With the fall of the Islamic Kh?ilafah in 1924, many Islamic scholars realised there was an urgent need to reinstall the Islamic Kh?ilafah. Thus political thought in Islam rose to prominence among some scholars. Consequently, many Islamic political and religious movements re-emerged in the Muslim world with the aim of establishing Islamic rule in Muslim countries. These movements presented different methodologies in restoring Islamic rule. Therefore, this article closely looks at the ideas in Islamic political thought as evinced by scholars Nadwi, Mawdudi and Qutb.