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Islamic Internet ArchivesARCHIVE OF MODERN ISLAMIC THOUGHT
ISLAMIC ARCHIVESThe Political Theory of IslamAbul Aʿlā Mawdūdī
Published
1939
Original title
اسلام کا نظریۂ سیاسی
Language
Urdu
Type
Speech
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The Political Theory of Islam

اسلام کا نظریۂ سیاسی

Abul Aʿlā Mawdūdī

A lecture setting out his theory that sovereignty belongs to God, that humans act as His vicegerents, and that an Islamic state is a 'theo-democracy' bound by the shari'a.

Keywords: Islam ka Nazariya-e-Siyasi, sovereignty of God, theo-democracy, khilafa, hakimiyya

Archived 14 October 2026 · Source: Internet Archive (Digital Library of India scan)

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Mawdūdī, Abul Aʿlā. The Political Theory of Islam. 1939. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/maududi-the-political-theory-of-islam/