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Islamic
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Abul A'la 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 ...
. He was one of the early members of
Jamat e Islami
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI; Urdu language, Urdu: , "Islamic Party"), or Jamaat as it is commonly known, is an Islamism, Islamist political party based in Pakistan and founded by Abul Ala Maududi.
It is the Pakistani successor to Jamaat-e-Islami, wh ...
.
Early life and education
Islahi was born in 1917 in Sidha Sultanpur,
Azamgarh district
Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
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,
British India
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. After early school education, he went to an Islamic school,
Madrasatul Islah
Madrasatul Islah is a traditional Islamic institution of learning and a renowned center of oriental and Islamic studies at Sarai Mir in the Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh. It was started by Mawlana Muhammad Shafi in 1908 along with participa ...
, to get a degree in religious education in 1937.
Membership of Jamat e Islami
Islahi joined
Jamat-e-Islami
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in its early days and remained an active member until his death. He corresponded with
Abul A'la 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 ...
who was mentoring him as a writer.
Writing career
After completing his education, Islahi started writing articles for different journals. He was also published in the Islamic journal, ''Tarjuman ul Quran'',
Hyderabad
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. When
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
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asked ''Abul A'la Maududi'' to grant his permission for a condensed publication of
Tafhim-ul-Quran
''Tafhim-ul-Quran'' ( ur, تفہيم القرآن, lit=Towards Understanding the Qur'an, Tafheem-ul-Quran) is a 6-volume translation and commentary of the Qur'an by the Pakistani Islamist ideologue and activist Syed Abul Ala Maududi. Maududi beg ...
, he gave his consent only if it was to be done by Sadruddin Islahi.
Books
* ''Haqiqat-e-Nifaq'' (1944)
* ''Ifadat-e-hazrat shah waliullah dehlvi'' (Translation) (1944)
* ''Haqeeqat-e-Ubudiyat'' (1946)
* ''Islam Ek Nazar Mein'' (Islam at a Glance) (1961)
* ''Asase Deen ki Tameer'' (Building up the foundations of faith) (1969)
* ''Maaraka-e-islam-o-jahiliyat'' (1991)
* ''Islam Aur Ijtimaiyat'' (Islam And Collectivism)
* ''Quran Majeed Ka Ta'aruf''
* ''Fareeza Iqamat-e-Deen''
* ''Tahreek-e-Islami Hind'' (Jamat-e-Islami Hind Conceptual Basis)
Death
Islahi died on November 13,1998, in
Azamgarh district
Azamgarh district is one of the three districts of Azamgarh division in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Etymology
The district is named after its headquarters town, Azamgarh. Azam, a son of Vikramajit, founded the town in 1665. Vikramajit ...
,
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...