Transformations of Indian Islamism in the Background of the Activities of Abul A'la Maududi and Jama'at-e Islami
Transformations of Indian Islamism in the Background of the Activities of Abul A'la Maududi and Jama'at-e Islami

Summary/Abstract: The article attempts a historical and qualitative analysis of Indian-Pakistani Islamism, represented by Abul A'la Maududi and formed by him movement Jama'at-e Islami. Considering the specific context in which Islamist ideas were born in India, i.e. under the influence of nationalist and secular tendencies represented by the leading political forces of the subcontinent (in particular Muslim League and National Congress), the question of the originality and at the same time distinctiveness of Indian and then Pakistani Islamism in the context of similar movements in the Middle Eastern region is fascinating. This is interesting because the Indian context in the evolution of Islamism, although influential, is outside the mainstream of Islamist tendencies. The main aim of this article is therefore to trace the genesis and evolution of Indo-Pakistani Islamism, to examine the political, social and cultural conditions that shaped its character, and then to place it in the broader context of Islamism and the concept of the Islamic state as it relates to the broader context of the Islamic world. An essential basis for the considerations in the article is the views of Maududi himself, both on the Islamic state and Pakistani politics, including nationalism, democracy and the secular system of Pakistan.

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