Jamaat Ahle Sunnat
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Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi |
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World Islamic Mission ,Global |
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Al Jamiatul Ashrafia · Manzar-e-Islam |
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Sufism |
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Kanzul Iman,Translation of Holy Quran |
The Jamaat Ahle Sunnat (Urdu: جماعت اہل سنت) is a prominent religious organization in Pakistan that represents the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam.
In 2006, a bomb attack on a Jamaat Ahle Sunnat organised event to celebrate the mawlid (birthday of the Prophet) in Karachi killed at least 57 people.[1][2] (See: Nishtar Park bombing)
In January 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.[3]
References
- ^ Bomb carnage at Karachi prayers, BBC Online, 11 April 2006
- ^ JAS releases Nishtar Park bomb blast video, Daily Times (Pakistan), 21 March 2008
- ^ "Pakistanis bury Punjab governor". Al Jazeera. 2011-01-05. Retrieved 6 January 2011. "More than 500 scholars of the Jamaat-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat have advised Muslims not to offer the funeral prayers of Governor Punjab Salman Taseer nor try to lead the prayers," the group, which is considered a mainstream organisation and has been a vocal critic of Taliban fighters operating in Pakistan, said in a statement. "Also, there should be no expression of grief or sympathy on the death of the governor, as those who support blasphemy of the Prophet are themselves indulging in blasphemy."
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