Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

The Rise and Fall of The Jamaat-E-Islami in the Light of Social Movement Theory

This book is corrected and edited by Al-Hassanain (p) Institue for Islamic Heritage and Thought

• Introduction
• Mawdudi’s Masterframe
• The Jamaat, a Social Movement? And Review of Social Movement Theory
• The Jamaat-e-Islami Through the Years
• The Beginnings
• The Pakistan Movement and the Jamaat (1941-47)
• Ayub and Yahya 1958-71 and the Elections of 1970
• The Bhutto Socialist Years 1971-77
• The Zia Years 1977-88
• Why Wasn’t the Jamaat Successful?
• Conclusion
• References