Why were Muslims removed from the position of Imamate? By Syed Abul Ala Maududi

Muslims were finally tired of giving commands with pen and sword for centuries, their spirit of Jihad became cold, their power of Ijtihad became weak, the book which had given them the light of knowledge and the power of action, they just gave it as a blessing. They made a memorial and wrapped it in covers, the Sunnah of Hadi Azam, which had shaped their civilization into a complete intellectual and practical system, they left following it, due to which Muslims were deposed from the position of Imamate. (Revisions)