Jamiat Ahle Hadith
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Jamiat Ahle Hadith (Assembly of followers of the Sayings of the prophet) is a religio-political party in Pakistan
promoting the Ahle Hadees religious movement. It is part of the Islamic fundamentalist Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
, that won at the last legislative elections
, 20 October 2002 with 11.3 percent of the popular vote. Of the 272 seats in the legislature, the party has 53 elected members serving. It follows the salafis. The party is currently led by Professor Sajid Mir.
law. Their leader, Ehsan Elahi Zaheer
, was assassinated in 1987.
Some of the organizations of the Ahl-e-Hadith are the All India Ahl-e-Hadith Conference, founded sometime on or before 1916, of which smaller organizations in India are members. One member is the Anjuman-i-Hadith formed by students of Maulana Sayyid Miyan Nadhir Husain and divided into Bengal
i and Assam
wings. Another organization, the Nikhil Banga O Assam Jami'at-e-Hadith was formed at Calcutta in 1946 under the leadership of Maulana Abdullahil Kafi
(1900–1960). After the 1947 separation of India and Pakistan, the Pakistani Ahle-Hadith center was based in and around Karachi. The next year the Pakistan Markazi Jami'at-e-Hadith was founded at Lahore. The Nikhil Banga O Assam Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith, Pabna was given a new name – the 'Purba Pakistan Jami'at-e-Ahl-e-Hadith' in 1953. Lately, the name of the organisation was again changed to Bangladesh Jami'at-e-Ahl-e-Hadith. In India after 1947, the headquarters of the organisation was shifted from Calcutta to Patna and later (1956) to Dhaka. A Anjuman-e-Ahl-e-Hadith was formed in West Bengal in 1951.
The number of Ahle Hadith madrassa
in Pakistan has grown from 134 in 1988 to 310 in 2000. The group has 17 organisations active in Pakistan, "looking after their own seminaries," three of them involved in jihad
.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
promoting the Ahle Hadees religious movement. It is part of the Islamic fundamentalist Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal is a coalition of Islamist parties that was formed in 2002 to electorally challenge the Pakistan Parliament's incumbent parties...
, that won at the last legislative elections
Elections in Pakistan
At the national level, Pakistan elects a bicameral legislature, the Parliament of Pakistan, which consists of a directly elected National Assembly of Pakistan and a Senate, whose members are chosen by elected provincial legislators. The Prime Minister of Pakistan is elected by the National Assembly...
, 20 October 2002 with 11.3 percent of the popular vote. Of the 272 seats in the legislature, the party has 53 elected members serving. It follows the salafis. The party is currently led by Professor Sajid Mir.
Ahle Hadith in the Indian subcontinent
In Pakistan, the movement formed a political party, Jamiat Ahle Hadith, which unlike similar Islamic groups opposed government involvement in affairs of shariaSharia
Sharia law, is the moral code and religious law of Islam. Sharia is derived from two primary sources of Islamic law: the precepts set forth in the Quran, and the example set by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Sunnah. Fiqh jurisprudence interprets and extends the application of sharia to...
law. Their leader, Ehsan Elahi Zaheer
Ehsan Elahi Zaheer
Ehsaan Ellahi Zaheer was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and author, most notably known for his refutations against other deviant Muslim sects.-Birth:...
, was assassinated in 1987.
Some of the organizations of the Ahl-e-Hadith are the All India Ahl-e-Hadith Conference, founded sometime on or before 1916, of which smaller organizations in India are members. One member is the Anjuman-i-Hadith formed by students of Maulana Sayyid Miyan Nadhir Husain and divided into Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
i and Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
wings. Another organization, the Nikhil Banga O Assam Jami'at-e-Hadith was formed at Calcutta in 1946 under the leadership of Maulana Abdullahil Kafi
Maulana Abdullahil Kafi
Maulana Abdullahil Kafi Al Quraeshi was one of the pioneer leader to establish pure Tauhid based the Quran and authentic Sunnah in Indian subcontinent....
(1900–1960). After the 1947 separation of India and Pakistan, the Pakistani Ahle-Hadith center was based in and around Karachi. The next year the Pakistan Markazi Jami'at-e-Hadith was founded at Lahore. The Nikhil Banga O Assam Jamiat-e-Ahl-e-Hadith, Pabna was given a new name – the 'Purba Pakistan Jami'at-e-Ahl-e-Hadith' in 1953. Lately, the name of the organisation was again changed to Bangladesh Jami'at-e-Ahl-e-Hadith. In India after 1947, the headquarters of the organisation was shifted from Calcutta to Patna and later (1956) to Dhaka. A Anjuman-e-Ahl-e-Hadith was formed in West Bengal in 1951.
The number of Ahle Hadith madrassa
Madrassas in Pakistan
Madrassas in Pakistan are Islamic seminaries in Pakistan that teach mostly Islamic subjects leading to graduation as a cleric...
in Pakistan has grown from 134 in 1988 to 310 in 2000. The group has 17 organisations active in Pakistan, "looking after their own seminaries," three of them involved in jihad
Jihad
Jihad , an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning "struggle". Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God ". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is...
.