Portrait of Allamah Maududi
Title	First Amir and Imam of Jamat e Islami Shaikh-al- Islam Allamah Sayyid
Personal
Born	25 September 1903 Aurangabad, Hyderabad State, British India
Died	22 September 1979 (aged 75) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
School	Jamaat-e-Islami
Lineage	Syed Direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad through Hassan. Chishti (direct descendant of Moinuddin Chishti)
Jurisprudence	Hanafi
Creed	Maturidi[citation needed]
Order	Did not ascribe to sufi orders or believed in Sufism.but is a descendant of Moinuddin Chisti of chisti order
Senior posting
Successor	Mian Tufail Muhammad
Disciples[hide] Jalaluddin Umri, Dr. Israr Ahmed, Hassan al Banna, Abu Lais Islahi
Website	www.maududi.org