Dr. abul a la al maududi

Abul A’la was born on Rajab 3, AH (September 25, AD) in Aurangabadhis ancestry on the paternal side is traced back to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing of Allah be on him).Abul A’la was born on Rajab 3, AH (September 25, AD) in Aurangabad, a well-known town in the former princely state of Hyderabad (Deccan), presently Maharashtra, India.

Born in a respectable family, his ancestry on the paternal side is traced back to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing of Allah be on him).




The family had a long-standing tradition of spiritual leadership and a number of Maududi’s ancestors were outstanding leaders of Sufi Orders.

Jamaat e islami afghanistan

One of the luminaries among them, the one from whom he derived his family name, was Khawajah Qutb al-Din Maudud (d. AH), a renowned leader of the Chishti Sufi Order. Maududi’s forefathers had moved to the Subcontinent from Chisht towards the end of the 9th century of the Islamic calendar (15th centu