Analytical Study of Islamic State; In the Perspective of Maulana Maududi

Abstract

States nowadays have a significant impact on many facets of an individual's life. Various Muslim philosophers and thinkers shared their ideas regarding an Islamic state. Among them was Maulana Maududi (1903-1979) an Islamic scholar, philosopher and the founder of Jamaat-e-Islami (1941).The authors discussed Maududi’s ideas about the Islamic state in this paper, the state in the contemporary times, and Islam in the context of the Quran and sharia. The authors have also covered the idea of Theo-democracy in an Islamic state and Maududi's theory of sovereignty. Maulana Maududi also offered the answers to various political and constitutional issues facing the Islamic state, which are documented in this paper. A conceptual framework and qualitative approach are used in the investigation.