Maulana Muhammad Zakariya Kandhlawi (1898–1982) was a leading Islamic scholar of the Deobandi tradition and an influential ideologue of the Tablighi Jamaat, widely respected as a master of hadith studies. Al-Eti'daal (Islamic Politics) originated as a response to questions about the proper conduct of Muslims in political life, addressing topics such as the nature of jihad, the condition of the Muslim community, and the basis for differences among scholars.