Study of the Legal-Political Structure of Government in Abul Ala Mawdudi’s thought

The necessity of thinking of a governmental model especially for thinkers who have always wanted to develop an Islamic state is an obvious need. Sayyad Abul Ala Mawdudi is one of social reformers and prominent religious thinkers in the geographical area of the subcontinent in the 20th century, and, like many other Islamic thinkers, such discussion can be traced in his religious and political thought. Mawdudi’s thoughts had a wide range of influences on individuals and groups in different countries and thus the present study sought to investigate the kind of desired government and governmental model proposed by him. That’s why, we seek a comprehensive review of the proposed governmental system, its elements and components and the kind of relations between them. In order to achieve a better understanding of the issue, several books and works including Mawdudi’s works and interpretation of these works have been used. The result of this study shows a special kind of government which Mawdudi has called Theodemocracy and has its own traits that make it distinguished from other governments. In fact, according to Islamic teachings, Mawdudi wants to revive a kind of Islamic state that has a sign of the early Islamic state of prophet and caliphs, and as well as to adapt to the requirements of contemporary times.