Jamaat Ahle Sunnat (Urdu: جماعت اہلِ سنت) is a Muslim religious organization in Pakistan that represents the Barelvi movement. It is supported by Mashaikh including all spiritual centers.[1] As a Sunni organisation it has adopted many Sufi customs and traditions.[2] Jamaat e Ahle Sunnat is a representative of sunni(sufi) nation of Pakistan. It works under the superivision of spiritual centers including Golra Sharif, Sial Sharif, Pakpattan Sharif, AliPur Syedan Sharif and others. Pir of Golra Sharif is the current pattern in chief of the organization.
| Abbreviation | JAS |
|---|---|
| Type | Religious organisation |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Activism |
Region | Global |
Key people |
History edit
In the 20th century, the Barelvi movement spread beyond India to other parts of South Asia and the Muslim world, and became known as Ahl e sunnat wal jamat. The movement has also been associated with political movements in Pakistan, particularly the Jamiat Ulma-e-Pakistan party, which has advocated for the rights of Muslims in the country.[3][4]
The organization emphasized the importance of following the Sunnah and the teachings of the four orthodox schools of Shariah. They also placed great importance on the veneration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the Sufi saints.[5][6]
Attacks edit
In 2006, a bomb attack on a Jamaat Ahle Sunnat organised event to celebrate the mawlid (birthday of Muhammad) in Karachi killed at least 63 people and injured over 80.[7][8] Among the dead were several Barelvi religious figures, including the senior leadership of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat and Sunni Tehreek.[9] Three men said to belong to the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi were indicted for the crime.[10]
In 2011, scholars from the organization advised Muslims not to attend the funeral of Salmaan Taseer, the Punjab governor who had recently been assassinated in response to his outspoken beliefs against blasphemy laws.[11]
On 20 March, 2014, attackers shot and killed a Crime Branch sub-inspector and wounded another in Anwar Jafri near the Coast Guard roundabout in Korangi, Karachi. Sources attributed the attack to Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ-Pakistan). In addition, two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi members were arrested for the killing.[12][13]
It was not until February 2015 that Jamaat Ahle Sunnat started to perpetrate murders more often.[14][15] These attacks continued in 2016.[16][17][18] The most important attack in that year was on October 29, when armed assailants shot at a Shia procession in Nazimabad, Karachi, killing five civilians and wounding six others. Sources attributed the attack to both Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.[19][20][21]
On February 2 2018, militants shot dead a civilian and Hazrat Abbas, the caretaker of a Imambargah, in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[22][23] In October, suspected Jamaat Ahle Sunnat members shot dead a police officer in Karachi. Hizbul Ahrar claimed the murder, but authorities questioned the claim and attributed the attack to Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat or Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.[24]
References edit
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Bomb carnage at Karachi prayers, BBC Online, 11 April 2006
- ^ JAS releases Nishtar Park bomb blast video, Daily Times (Pakistan), 21 March 2008
- ^ Special Coverage of Nishtar Park bombing Archived 31 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Jang Group Online
- ^ Three LJ activists indicted in Nishtar Park blast case, Dawn (newspaper), 2 September 2009
- ^ "Pakistanis bury Punjab governor". The Guardian.
- ^ "Karachi: Cop, passerby killed in an attack on police". Nation. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "GTD ID:201403200069". Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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- ^ "Gunmen Attack Shi'ites in Pakistan's Karachi, Killing 5". Voice of America. 29 October 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Gunmen kill four at Shi'ite Muslim gathering in Karachi". Reuters. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Gunmen Kill 5 Shiites Muslims In Pakistan's Karachi". NDTV. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Two killed in Dera Ismail Khan attacks". DAWN. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "GTD ID:201802020025". Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "GTD ID:201810080010". Global Terrorism Database. Retrieved 29 July 2023.