# Read Maududi

> Read Maududi is the digital library of Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi's books, Tafheem-ul-Quran, audio, and lectures.

## Biography

- [Biography of Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi](https://www.readmaududi.com/biography): Birth, education, journalism, scholarship, Jamaat-e-Islami, Tafheem-ul-Quran, and legacy. Also known as Maulana Maududi, Maulana Abul Ala Maududi, Abul A'la Maududi, Abul Ala Maududi.
- [Full biography (markdown)](https://www.readmaududi.com/llms-full.txt): Plain-text version of the same page.

## Key facts

- Name: Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi
- Also known as: Maulana Maududi; Maulana Abul Ala Maududi; Abul A'la Maududi; Abul Ala Maududi; Abul Ala Mawdudi; Abul A'la Mawdudi; Syed Abul A'la Maududi; سید ابو الاعلی مودودی; ابو الاعلی مودودی; مولانا مودودی
- Born: 1903-09-25 in Aurangabad, Hyderabad State (now India)
- Died: 1979-09-22 in Buffalo, New York, United States
- Founded: Jamaat-e-Islami (26 August 1941)
- Magnum opus: Tafhim-ul-Quran / Tafheem-ul-Quran (six volumes)
- Works: 120+ books
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317087

Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi (25 September 1903 – 22 September 1979), commonly known as Maulana Maududi, was a 20th-century Islamic scholar, journalist, philosopher, and revivalist. Born in Aurangabad in the former Hyderabad State (now India), he authored more than 120 books including the six-volume Qur'anic commentary Tafhim-ul-Quran (Tafheem-ul-Quran), and in 1941 founded Jamaat-e-Islami. He died in Buffalo, New York, on 22 September 1979.

## Optional

- [Books](https://www.readmaududi.com/books): Complete catalog of Maududi's books
- [Tafheem-ul-Quran](https://www.readmaududi.com/tafheem-ul-quran): Qur'anic commentary
- [Topics](https://www.readmaududi.com/topics): Subject index across his works
- [Audio](https://www.readmaududi.com/audio): Audio summaries and lectures
- [Videos](https://www.readmaududi.com/videos): Video lectures