Sayyid Mawdudi's Contribution towards Islamic Revivalism in the Contemporary Islamic Political thought

This paper discussed the role and ideas of Sheikh Mawdudi in religion and politics in India and later Pakistan, Lahore. It is very paramount that Islamic scholars are considered to be relevant in moulding the minds of Muslims Ummah towards adherence to their religion and participation in politics and electoral process. Therefore, this article highlights the major contributions made by Mawdudi and outlines his role in terms of revivalism during his life-time and beyond. This is accomplished by investigating his major works and his teachings especially in shaping participation in political circle so as to ensure that Muslims are participated in the political and electoral process in India and Pakistan. In his political thought, Sheikh Mawdudi believed strongly in the formation of Islamic state and participation of Muslims in politics and governance as against the other views of anti-democratic arguments. His major concern is to encourage Muslims Ummah to adhere to the teaching of Islam and participate in all government activities in order to protect the interest of their religion considering the diverse nature of these countries. Therefore, assessing the role played by Mawdudi will significantly improve our understanding of Islamization movement towards determining social reality, justice and equity along Islamic ethics and values.


Introduction
The world of the 20th Century witnessed some great scholars who had contributedextensively for the promotion of Islam and to establish it as a complete code of life.Mawdudi had secured a respectable place in it. He had shown in practical terms how Islam could be pressed into the service of the modern people and their day-to-day problems. Mawdudi started his mission at a time when all Muslim countries were under director indirect subjugation of the Western colonial rulers. The call he made in 1932 as a cry in wilderness was well received by the like-minded Muslims of the world. He founded Jama`at-Islami in 1941 with the sole objective of Iqamat-i-din, or establishing Islam in every aspect of life. The branches of Jama`at-Islami are now not confined in Pakistan alone, they are spread throughout the world. Most of the Islamic organizations regard him as a key figure of Islamic movement and benefit from his literature.Mawdudi was a man of versatile creativity.
Moreover, He showed in practical terms how Islam could be used today to solve the problems of Muslims in modern ages. It was his literature that provided the bases for Islamic political system, economic system, cultural system, social system and so on. Many of his contemporaries were doubtful that Islam could also provide constitutional guidelines. Mawdudi, not only highlighted the constitutional principles of the Qur'an, but also Since then, Mawdudi had to struggle in life. His formal education came to a stopped because of serious financial difficulties.His stated his early career as journalist when he was 21 years, he became and editor of Al-Jamiah 1924-1927, the newspaper of India's Jamiyatul Ulama (association of Ulama).
In 1921, his financial condition improved, and resumed his studies that were postponed earlier. He studied Tafsir, Hadith, Usulul-Fiqh, English and many other subjects from the famous scholars of that time. He used to attend some of his teachers even before Fajr prayers as scheduled by the teachers. In 1928, he wrote his famousbook, a noble masterpiece on the subject of Islamic War, namely, Al-Jihad fi al-Islam, a book, which though written by Mawdudi in his 20s, acclaimed by great scholars like Iqbal.In 1932, he decided to run his own journal, namely Tarjumanul Qur'an as aMouthpiece for Islamic revivalism that he was cherishing since long. He invited the Muslims of the world and especially those of India to rise with the banner of Islam as did the earlier companions of the Prophet. It was through Tarjumanul Qur'an that he invited people, who were determined to dedicate their life for the establishment and promotion of Islam in every aspect of life, to participate in the formation of Jama`at-Islami. On 31 st August, 1941, Jama'atu-Islami was established with the active participation of 75 founding members.Mawdudi raised his voice to establish a separate land for Islam and Muslims and after independence in 1947 demanded immediate implementation of Islam in thenewly born state of Pakistan.
But the ruling authority did not listen to the demands of Mawdudi and Islamic people of the country. In 1953, 11th May, he was sentenced to death by the Marshal Law court of Pakistan because of writing a pamphlet on Qadiyani's. The Muslims protested world-wide to lift the sentence on Mawdudi, and urged the government to send him to other countries if his presence was not desired in Pakistan. Mawdudi was asked to appeal for Mercy, but he rejected to submit Mercy petition to the government. Finally, the ruling was changed to life imprisonment.
Later the High Court set aside the life imprisonment and freed Mawdudi respectfully from the term of imprisonment. Mawdudi led the Jama`at Islami with his effective leadership, and contributed in writing many books and articles on fundamental aspects of Islam and its contemporary application in various fields. The most important writing was his widely known Tafsir, Tahfim-ul-Qur'an, which took about 30 years to complete.
Mawdudi suffered illness several times and in 1972 he appealed to the highest council of Jama`at Islami to relieve him from the post of Amir of Jama`at, which was later approved by the Members of the Jama`at. He was relieved and concentrated fully to complete Tafsir, which he did in the same year. A few years later, he fell seriously ill, and was taken to USA by his son who was working there in a hospital as a medical Doctor. He died on September 22, 1979 in Buffalo, USA. He was buried at his house in Lahore where he used to hold daily afternoon sessions with the people and used to answer all kind of questions.

Reaction to the negative effects of the modernity
Islamic movement emerged as a response to Western induced modern social and cultural changes that "threaten to undermine Islamic identity through the propagation of un-Islamic elements". Esposito, (1990) claims that the positive benefits of modernization benefited only a few, while the majority felt mainly its negative fallout rural migration and rapid urbanization, the breakdown of traditional family values, and a general climate of disillusionment and misery. Deukmejian, (1985) also stresses the negative social and economic effects of modernization which included the population explosion, the breakdown of traditional religious and social values, high unemployment, and the sharp inequalities in wealth distribution.

Reaction to so-called western domination
Colonialism brings about the Western cultural dominance which imposed secularization, dependence, and a division of life into separate secular and religious spheres. The famous Indian Islamic thinker Muhammad Iqbal  vividly expressed the commonly held view of the "insensitive multi-layered Western civilization" in its varied manifestations of capitalism, communism, secularism, and liberalism, challenging Islam of itsinherent vitality. In sharp contrast to the miserable present, he recreated the memories of Islam's past glorious golden age.

Failure of Islamic liberalization and nation building
Contemporary Islamic movement also came as a reaction to the failures of Islamic liberalism in the 19 th and 20 th centuries, as well as to the failures of nationalism and socialism after independence. Islamists compete both with the modernists, who accept a broad interpretation of Scripture and adopt some Western values, and with the secularist-liberals who argue for a democratic, pluralist state on the Western model. Islamists reject these worldviews and seek a return to the original sources of Islam, whilst claiming the right to re-interpret them (ijtihad) and reapply them to contemporary contexts (Ibid).

Political and economic suppression of the Muslim countries
The Arab defeat in the 1967 war against Israel, the secession of Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971, the Lebanese civil war in the mid-1970s, the colonial domination of India by the British, and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 were promoters in the spread of Islamic movement especially in the 20 th century. They added to the sense of backwardness, humiliation, impotence, and loss of self-esteem, with the resulting hostility aimed against local regimes that had failed to respond to the need of their societies, as well as against the superpowers and the West in general. Muslims of all classes and ages turned to go back to Islam for a solution (Ibid).

Crises of political legitimacy
Another cause is the persistent crisis expressed by the weak legitimacy of the idea of nation-state as well as of the existing secular regimes. This crisis is evident in the pervasiveness of autocratic regimes and in the continuing segmentation of society along tribal, ethnic, and religious lines. The political, social, and economic failures of the secular state is seen as an important contributor to the rise of Islamic movement as a mass-based response demanding radical change. Islamists tend to blame the modern secular nation-state and its Westernized elites for the entire problem faced by the society. Therefore, these and many factors are the genesis or environmental factors that influenced many Islamic revivalists not only Mawdudi, but all of them. The reformist came as a response to these milieus of the Muslims Ummah; they want to revive the Ummah to the real teaching of Islam and to establish government based on Islamic principle. Two particular important events served as catalysts that motivated Mawdudi to assume an independent role as an Islamic leader and attempt to be a spokesman for an Islamic alternative for state and society. In 1925 Swami Shradhanand leader of the Hindu revivalist movement was assassinated by a Muslim 38 extremist who claimed it was a religious duty to kill non-believers. After the killing there was public controversy in which Islam was regarded as a religion of war. So Mawdudi came in order to defence Islam. He wrote a series of articles that were published as a book, the book that we have mentioned earlier War in Islam in 1927. He comprehensively discussed the Islamic attitude towards Warfare and also presented many themes. The second reasons that influence Mawdudi movement were the issue of Indian Independent Movement especially the question of Indian or Muslims nationalism. Mawdudi was very critical about the idea of nationalism led by Gandhi led congress party and Jinnah Muslim League.Moreover, he is aware of the political circumstances of India, and put more concern about the survival of Muslim identity and their way of life in a Hindu dominated secular state. In 1947, after the partition of Indian sub-continent into India and Pakistan, Mawdudi migrated to Pakistan and devoted all his life in producing books and pamphlets on various subject and issues and put all his effort in order to make Pakistan real Islamic state which is denied by the secular leaders of that time.

Aims and Objectives of Jama'atu Islami
 Da'awa, Jama'at Islami undertakes Da'awa activities in order to call people into the religious of Islam (the concept of monotheism).
 Enlighten the Muslim Ummah through the comprehensive teaching of Islam impact on individual and collectiveness.
 Jama'atu Islami undertakes community issues, such as protecting the safety and security of the Muslim Ummah.The pay more attention to its organizational goals and leadership at all level  They put more concern about the protectionof religion, cultural identity, educational advancement, economic growth, correction of moral values, freedom from economic subjugation, cultural imperialism as well as liberation from despotic rule.
 On national and global issues;Jama'atu Islami calls for the establishment of equity and justice in the country.Protection of human right, attainment of social, economic, and political justice,  Tarbiyyah; Jama'at make an effort for the refinement of their capabilities purification of soul,service to humanity, they work for the eradication of poverty, sickness, illiteracy, hunger and deprivation.
Therefore, these objectives played a significant role in educating and enlighten the society about the real teaching of Islam as a complete way of life. It was operated especially in Lahore and Pakistan. However, in the first place the Jama'atu Islami movement was formed in order to reforms the society against western ideologies, it does not have any political linkages, but when times goes on the movement metamorphosed into political party and participated actively in political activities especially in Pakistan and Bangladesh. These are some of the changes that were experienced and the movement was peaceful rather than violent, it has social relations with the people and contributed a lot in terms of welfare and taking care of the people.

Methodology of Jama'at Islami
 The Quran and the Sunna shall form the basis of all the Jama'at Islami activities. All other things shall be kept in view secondarily, and only to the extent to which these could be accommodated in accordance with the Quran and the Sunna.
 In all its actions the Jama'at Islami shall be bound by moral limits and shall never adopt such means or ways which are against truth and honesty or through which may come about communal hatred, class struggle and Fasaad.
 For the achievement of its Objective the Jama'at Islami shall adopt constructive and peaceful methods; that is, it shall reform the mental outlook, character and conduct through propagation (of Islam), instruction and dissemination of Islamic ideas, andthus shall train the public opinion in order to bring 39 about the desired righteous revolution in the social life of the country.

Ideas, Symbols, Values, and Ideologies of Jama'atu Islami Islam the true monotheistic religion on Earth
Islam is the ideology of the Jama'at Islami. Its structure is based on its belief on the three-fold concept of the

Oneness and sovereignty of Allah (Monotheism), the Concept of Prophet hood and the Concept of Life after
Death. From these fundamentals belief, then followed with the concepts of unity of all mankind, the purposefulness of man's life, and the universality of the way of life taught by the Holy Prophet (SAW).

Oneness and Sovereignty of Allah
Jama'at Islami believes that this world and everything that is in it has been created by the one God. He alone is the Creator and Sustainer of life in all its forms. Not only this; He is the Ruler and the Sovereign, and Omniscient, possesses the sole prerogative, absolute privilege andunfettered right of giving laws to mankind, through Prophets, to regulate the entire everyday activity of man. He has bestowed upon man all faculties and powers, and provided for his needs in the form of goods and services. It is, thus, the duty of man, who is the vicegerent of God on earth, that he should not only worship God but also live his whole life according to His Law and render allegiance to Him, the Lord and the Sovereign.

Unity of Man
Since all men have been created by the one God, and owe allegiance to Him alone, they are all equal subjects and servants of the Lord. There is no superiority in race and blood. Whoever is God-fearing, pure and pious is the best. Differences of region, race, colour and language do not divide men into separate entities; their essential oneness remains intact. Artificial divisions, geographical or otherwise, are mere matters of convenience. They should not be allowed to stand in the way of mutual understanding, respect and cooperation between man and man. Besides, as the children of Adam (peace be on him), all men belong to the same Family and all are brethren.

Prophetic Hood
True guidance as to how to live in this world is among the basic needs of human being. Allah has provided for every need of man, has not been indifferent to this most pressing need of man. For this purpose, since the dawn of creation, He sent His Messengers, Prophets and Apostles, to guide man to the true way of life. These Messengers appeared at different stages of human history and in different regions of the world. Everywhere they preached the same Message. The Last Messenger of God who bore the Guidance in its most complete and final form was Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him).

Life after death
Life does not end on this planet. This earthly tenure is not the final phase of the human adventure. On the Resurrection Day, man will have to appear before God and render an account of his conduct in this world. He will be rewarded or punished accordingly.

Purposefulness of Man"s Life
Life on earth is to be so organized as to lead to the good of the Hereafter. While worldly life is transient, that of the Hereafter is eternal, and reason demands that the transient should be dedicated to the welfare of the eternal.This does not imply a renunciation of worldly goods and the avoidance of earthly enjoyments. What it calls for is a balanced and harmonious realisation of all the urges of man, material and mundane, as well as moral and spiritual. The Divinely revealed way of life alone enables man to attain this balance and harmony.

Islamic Conception of Religion
Such, in brief, are the answers that Islam gives to man's fundamental questions. Now these answers are not mere abstractions that cease to be of utility the moment they are arrived at. They afford us an understanding of the ends and values of existence, and provide a comprehensive pattern of behaviour.This pattern of behaviour, 40 contrary to popular belief, includes all the aspects of life, the moral and spiritual, as well as the mundane and secular. Islam is not simply a collection of religious rites and rituals. It is concerned with the overall approach of man to life in all its multiple aspects.The concept of the Hereafter is vital to the Islamic system. But it is only through life on this planet that one attains the Hereafter; and Islam desires to convince human beings that only by a proper ordering of the whole of life on this planet in conformity with the divine guidance people can realise their spiritual ambitions. It is generally admitted that the nature of man's response to his cosmic surroundings has a profound influence on his entire behaviour. Since Islam determines this response by means of the answers that it provides for man's questions regarding the nature and destiny of man and his place in the Universe, it can hardly afford to remain indifferent to the pattern of behaviour that grows out of this response.

Islam as a complete way of life
The principles of Islam relating to the various aspects of life are of two kinds. In certain spheres of life the guidance of Islam is in the nature of certain guiding principles or directives, which presuppose not so much any precise pattern of behaviour as an attitude or spirit. They may be considered fundamental dictates on the basis of which every age can raiseits structure of life according to its needs and requirements.Thus, the verse of the Qur'an: "Their decisions are taken after mutual consultation" bears the spirit in which Muslims should approach the problems of polity. So long as the spirit of mutual consultation, which implies discussions, deliberations and advice, is present, Islam does not insist on anyone particular form, but leaves it to the discretion and good sense of its believers to adopt whatever form historically suits their needs, and also conforms to the overall spirit of the  the movement with their total submission and acceptance with the ideology, aims and objectives of the movement. They expressed their happiness and hope for better society whose follows the teaching of Islam.

Al Mawdudi's Political Thought
Mawdudi's Islamic political Thought was constituted based on four basic principles; The first principle of Mawdudi's thought, was a concrete comprehensive presentation of Islam as a complete way of life, which encompasses all aspects of life, individuals, groups, and it also deals with political, economic, and social aspects.
The second principle is that the purpose of the meaning of life is nothing but to serve or worship Allah (S.W.T). In

The Philosophy of an Islamic state by Mawdudi
First is the principle of an Islamic state the Vicegerency or representative of Allah on earth, man possesses limited authority which is delegated to him by Allah and he obliged to administer in accordance to the instruction of Allah (SWT).
Further, he asserted that sovereignty belongs to Allah alone because He alone possesses the attributes of Sovereign. Mawdudi backed his argument base on five basic observations as follows; Allah can do whatever He likes, He is not accountable to any one, nor Has He refer to any one, He is the sources of all authority, His authority and Power is limitless, and He is above all limitations and errors.

Secondly, the Purpose of an Islamic state and its characteristics
Mawdudi's views on the purpose and characteristic of an Islamic state centred on the above mentioned factors, Allah's sovereignty, man's Vicegerency, and Sharia's supremacy. He cited the following verse of the Holy Qur'an to highlight the purpose of an Islamic state: "Muslims are those who, if We give them power in the land, they establish the

System of prayer (Salat) and poor due (Zakat), and enjoin virtue and forbid evil and inequality."Q23:41
Mawdudi explained vividly the above following verses, according to him iron symbolises political power. Allah 43 and kindness should be their ways.

Mawdudi's Organs of Government in Islam
According to him the organs of government should be divided into three as follows:- Mawdudi accepted the clear separation of power between these three organs; each organ must be independent and answerable to the chief of the executive who is the head of state and he too is answerable to Allah.

Election of the Head of State
After  Election should be conducted on the basis of free will of the masses without any force or coercion.
Regarding to the members of legislative (Majlissu-Shurah) he maintained that the people should look at some specific persons who were entrusted due to their methods of appointment and consultations. He pointed out that during the period of Caliphate; there were some people who have knowledge and wisdom, which could be called

Mawdudi on Citizenship in an Islamic State
Mawdudi identified two types of citizenship in an Islamic state; the Muslims and the non-Muslims (Ahlul dhimmis). He argued that the Muslim citizens must perform all the socio-political directives of the state. They are vested with many obligations and sacrifices in order to defence the state. They enjoy the rights of choosing the head of state, membership of law making bodies, and appointment of the key position in an Islamic state.
Whereas, the non-Muslims enjoy civil liberties and protection with the condition of paying the tax (Jizya) and within the non-Muslim women, children, elderly and disable people were exempted for paying the tax.

Programmes of Jama'atu Islami
The Jama'atIslami regards Islam as the authentic way of life revealed by the Creator of the universe; for all human beings. Accordingly the invites all people towards submission to God (which is the literal meaning of Islam).The first major point of its programme is an intellectual one that is a clear exposition of the teachings of It is an undisputable fact that the present Muslim society has lost a great deal of its original dynamism and clean because it has lost sight of the original order of priorities, that is, the Qur'an, the Sunnah and the Opinions of the scholars. The Muslims have almost reversed this order. They now turn, in the first place, to the opinions of the scholars of the past. It is only after looking into their opinions that they turn to the Qur'an and the Sunnah. This has stultified the Muslim mind. The original dynamism can be recaptured only if the Muslims decide to replace the present by the original order of priorities. This means that they ought to look first to the Qur'an, then to the Sunnah, and after that to the deductive elaborations of the scholars and to the ideas propounded by Muslim thinkers.
Another effort of the Jama'atu Islami is to reach out to the persons who are disposed to righteousness, and are inclined to work for the establishment of righteousness in human life.Such persons should be identified and brought together into an organised body. Not only that, an effort should also be made to help such people develop a clear outlook to purify their lives and cultivate the qualities of good moral character in them. It is only after a group of people, which combines true Islamic vision and Islamic character side by side with intellectual competence and with the skill needed to run the affairs of this world, emerges on the stage of human history, pools its strength and resources, and strives in a systematic manner that God will permit the Islamic Order to be established. This group, however, is not to remain stationary. It should rather expand by persuading others to share its viewpoint and cooperate in the struggle to establish the supremacy of justice and righteousness.
Moreover, one major significant item of the programme consists of striving to bring about societal change and to effect reform in the light of Islamic teachings. The idea is that the people who are dedicated to the cause of Islam, or at least have an Islamic orientation and a concern for the well-being of human society, should take the initiative and expend their time, effort and resources to bring about maximum healthy change and improvement. for the Islamic movement not only in Asia, but around the worldwhich is hopefully that if the Islamic movement keeps on striving patiently, it will ultimately succeed in installing righteous men in power.

Political significance of the activities
The political significance of these activities can be seen through the support and mobilisation gained from the people as a result of welfare programmes provided by the movement. The movement contributed in many aspects economically, socially, culturally and politically through enlightment campaign and education. The sources of income for Jama'at Islamic activities can be secured through membership dues and donations also contribution from Islamic organization from Saudi Arabia. Jama'at Islami Political activities can be seen through fully participation into the political arena for the power struggle in order to win the election and establish real Islamic government. They joined political parties, participated in campaign, rallies, and seminars in order to have peoples mandate but the government humiliated them. With regard to the social activities, we have already mentioned earlier they played a significant role in building schools, hospitals, orphanage home, taking care of orphans and widows, provisions of basic things to needy and destitute and others.

Problems faced by Jama"at Islami
There is no achievement without some problems especially in an organisation or movement like that of Jama'at Islami. The problems faced by the movement are as follows:  The political system never allowed the Jama'at Islami to establish itself as a powerful political organisation; they metamorphosed into political parties and participated actively in an election in Pakistan but were suppressed by the secular leader.
 The Jama'at Islami was unable to follow its master frame because they were supposed to build up a group of trainers who will educate the population on Islam and its ideology but instead they quickly joined politics which generated many problems with regards to the objective of the organisation.
 The decision of Jama'at to enter politics may be regarded as a mistake because any social movement 46 that enters party politics cannot achieve its main goal.

15.2The relationship between Jama"at Islami and Pakistan Government
Generally speaking, as far as Jama'at Islami there was no mutual relationship with the government instead hatred and suspicion, government threating to suppressed the movement by any means in which many its leaders were imprisoned including Mawdudi himself. There was a time in which Mawdudi was sentenced to death but later was imprisoned and released. Mawdudi's ideology which is based on Islamic teachings and Shariah does not compromise that of the government he regarded Qur'an as his constitution and all members of Jama'at Islami.
He is always against capitalism, socialism and viewed them as a man-made ideologies that are not capable of bringing any positive changes in the society rather exploitation and stagnation. In later times, Jama'at Islami joined political parties and participated actively in the struggle for power but was suppressed by the secularist leaders due to their rejection of western system of democracy and calling for the implementation of real Islamic Shariah. Hence, these are the factors that led to the failure of their political struggle, not that they are not gaining the support of the people rather were supressed by the government.

Radicalism and violence
Jama'at Islami was a peaceful movement formed with the aim of transforming the societal moral values through peaceful means not through violence. Mawdudi differed from the tradition that considers violence as a defining characteristic of revolution. His main point of divergence from that tradition lay in his conception of evolutionary process. He is totally against all unlawful, unconstitutional, and subversive acts and distrusted political radicalism of any kind. Respect for law and order was indispensable to the civilised society and hence he cautioned the revolutionaries to resist the temptation of resorting to the methods and techniques of secret movements and bloody revolutions. Moreover, Mawdudi did not believe that anything positive could result from disrupting the social order. Creating disorder is against wish of Allah. Islamic movement is for the cause of Allah and it should be conducted openly and peacefully even at the risk of courting hardship and miseries. Therefore, Jama'at Islami operated peacefully without any violence despite the fact that most of its members and leaders were torched and humiliated but this would not make them to be violent organisation and react violently. Apart from contribution towards the transformation of education, Mawdudi's movement played a significant role in establishing mutual relationship with the people through its activities which are related to welfarism and humanistic issues. The movement contributed in helping the needy, destitute, orphans and widows. They also established clinics, schools, and charitable unity that are assisting people who were engulfed by disasters and calamities. Jama'at Islami united the Muslim Ummah under the banner of Islami; it remoulded the moral values of the society to in line with the Qur'anic teachings and Sunna of the Prophet (SAW).

Contributions of the movement to Islamic reform and revivalism
Jama'at Islami contributed to the emergence of other movement around the world as a result of its approach and methodology in dealing with the society and government, and one important thing is peaceful evolutionary approach of transforming the society towards the real Islamic teaching and going back to the authentic Islam as delivered by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and his companion. Jama'at Islami serves as a formidable ground for the emergence of many Islamic reforms such as, Al-Nahda movement in Tunisia led by Rashid Ghannouchi, Hassan Al-Turabi in Sudan, the leader of National Islamic Front, Muhammadiyyah movement in Indonesia among others. Jama'at Islami also contributed to the emergence of new Islamic oriented elites seeking to implement Islamic alternatives in society along two lines: preaching the (da"awa) to convert and transform individuals to Islamic practice in daily life, and the creation of Islamic spaces in society Islamic neighbourhoods, schools, clinics, banks, and mutual-aid networks.
Their success can be seen in the domination of Islamic treatises in the media and in the public sphere, in the adoption of Islamic dress, the segregation of the sexes, the rise of Islamic banking and economy, the free mosques, the Islamic domination of professional associations and student unions, and in the great number of Islamic organizations active in welfare and education. Example of these new generation thinkers are Muhammad Salim Al-Awa an Egyptian born scholar, Fathi Osman also from Egypt, Murad Hofman German scholar, Abdulaziz Schedina from Tanzania, and Abdulkarim Soroush from Iran among others.

Conclusion
Mawlana Abu A'la Al-Mawdudi is great a significant figure in the contemporary Islamic movement, an Islamic scholar, philosopher, thinker who contributed extensively towards the propagation of Islam and unity of the Muslim Ummah under the banner of Islam. He wanted to see the establishment of an Islamic government but his dream didn't came into reality, he died in the year 1972, and leave a greater legacy in the reformation and revival of Islam in the Indian sub-continent and other part of the Islamic World.