December, 1970.

(64) Jama’at-e-Islami ki Da’wat, Rampur, 1948, tr. The Message of Jama’at-e-Islami: A Contribution Towards Islamic Constitution Making, Lucknow, [1948].

(65) Jama’at-e-Islami ki Intikhabi Jiddo-o Jahd, us ke Maqasid, aur Tariq-e Kar (Jama’at-e-Islami’s election efforts, its aims and its course of action), Karachi, [n.d.], [B].

(66) Jama’at-e-Islami, us ka Maqsad, Tarikh aur La’iha-i ‘Amal (The Jama’at-e-Islami, its aim, history and programme), Lahore, 1953, [S].

(67) Al-Jihad fi al-Islam (Jihad in Islam), Azamgarh, India, 1930, pp.89-91 of 2nd ed. Lahore, 1948, tr. Charles J. Adams, "The Necessity of Divine Government for the elimination of Oppression and Injustice," in Muslim Self-Statement in India and Pakistan, ed. by Aziz Ahmad and G.E. von Grunebaum, wiesbaden, 1970, pp. 156-7.

(68) Jihad fe Sabil Allah (The Concept of Jihad in the Way of God), Lahore, [1962],

[A, B, S].

(69) Khatm-e Nubuwat (The Finality of the Prophethood), Lahore, [1963], [A, Hu].

(70) Khilafat-o Mulukiyat (Caliphate and Monarchy), Delhi, [1967].

(71) Khutba-e Taqsim-i Isnad, Delhi, [1962], tr, Convocation address, Delhi, [1962].

(72) Khutbat (Lectures), Lahore, [1957], tr. Fundamentals of Islam, Lahore, 1975, [A, B, P, S].

(73) Khutbat-e Haram (Lectures in the Haram), Lahore, [1964], tr. serialized in the Criterion entitled "The Hajj: Significance of the Rites", November-December 1972, November 1973, vol. 8, no. 11.

(74) Kitab al-Sawm (The Book of Fasting), Lahore, 1973.

(75) Libas ka Mus’alah, Lahore, 1975, tr. The Question of Dress, Lahore, 1976, [A].

(76) Ma’ashiyat-e Islam (Islamic Economics), Karachi, [1970].

(77) Makatib-i Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi (Letters of Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi), ed. ‘Asim Nu’mani, Lahore, vol. I, 1970; vol. II, 1972.

(78) Makatib-i Zindan (Letters from Prison), ed. Hakim Nuhammad Sharif, Karachi, vol. I, 1952, II, 1970,

(79) Makhlut Intikhab, Lahore, [n.d.], tr, Joint Electorate - An Objective evaluation, Lahore, [n,d,].

(80) Makhlut Intikhab kiyawn aur kiyawn nahin?, Lahore [n.d.], tr, Joint Electorate - Why and Why Not? Lahore, [n.d.].

(81) Mas’ala-e Jabr-o Qadr (The Problem of Free-Will and Predestination), Lahore, [1962].

(82) Mas’ala-e Khilafat (The Question of Caliphate), Delhi, 1922.

(83) Mas’ala-i Milkiyat-i Zamin (The Problem of Land-Ownership), Lahore,

[1950], [A].

(84) Mas’ala-i Qawmiyat (The Problem of Nationalism), Lahore, 1939, tr. in part as Nationalism and India, Delhi, [1965]. Also pub. as part of Tahrik-e Azadi-e Hind aur musalman.

(85) Mas’ala-i Qurbani: Shar’I aur ‘Aqli Nuqta-i Nazar se (Animal Sacrifice on ‘Id al-Adha: in the light of Revelation and Reason), Lahore, [1960].

(86) Mashriqi Pakistan ke Halat-o Masa’il ka Ja’izah aur Islah ki Tadabir, Lahore, [1960].

(87) Maulana Maududi ke Interview (Interviews of Maulana Maududi), Lahore, 1977.

(88) Maulana Maududi ki Taqarir (Speeches of Maulana Maududi), ed. Tharwat Sawlat, vol. I - from August, 1941-May, 1948, vol. II from August, 1948-May, 1955, Lahore, 1976.

(89) Maulana Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi ka Tahqiqati ‘Adalat men Dusra Bayan (Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi second statement before the Judicial Enquiry Committee), Lahore, [1954], [A, B].

(90) Maulana Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi ka Tahqiqati Adalat men Tisra Bayan (Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi’s third statement before the Judicial Enquiry Committee), Lahore, [1954], [A, B].

(91) Mi’raj ki rat (The Night of Mi’raj), Lahore, [n.d.]. Also included in Nashri Taqriren.

(92) Munir riport par Jama’at-e-Islami ka Tabsirah, Karachi, [1956], tr. An Analysis of the Munir Report: A Critical Study of the Punjab Disturbances Enquiry Report, Karachi, [1956].

(93) Murtadd ki Saza Islami Qanun men (The Punishment of Apostasy in Islamic Law), Lahore, [1953].

(94) Musalman aur maujudah siyasi kashmakash 3 vols. (Muslims and the Present Political Crisis [in India]), Lahore, 1937-39. Also pub. as part of Tahrik-i-azadi Hind aur Musalman. [2 vols.].

(95) Musalmanon ka madi-o hal aur Mustaqbil ke liya La’iha-i ‘amal (The Past and Present of the Muslims, and a Programme for the Future), Karachi, 1951, [A, B].

(96) Muslim Khawatin se Islam ke Mutalabat (The Demands of Islam from Muslim Women), Rampur, [1955].

(97) Muslims and the Christian World: Factors Responsible for Discord and Tension, Karachi, 1968, tr. Of a letter written to His Holiness Pope Paul VI, Vatican, Italy.

(98) Mutalaba-e Nizam-e Islami (Demand of the Islamic System), Lahore, [1948].

(99) Nashri Taqriren (Radio Talks), Lahore, [1961].

(100) Naya Nizam-e Ta’lim (The new system of education), Lahore, [n.d.], [A].

(101) Nishan-e Rah (Milestones), Lahore, [n.d.].

(102) Nubuwat-i Muhammadi ka ‘Aqli Thubut, Lahore, [n.d.], tr. The Prophet of Islam: Lahore, 1967. Also included in Tafhimat.

(103) Pardah, Lahore, 1939, tr. Purdah and the Status of Women in Islam, Lahore, 1972. [A].

(104) "Political Thought in Early Islam", in A History of Muslim Philosophy, ed. M. Sharif, Wiesbaden, 1963, vol. I, pp. 656-672.

(105) Qadiyani Mas’alah, Karachi, [1953], tr. The Qadiani Problem, Karachi, [1953], [A].

(106) Qur’an aur Payghambar (Qur’an and the Prophet), Rampur, [1954], [H].

(107) Qur’an Fami ke Bunyai Usul (The Basic Principles of Understanding the Qur’an), Lahore, [n.d.], also included in Tafhim al-Qur’an, vol. I, tr. Included in The Meaning of the Qur’an, vol. I.

(108) Qur’an ki Char Bunyadi Istilahen: Ilah, Rabb, ‘Ibadat, Din (Four Basic Concepts of the Qur’an: ilah, rabb, ibadat, din), Rampur, [n.d.], [A], tr. serialized in the Criterion, from January, 1976 (vol. 11, no. 1) - February, 1977 (vol. 12, no. 2).

(109) Qur’an ki Ma’ashi Ta’limat (Economic Teachings of the Qur’an), Lahore, [1969].

(110) Rasa’il-o Masa’il, 4 vols. (Queries and Responses), Lahore, 1951-1965.

(111) Risala-i Diniyat, Hyderabad Deccan, 1932, tr. Towards Understanding Islam, Lahore, 1940. [A, B, F, Ge, H, I, It, J, P, Po, Pr, S, Tm].

(112) Salajiqah, 2 vols. (The Seljuqs), Lahore, 1954.

(113) Salamat ka Rastah: Lahore, 1940, tr. The Road to Peace and Salvation, Lahore, 1966, [A, B, G, H, K, M1, Mr, P, S, T1, Tm].

(114) Samarna men Yunani Mazalim (Greek atrocities in Smyrna [Izmir]), Delhi, 1919.

(115) Saniha-i Masjid-e Aqsa (The Masjid Agsa Tragedy), London, 1971.

(116) Sarmayadari aur Ishtirakiyat (Capitalism and Communism), Rampur, [1953]. Also included in Islam aur Jadid Ma’ashi Nazariyat.

(117) Sarwar-i Alam, Lahore, [n.d.], tr. The Birth of the Prophet and the Leader of the World, Delhi, 1970, [B, H, K, Mr, T1, Tm]. Also included in Nashri Taqriren.

(118) Shahadat-e Haqq, Rampur, [1957], tr. The Evidene of Truth, Lahore, 1976. [A, G].

(119) Sirat-e Khatm al-Rusul (Biography of the last Prophet), Karachi, [n.d.].

(120) Sirat-e-Pak (The Sirah of the Prophet) serialized in the Tarjuman al-Qur’an, June, 1973, vol. 79. no. 4ff. Two volumes of this work are scheduled to be published late in 1978.

(121) Sirat ka Paygham (The Message of the Prophet’s Sirah), in the Tarjuman-al Qur’an, Lahore, 1976, vol. 84, no. 6, tr. serialized in the Criterion, May, 1976, (vol. 11, no. 5) - June, 1976, (vol. 11, no. 6).

(122) Sud, 2 vols. (Interest), Lahore, 1948-1952. [A, B, Tr].

(123) Sunnat ki A’ini Haythiyat (The Status of the Sunnah in Islam), Lahore, [1963].

(124) Tafhim al-Qur’an, 6 vols. Lahore, 1949-1972, tr. The Meaning of the Qur’an (incomplete), Lahore, 1967, [A, B, Tr, incomplete].

(125) Tafhimat, 3 vols. (Elucidations), Lahore, 1940-1965.

(126) Tahrik-e Azadi-e Hind aur Musalman, 2 vols. (Freedom Movement in India and the Muslims), Lahore, 1964.

(127) Tahrik-e Islami: Kamyabi ki Shara’it (The Islamic Movement: prerequisites of success), Karachi, [1967].

(128) Tahrik-e Islami ka A’indah La’iha-i amal (The Future Strategy of he Islamic Movement), Lahore 1966.

( 129) Tahrik-e Islami ki Akhlaqi Bunyaden, Lahore, 1945, tr. The Moral Foundations of the Islamic Movement, Lahore, 1976, pp. 3-47 of the 5th ed. (Karachi/Lahore, 1954), tr. by Charles J. Adams as "The Moral Foundations of the Islamic Movement" in Muslim Self-Statement in India and Pakistan 1957-1968, ed. Aziz Ahmad and G. E. von Grunebaum: Wiesbaden, 1970, pp. 158-166, [A, B].

(130) Tahrik-e Jamhuriyat, us ke Asbab aur us ka Maqsad (The Movement for [the Restoration of] Democracy), Lahore, 1968.

(131) Tajdid-o Ihya-i Din, Lahore, 1952, tr. A Short History of the Revivalist Movement in Islam, Lahore, 1963, [A. Tr, (part)].

(132) Ta’limat (On Education), Lahore, [1963].

(133) Tanqthat: Islam aur Maghribi Tahdhib ka Tasadum aur us ke Paydah-shudah masa’il par Mukhtasar Tabsire (Explications; the conflict between the Islamic and Western culture), Lahore, 1939, tr. of a part pub. as The Sick Nations of the Modern Age, Lahore, 1966, [A].

(134) Tarjuma-e Qur’an Majid Ma’ Mukhtasar Hawashi (Translation of the Glorious Qur’an with brief notes), Lahore, 1396/1976.

(135) Tarjuman al-Qur’an (monthly magazine in Urdu, ed. Maulana Maududi), Hyderabad Deccan, 1933-1938, Lahore, 1938.

(136) Turki men ‘Isa’iyyon ki Halat (The Condition of Christians in Turkey), Delhi, 1922.

(137) Tawhid-o Risalat aur Zindagi ba’d Maut ka ‘Aqli Thubut, Lahore, 1962, tr. Vitals of Faith, Lahore, 1976.

(138) Zindagi Ba-d-i Maut, Lahore, [1954], tr. Life after Death: Delhi, [1967], [A, B, G, H, K, T1].

"Islamic Perspective", The Islamic Foundation, UK, 1989