''Khilafat o Mulukiyat'' ( en, ) is a book written by

Abul Ala Maududi Abul A'la al-Maududi ( ur, , translit=Abū al-Aʿlā al-Mawdūdī; – ) was an Islamic scholar, Islamist ideologue, Muslim philosopher, jurist, historian, journalist, activist and scholar active in British India and later, following the parti ...

in October 1966 as a refutation of the book, ''The Caliphate of Mu'awiyah and Yazid'' by

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

i scholar Mahmood Ahmad Abbasi.

Content

This book discusses about the stages of transformation of

Khilafat A caliphate or khilāfah ( ar, خِلَافَة, ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; ar, خَلِيفَة , ), a person considered a political-religious successor to th ...

into monarchy. It was translated into English and published under the title, Islam's Political Order: The Model, Deviations and Muslim Response. The English edition was translated by Tarik Jan.

Reviews & Criticism

Some Sunni scholars have written in an attempt to refute Maududi's book. Some prominent works are ''Khilafat-o-Malookiat, Tareekhi-o-Shar'i Haysiat'' by Hafiz Salahuddin Yousaf, ''Shahwahid-e-Taqaddus'' by Syed Muhammad Miyan Deobandi and ''Hazrat Muawiyah aur Tareekhi Haqa'iq'' by

Muhammad Taqi Usmani Muhammad Taqi Usmani (born 5 October 1943) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and former judge who is the current president of the Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia and the vice president and Hadith professor of the Darul Uloom Karachi. An intellectual ...

. Works in favour of Maududi include nearly 700 pages long ''Tajaliat-e-Sahabah'' by Amir Usmani, nephew of

Shabbir Ahmad Usmani Shabbir Ahmad Usmani (11 October 188713 December 1949) was an Islamic scholar who supported the Pakistan Movement in the 1940s. He was a religious scholar, writer, orator, politician, and expert in Tafsir and Hadith. Born in 1887 in Bijnor, Us ...

; who originally wrote for almost a year in favour of Abbasi's book. Amir Usmani went so far as to claim that Maududi's book was unprecedented in the entire Islamic literature. Another book in favour, ''Khilafat-o-Malookiat par Aitrazat ka Tajziya'' was written by Justice Malik Ghulam Ali.

References

External links

Shi’ism and Sunnis: Conflict and Concord
from Al-Islam.org {{Abul Ala Maududi 1966 non-fiction books Books by Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi