تحریک پاکستان اور مولانا مودودیؒ : تحقیقی جائزہ

Abstract

Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi (1903-1979) had a multidimensional personality. He was a philosopher, missionary, journalist and politician. He produced literature on Islamic political thought and a vast variety of other themes. His thoughts influenced individuals and movements all over the world especially the Subcontinent, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Turkey, South East Asia and North Africa. Some of his thoughts generated a debate among his followers and opponents. One such area of his thoughts was his opinion about the idea of creation of Pakistan in 1940’s. Although being a staunch supporter of the Two-Nation Theory, he did not support the scheme of All India Muslim League. He did present alternative options for solving constitutional problem of the Indian Muslims, but his approach was not fully understood. In this regard his followers adopted apologetic approach thereby denying that Maudoodi opposed the idea of Pakistan. It was a half-truth and by saying that they could not explain Mauddod’s alternative proposals. The opponents of Maudoodi, on the other hand, dubbed him as adversary to the idea of Pakistan and bracketed him with other antagonists such as Abdul Ghafar Khan, Ulama of Deoband, Khaksars etc. Did Mauddodi’s really oppose achieving of  sovereign state for the Muslims of India? What were the grounds for his opposition to the scheme of All India Muslim League? Which alternatives he presented for solution of constitutional problem of the Indian Muslims? These and similar questions have been answered in this paper