Maulana Maududi’s Writings

Maulana Maududi’s Writings Maulana Maududi’s interpretative mistake is somewhat of the same order. His particular bent of mind made him bestow on politics the central place in his interpretation of the deen. Accordingly, for him, to establish the dominance of the deen was tantamount to establishing its political domination. He saw this as the very purpose or goal that God wants his servants to strive to work for. Naturally, then, in his understanding of Islam, the rest of the deen came to be subordinated to politics. Politics assumed the central place through which every aspect of the deen could be understood and its importance ascertained. In this way, in his understanding of Islam, every aspect of it acquired a political hue. This naturally resulted in a major deviation. This point is so very clear and prominent in the various writings of Maulana Maududi that nobody can deny it. I would like to cite some examples to illustrate this point. Explanation of Life and the Universe An exaggerated importance given to the issue of the economy led, in the form of Marxism, to an explanation of life in which economic issues were given the greatest importance. Similarly, a political understanding of religion led to a new concept about life and the universe in which politics had a preeminent place.