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(1903–79).
Founder of the political party Jamaat-al-Islam (i.e.
Jam
‘at-i Isl
m
) in India and Pakistan. He wrote 138 major works in Urdu (much translated), the most influential being
al-Jih
d fi’l-Islam
(1927), and
Tafh
m al-Qur’
n
(Urdu version of the Qur’
n, 1947–72). He advocated a return to pure Islam, considering Islam to be a total system and rejecting anything extraneous.
Founder of the political party Jamaat-al-Islam (i.e.
Jam
‘at-i Islm) in India and Pakistan. He wrote 138 major works in Urdu (much translated), the most influential beingal-Jih
d fi’l-Islam(1927), and
Tafh
m al-Qur’n(Urdu version of the Qur’
n, 1947–72). He advocated a return to pure Islam, considering Islam to be a total system and rejecting anything extraneous.
Mawla
(Arab.). In early Islam, a ‘client’ or protected person, who was a convert to Islam and by this procedure was integrated into the existing Arab tribal and family system. Mawla also means ‘master’, and al-Mawla is a term for God.
Mawlaw
y(y)a
.
y(y)a.
A Derw
sh order, known colloquially as ‘whirling dervishes’. The name is derived from
mawl
n
(‘our master’), a title of
Jal
l
al-D
n al-R
m
. The dance induces trance- and ecstatic-states, and is undertaken by pivoting on the right foot, while engaging in
dhikr
(concentration on God). The name of the Order is often transliterated as Mevlevi.
sh order, known colloquially as ‘whirling dervishes’. The name is derived frommawl
n(‘our master’), a title ofJal
lal-D
n al-Rm. The dance induces trance- and ecstatic-states, and is undertaken by pivoting on the right foot, while engaging indhikr
(concentration on God). The name of the Order is often transliterated as Mevlevi.
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