Sunni Tehreek
Sunni Tehreek is a Pakistani Barelvi/Sufi [1] religio-political organization.[2] The organization was founded in Pakistan in 1990 to promote the interests of the Barelvi sect (that the majority adheres to), in conflicts against the Deobandi and Ahl al-Hadith movements.[3][4]
History
After the fragmenting and decline of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, Sunni Tehreek arose as the primary opposition to the Deobandi Banuri Mosque, headed by Nizamuddin Shamzai. The Sunni Tehreek strongly opposed the giving of important religious posts to Deobandis. Its branch in Lahore publicly declared its opposition to the appointment of a Deobandi cleric as khateeb of Badshahi Mosque, and other similar appointments.[5]
Controversies
In May 2001, sectarian riots broke out after Sunni Tehreek leader Saleem Qadri was assassinated by Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan, an anti-Shiite Deobandi militant group. His successor, Abbas Qadri, charged President Pervez Musharraf's regime with "patronising terrorists" and "standing between us and the murderers."[6]
In April 2007, according to some sources, Sunni Tehreek members opened gunfire on an Ahl al-Hadith Mosque in Karachi. One worshiper was killed in the attack.[7] After the attack, Western analysts described the movement as a radicalization of traditional beliefs in the Indian subcontinent.[2]
References
- ↑ The Barelvi claim to be followers of Sufi doctrines but events have shown that , in fact, they are only fake, pseudo-Sufis, using and exploiting the name and repute of Sufism as cover for their nefarious activities. According to KM Sidiqui sahib, a Sufi Shaykh or Master of the Ishq-Nuri Tariqa, a branch of the main Chishti Order, 'The Barelvis are the jackals and hyenas that scavenge on the leavings of the Lions of Truth (i.e authentic Sufism); they are violators of all the basic principles of Sufi conduct and behavior (Futtuwah) and, indeed, hardly human. Let no one be deceived.' In interview, 'Tameer i Watan ' Urdu journal, May 2005
- 1 2 Olivier Roy and Antoine Sfeir, The Columbia World Dictionary of Islamism, pg. 275. Columbia University Press, 2007.
- ↑ http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Muhammad-Ejaz-Sarwat-Qadri-804
- ↑ "Karachi suicide blasts have Al-Qaida links". The Times of India. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ↑ [sacw] SACW Dispatch | 9 Sept. 00
- ↑ South Asia Monitor >
- ↑ Staff report (11 April 2007). "One dead as ST tries to take control of Ahle Hadith mosque". Daily Times. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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