Islamic Foundation

Order to remove Maududi's books

16 July 2010, 18:00 PM

Unb, Dhaka

The Islamic Foundation has ordered removal of all books of Jamaat-e-Islami founder Syed Abul Ala Maududi from the mosques and libraries under the Foundation. “Mosque is a place for prayers. Only Quran and books on hadith should be there. Why Maududi's books containing his philosophy contradictory to Islam will be kept in mosques?” said Shamim Mohammed Afzal, director general of the Islamic Foundation, yesterday. Asked when they started removing Maududi's books, he said: “It is part of our routine work.” The Islamic Foundation has nearly 24,000 libraries attached to the mosques. Afzal said Maududi's philosophy is to capture power through conspiracy in the name of Islam. “His philosophy has no relation with the essence and teachings of Islam.”