Please go to the end of the write-up and you will see that a question has been asked by Yashwant as to why any one should consider Maududi a hero. Similarly, Farida Majid considers Maududi a curse for our land. But, reportedly a large number of people all over the world have different opinion of him.
Maulana Maududi is neither a hero nor a curse. Then what is his place in history?
At home, in my personal library I have six English translations of the Qur'an and two English tafseers (of the Quran). One of each (a translation and a tafseer) is the work of Maulana Maududi. I dip into all of these (6 translations and 2 tafseers) to quench my thirst for knowledge, understanding and to compare.
I find Maulana Maududi's understanding of the Divine Message very clear and focused. Is he the best or is he perfect? I do not think so. But without any doubt he is one of the greatest Islamic scholar and thinker of our times.
Should one make too much out of the fact that he was arrested by the Pakistani military and sentenced by their tribunal? How did the same Pakistani military treat Sheikh Mujib?
Robindra Nath Tagore and Nazrul Islam are both Bengali poets loved and adored by millions of Bangalis. Yet one was jailed and the other was decorated with the highest literary award in the world. People who love poetry love both Tagoe and Nazrul.
Millions of Muslims read the translations of Maududi in Urdu, Bangla and English (originally translated into Urdu and later from Urdu to Bangla and English) and benefit from his clear understanding of Islam.
No man is perfect. As such the people who love Islam can also love Maulana Maududi for his scholarship as they love other scholars, thinkers and social reformers.
Aziz Ul Huq
From: farida_majid@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 16:47:38 -0400
Subject: [ALOCHONA] Sentencing of Abul ala Maududi, 1954
Can someone find the Munir-Kayani Report from Pakistani archives and help distribute it as widely as possible?
The curse of Moududi is the scourge on our land, on our faith and our lives. Please do all you can to battle against this curse and restore sanity and humanity to our people.
Farida Majid
[Below is a note from a cyber-friend in an Indian forum where I had described the plight of Bangladesh in the hands of Jamaat. He echoes my sentiments]
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It should be pointed out that Maududi's imprisonment and death sentence
was for his role in instigation sectarion riots in Pakistan.
The disturbances were of such magnitude that martial law had to be
imposed.
Maududi contributed greatly to rise of intolerance in Pakistan (and the
rest of the subcontinent as well).
The disturbanced were investigated by a panel of judges 'Punjab
Disturbances Court Of Inquiry', which after a detailed investigation
submitted a 384-page report in 1954. It is sometimes called the
Munir-Kayani report, after the two distinguished Justices who headed the
investigation. I will share some of the sections of the report. It is
a very important document for students of modern history, not just of
Pakistan but of the subcontinent as well.
Maududi cannot be considered to be a hero in a society that values
tolerance.
I cannot understand why the Bihar Anjuman, or any other Indian groups
would regard him as a hero.
Yashwant
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