Mawdudi and the Jamaat-e-Islami

Question

Are the fundamental beliefs of the Jamaat-e-Islami in accordance with [those of] Ahl al-Sunna wa-l-Jama‘a or contrary to them? Please write with proofs. (2) Is the Jamaat-e-Islami among the misguided sects (firaq dalla) or among the sects of guidance (firaq huda) — that is, among the rightly guided? Please write with proofs. (3) As to the leading of prayer by the members and affiliates of the Jamaat-e-Islami — will prayer behind them be validly performed or not?

Answer

The Jamaat-e-Islami was formed in Sha‘ban 1360 AH; at that very time the motion of amirate was put forward and Sayyid Abul A‘la Mawdudi was proposed as amir of the Jamaat. Before that, Mawdudi’s articles had been appearing in Tarjuman al-Qur’an, and minds were gradually being prepared for this. The office of the Tarjuman remained for a long time in Hyderabad (Deccan)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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