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Abū al-Aʿlā Mawdūdī

Founder of Jamāʿat-e-Islāmī. 20th c. · Hanafi school · Pakistan. Every position below is drawn from the sourced consensus record — with its citation, and nothing added.

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Abū al-Aʿlā Mawdūdī

Founder of Jamāʿat-e-Islāmī

Hanafi · 20th c.1903–1979 Pakistan

On the core questions

2 of the 6 core questions are documented for this voice. Each carries its source.

Q1 · Is riba prohibited in Islam?

Prohibits

Source:Sūd (The Issue of Interest)· 1961

Q2 · Is conventional bank interest the same as Qurʾānic riba?

Prohibits

Source:Sūd· 1961

Positions are summarised conservatively from documented statements. A label reflects the scholar's strongest documented position; the nuance line captures the qualifiers. Verify against the cited source, and see the methodology for how these were formed.

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