Kekhilafahan dalam Islam: telaah atas pemikiran Abu al Ala al Maududi

This article is aimed at discussing the concept of Al Maududi about Islamic caliphate system. The political concept of Al Maududi is developed based on his comprehensive tindeistanding toward Islamic teachings, especially, the tauhid. According to him, tauhid is the most important thing in lsJam. Through this basis, the obedience is for Allah and no one can claim as the creator and authority, but Allah. From this basis, caliphate concept is teSUlted, and the main ideas are: 1) the foundation of the state is Islamic law; 2) its governmental system is theo-diemocracy; 3) the state authority is held by three imtitutions: legislative, executive and judicative; 4) the civilians are divided into muslim and non-muslim (dzimmy). Not all of Maududi's concepts are suitable with the reality cµld in line with the needs of the era. However, his political thoughts at least can be used as the basis for the further development of the Islamic politics.