A System of Life: Mawdudi and the Ideologisation of Islam

Cover
Half-title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
1. Introduction
	1) The Hermeneutical Problem and the Prism of Modernity
	2) The Book
		Some Technical Remarks
2. The Context
	1) The Self-Staged Reformer: Mawdudi’s Formative Years
		1.1) Writing in Turbulent Times
	2) The Trigger of Critique: The Caliphate Movement, 1919–1924
		2.1) The Insulted and Humiliated
		2.2) Evoking a Collective Symbol
		2.3) A Covenant for Independence
		2.4) The Disappointed and Deceived
	3) Mapping the Ideological Landscape
		3.1) ‘Scientificness’—Criterion of Truth for a Whole Epoch
			‘Science’—More than just one Intellectual Lineageamong Others in the Indian Debate on Development
		3.2) Competing Ideologies
			a) Communism
				The Impact of the ‘Communist Ideology’ on Late Colonial South Asia
			b) Fascism
				Intellectual Components of a ‘Fascist Ideology’
				The Impact of the ‘Fascist Ideology’ on Late Colonial South Asia
3. Forging a System
	1) The Location of the System
		1.1) History between Ignorance and Islam
			a) The Natural State—The Concept of ‘jahiliyya’ in Classical Times
			b) A Spectre is Haunting the Muslim World— Mawdudi’s Reinterpretation of the Concept of ‘jahiliyya’
		1.2) Cyclical Renewal
			a) Where There is no Prophet—The Paradigm of Renewal in Islamic History
			b) The Upward Spiral—Mawdudi’s Reinterpretation of the Renewal Paradigm
	2) The Foundation of the System
		2.1) The Understanding of the Quran
			a) Yes, We Can Do It!—Man, Rationality and Divine Revelation
		2.2) Four Basic Quranic Terms
			a) God Active—God Passive
			b) You Have the Choice!—Mawdudi’s Concept of ‘Din’
	3) The Core of the System
		3.1) Absolute Sovereignty—The Reign of God
		3.2) Relative Sovereignty—Man as God’s Deputy on Earth
			a) Khilafat Allah—Khilafat Rasul Allah
			b) Caliphate versus Kingship
				Nationalism—The Kingship of the Modern Age
	4) The System at Work
		4.1) The Leviathan and his Limbs
			a) Primus inter pares—The Principle of Leadership
			b) The Separation of Powers
		4.2) An Islamic Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
		4.3) At the Fringes of Democracy: Cracks in the System
			a) ‘And Remain in your Houses’: The Place of Women
			b) ‘Being Brought Low’: The Place of Non-Muslims
4. Making a System Happen
	1) ‘An Idea that has Found its Bayonets’: The Concept of ‘Revolution’
		1.1) Taking Fate into One’s Own Hands: The Trans- Valuation of Political Change
		1.2) The Process of the Islamic Revolution
	2) The Society of Enlightenment: Jama?at-i islami
		2.1) The Good, the Better and the Best among Humankind
		2.2) Community as Society—The Ethical State
		2.3) Training the Cadres and Organising the Vanguard
5. The Reception of a System
	1) Appropriation in Theory: Sayyid Qutb and the Muslim Brethren in Egypt
		1.1) A Radicalised Framework
			a) Jahiliyya and Islam
			b) Hakimiyya and Ubudiyya
			c) Jihad fi sabil allah
		1.2) After Qutb
			a) The Times are Ripe for Change: The Radical Response
			b) Trying for Readjustment: The Moderate Response
	2) Modification in Practice: The Jama?at-i islami beyond Mawdudi
		2.1) The Predicament of Religious Nationalism: The Jama at-i islami of Pakistan
		2.2) The Predicament of Secularism: The Jama at-i islami of India
		2.3) Khilafa at Work: The Jama at-i islami of Bangladesh
		2.4) Khilafa at War: The Jama at-i islami in Kashmir and Sri Lanka
6. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index