Abul A‘la Maududi: Al Jihad fil Islam and Other Writings

Abul A'la Maududi (1903-1979) was arguably one of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth century, and a foundational Islamist thinker. This volume brings together a broad range of his important works for the first time, covering concerns such as anticolonialism, permissibility of violence, capitalism and gender roles, principles for an Islamic economy, innovation in legal frameworks as well as the limits of nationalist politics. Showcasing his writings across different genres, this volume includes influential early works such as his seminal Al Jihad fil Islam, Quranic exegesis and essays as well as later works on Islamic law. An extensive introduction situates Maududi's ideas within global anticolonial conversations as well as Islamic and South Asian debates on urgent contemporary political questions and highlights the conceptual innovations he carried out. Fresh translations allow readers to critically engage with Maududi's writings, capturing nuances and shifts in his ideas with greater clarity.

List of contents

Introduction; Section I. Al-Jihad Fil Islam; Section II. Tehr¿k-e-Az¿di Hind aur Musalm¿n; Section III. Pardah; Section IV. First Principles of Islamic Economics; Section V. Islamic Law and Constitution; Section VI. Tafh¿m-ul-Qur'an; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Abul A‘la Maududi
• Assisted by: Iqtidar Humeira (Editor and translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.04.2026
• EAN: 9781009230445
• ISBN: 978-1-009-23044-5
• Weight: 250 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Series: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Political activism, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Religious & theocratic ideologies, Political activism / Political engagement, Decolonisation and postcolonial studies, Religious and theocratic ideologies and movements