1Lecturer, Department of History, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur
2PhD Scholar, Department of History, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur
3Associate Professor, Department of History, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur
4PhD Scholar, Department of History, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur
Online published on 8 August, 2016.
Interplay of religion and politics in Pakistan has been an appealing field of interest even before the partition of United India. After Indian independence in 1947, Jama'at-i-Islami, once its anti-partition stance during the days of Pakistan Movement, came on the forefront for Islamization of the forthcoming Constitution. The Jam'at-i-Islami was originally the brainchild of Maulana Sayyid Abul'ala Maududi (1903–1971) who founded the party in August 1941 and headed it for thirty one years (1941–1972). Maulana Sayyid Abul'ala Maududi led the squad and worked in consonance of other religio-political parties like Jam'iyyat Ulama-i- Islam (JUI), Jam'iyyat Ulama-i-Pakistan (JUP), etc. Article in hand highlights the very role of Jama'at-i-Islami for the constitutional reforms for Islamization of the state and society.
Religion and Politics, Constitutional Reforms, Islamization, Shariah, Sovereignty
