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Writings about
Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi

(1903-1979)

1. Abbot, Freeland K., "Maulana Maududi on Qur’anic Interpretation", Muslim World 48 (1958), pp. 6-19.

2. Idem, "The Jama’at-e Islami of Pakistan", The Middle East Journal, XI, N. 1, 1957, pp. 37-51.

3. Idem, Islam and Pakistan, Ithaca, New York, 1968, pp. 171-228.

4. Abu al-Afaq, Sayyid Abul A’la Maududi, Sawanih, Afkar, Tahrik (Sayyid Maududi, his life, thought and movement), Lahore, 1971.

5. Adams, Charles J., "The Authority of the Prophetic Hadith in the Eyes of Some Modern Muslims", in Essays on Islamic civilization presented to Niyazi Berkes, ed. D. P. Little, Leiden, 1976, pp. 25-47.

6. Idem, "The Ideology of Maulana Maududi", in South Asian Politics and Religion, ed. Donald E. Smith, Princeton, N. J., 1966, pp. 371-397.

7. Afaqi, Abu Athar, Maulana Muhammad Zakariya ki Kitab Fitna-e Maududiyat par ek Belag Tabsirah, Sargodha, 1977.

8. Afaqi, ‘Ali Sufyan, Abul A ‘la Maududi, Lahore, [1955].

9. Ahmad, Aziz, "Maududi and orthodox fundamentalism", Middle East Journal 21 (1967), pp. 369-380. Also published as a chapter in his book Islamic Modernism in India and Pakistan, 1857-1964, London, 1967, pp. 208-223, and in German as "Das Delemma von Modernismus und Orthodoxie in Pakistan", Saeculum 18 (1967), pp. 1-12.

10. Ahmad, Aziz and G. E. Von Grunebaum, "Abul A’la Maududi in Muslim Self-Staement in India and Pakistan", 1857-1968, Wiesbaden, 1970, pp. 156-166.

11. Ahmad, Habib, Jama’at-e-Islami ka Rukh-e Kirdar: naqab posh muslihin asli rup men (The character of the Jama’at-e-Islami: Veiled Reformers in their real image), Lahore, [n.d.].

12. Ahmad, Israr, Tahrik-i Jama’at-e-Islami: ek Tahqiqi Mutala’ah, (The Islamic Movement of the Jama’at-e-Islami: A Critical Study), Lahore, [1966].

13. Aziz, K. K., Party Politics in Pakistan, 1942-1958, Islamabad, 1976, pp. 139-159.

14. Ahmad, Khurshid, (ed.) Tahrik-i Islami (The Islamic Movement), [Special Issue of Chiragh-e Rah), Karachi, [1963].

15. Idem, Tazkira-i Zindan: Tahrik-e Islami ke ek karkun ke Wardat-e-Ta’aththurat, 6 Janwari 1964 ta 19 Aktubar 1964 (The Prison Memoirs; 6 January, 1964-19 October, 1964), Karachi, 1965.

16. Idem, "Dini Adab" in tarikh-i Adabiyat Musalmanan-e Pakisan-o-Hind, vol. X, Lahore, 1972, pp. 261-376.

17. Ahmad, Maulana Shaikh, Maulana Maududi Aur Tasawwuf, Deoband, 1966.

18. Ahmad, Sayed Riaz, The Concept of the Islamic State as Found in the Writings of Abul A’la Maududi, University of Durham, U.K., Ph.D. Thesis, 1970-71, published under the title, Maulana Maududi and Islamic State, Lahore, 1976.

19. ‘Ali, Ahmad, Haqq parast ‘ulama’ ki Maudidiyat se narazgi ke asbab (The Reasons behind the anger of the Truth-seeking ‘ulama’ against Maududi’s Thought), Lahore, [n.d.].

20. ‘Ali, Malik Ghulam, Khalifat-o-Mulukiyat par I’taradat ka Tajziyah (An analysis on the criticism of [Maududi’s] Khalifao Mulukiyat), Lahore, 1972.

21. Amin al-Haqq, Sayyid, Maududi Maslak par Naqd-o-Nazar: Sahabah Mi ‘yar-i Haqq hayn (A critique of Maududi’s Standpoint; The companions are a standard of the Truth), Lahore, 1383 H.

22. Ashraf, ‘Abd al-Rahim, Kiya Jama’at-e-Islami haqq par hay? (Is the Jama’at-e-Islami on the true path?), Layalpur, [1956].

23. Asi, Mumtaz ‘Ali, Maulana Abul A’la Maududi aur Jama’at-e-Islami: ek ja’izah (Maulana Maududi and The Jama’at-e-Islami; a review), Lahore, [1964].

24. Bahadur, Kalim, The Jama’at-e-Islami of Pakistan, Delhi, 1977.

25. Bellani, Roberto, L’Islam di Abdul A’la Maududi: Ideologia o Religione? Universite Degli Studi di beneza, Facolta di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, 1976-77.

26. Binder, Leonard, Religion and Politics in Pakistan: Berkeley, University of California Press, 1961, pp. 263-298.

27. Bishop. E. F. F., "Maulana Maududi: Islamic Law and Consitution" (ed. Khurshid Ahmad), The Muslim World, 47, (1957), pp. 251-252.

28. Buhkari, Sayyid Nur al-Hasan, Ashab-e Rasul par ‘Adilanah difa’ (In defence of the Prophet’s Companions), Lahore, 1387 AH.

29. Cragg, Kenneth, "The Muslim Brotherhood and Jama’at-e-Islami" in Counsels in Contemporary Islam, Islamic Survey series no. 3, Edinburgh, 1965, pp. 110-124.

30. De Bary, Wm. Theodore, ed., Sources of Indian Tradition, New York, Y. Y., 1958, pp. 852-861.

31. Faruqi, Misbahul Islam, Introducing Maududi, Karachi, [1968].

32. Idem, Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan: Literature, Leadership, Organisation, Ideal, Achievements, Programme, Lahore, 1957.

33. Gilani, As’ad, Maulana Maududi se mili’e (Meet Maulana Maududi), Sargodha, [1962].

34. Idem, Tahrik-e Islami, appe literechar ke a ine men (The Islamic Movement, as seen through its own literature), Karachi, 1955.

35. Al-Haddad, Muhammad ‘Asim, Safarnama-e Ard al-Qur’an, Lahore, 1962.

36. Idara-i Tulu-i Islam, Miz’aj Shinas-i Rasul, Karachi, [n.d.].

37. Iqbal, Shaykh Muhammad, Jama’at-e-Islami par ek nazar (A look at Jama’at-e-Islami), Karachi, [1952].

38. Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan, Dastur-i Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan (The Constitution of Jama’at-e Islami), Lahore, 1957, 1974.

39. Idem, Reply of the Jama’at-e-Islami Pakistan to the Munir Committee Inquiry Report, Mimeo, 1956.

40. Idem, Rudad (Proceedings), 6 vols., Lahore, 1943-51.

41. Idem, Trial of Maududi, Karachi, [1954].

42. Idem, Yeh Giriftariyan kiyawn? (Why these arrests?), Karachi, [1953].

43. Jameelah, Maryam, Who is Maududi? Lahore, 1973 [Also printed as a chapter in Islam in Theory and Practice], Lahore, 1973, pp. 260-383.

44. Kahlid bin Sayeed, "The Jama’at-e-Islami movement in Pakistan," Pacific Affairs 30 (1957), pp. 59-69.

45. Khan, M. R., The Delusion of Grandeur: An Analysis of Maulana Maudoodi and his Jama’at , Lahore, [n.d.].

46. Khan, Wahid al-Din, Ta’bir ki Ghalti, Delhi, 1963.

47. Mu’inuddin, ‘Aqil, Tahrik-e-Pakistan aur Maulana Maududi, Karahi, 1971.

48. Niyazi, Kausar, Jama’at-e-Islami ‘Awami ‘Adalat men (The Jama’at-e-Islami in the people’s court), Lahore, [1974].

49. Punjb Disturbances Court of Inquiry, Lahore, Report of the Court of Inquiry, constituted under Punjab Acti of 1954 to enquire into the Punjab disturbances of 1953, Lahore, 1954.

50. Qasimi, ‘Aziz Ahmad, Maududi Madhhab, Deoband, [n.d.].

51. Rahmani, ‘Abd al-Samad, Jama’at-e-Islami ke da’we, khidmat aur tariqa-e kar ka ja izah (A Review of the Claims, Services and Course of Action of the Jama’at-e-Islami), Deoband, [1382/1933].

52. Rosenthal, E. I. J., Islam in the Modern National State, Cambridge, 1965, pp. 137-153, 221-272.

53. Sarwar, Muhammad, Jama’at-e-Islami aur Islami dastur (The Jama’at-e-Islami and Islamic Constitution), Lahore, [1956].

54. Idem, Maulana Maududi ki Tahrik-e Islami (The Islamic Movement of Maulana Maududi), Lahore, [1956].

55. Siddiqi, Na’im, Maulana Maududi; ek Ta’aruf, Lahore, [n.d.].

56. Siyalkoti, Mahmud Ahmad Zafar, Maududi aur Jamhuriyat (Maududi and Democracy), Siyalkot, [1966].

57. Smith, Wilfred Cantwell, Islam in Modern History, Princeton, N.J, 1957.

58. Idem, Modern Islam in India: A Social Analysis, London, 1946.

59. Stepanyantz, M. T., "O nekotorykh storonakh ideologii I politiki ‘Dzhamat-iIslam’ v Pakistan" (About some aspects of the ideology and policy of the Jama’at-e-Islami in Pakistan), Kratkie soobshcheniya Institute narodov Azii 71 (1964), pp. 56-71.

60. Yusuf, Mahammad, Maulana Maududi apni aur Dusron ki Nazar men (Maulana Maududi as seen though his own and other’s eyes), Lahore, [1955].

61. Yusuf, Mahammad, Maulana Maududi par I’tiradat ka ‘Ilmi Ja’izah (An Objective Analysis of the Objections against Maulana Maududi), 2 vols. Lahore, 1967-1968.

62. Zakariya, Maulana Muhammad, Fitna-i-Maududiyat (The Delusion of Maududism), Delhi, (1975).

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