Religion as Critique: Islamic Critical Thinking from Mecca to the Marketplace (Islamic Civilization and Muslim Networks)

by Irfan Ahmad

In Maududi’s reading, to the people of Palestine, ʿIsāʿ ʿlaihissalām (Christ) gave the invitation of ḥukumat-e-ilāhiya. The seven-page appendix gives numerous citations from the New Testament to drive home this specific point. To this end, Maududi cited several passages, which I list in the same order as in the original (by Maududi): Mark (32–28:12), Luke (8:4), Matthew (10:9:6), Matthew (39–34:11, 24:16, 22–21, 10, 18–16:10), Luke (33–26, 14), Matthew (41–39: 15, 28:110, 19–20: 6, 24–33: 6, 7:7, 28–30:11), Luke (25–26:22), Matthew (28:23, 15–21, 22), and Luke (23:1–23). By citing these passages, Maududi demonstrated that ʿIsāʿ ʿlaihissalām (Jesus) did not simply preach a religion; he aimed to change the whole of civilization and politics (tamaddun v seyāsat). Citing passages from the New Testament, Maududi concluded that they resembled the Meccan passages in the Qurʾān as well