Tanzeem-e-Islami

Tanzeem-e-Islami is an Islamic organisation that advocates the implementation of the Quran and Sunnah in the social, cultural, legal, political, and the economic spheres of life; and the "refutation of the misleading thoughts and philosophy of modernity".[1]

Tanzeem-e-Islami
FounderIsrar Ahmed
Founded1975
HeadquartersLahore, Pakistan
IdeologyPan-Islamism
Sunni Islam
International affiliationWorldwide
Website
http://www.tanzeem.org/

The organization was formed by author and Islamic scholar Israr Ahmed in 1975 following his break with the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party in 1957,[1][2] after the JI entered electoral politics in Pakistan.[3]

Tanzeem-e-Islami has emerged as a "strong conservative force" within Pakistan.[1][2] It opposes the development of a "modern secular curriculum" in universities, "friendly relations with the United States", and the influx of "Western values and vices" into Pakistan.[2] While it supports jihad, it emphasizes the need for "passive resistance and perseverance", to first gain a "substantial foothold" and build momentum in society.[4] While primarily active in Pakistan, TI has developed "affiliates based in the Indo-Pakistani Muslim communities in North America and Europe".[2][1]

Some members of the TI have been involved in jihadist militancy, like Mufti Habibullah, who had been running madrasas in Karachi and Hyderabad, and Prof. Mushtaq, former teacher at the University of Karachi’s Department of Islamic Studies, who were both caught in Balochistan in 2017 for their links with Ansarul Sharia Pakistan (ASP), while other TI activists have been linked to Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).[5]

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References
  1. Shakeel Ahmad (2018). "A Research Paper on Tanzeem-e-Islami Pakistan: A Socio-Religious Study, (1975 – 2010)" (PDF). International Islamic University, Islamabad in collaboration with Higher Education Commission of Pakistan website. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. Campo, Juan Eduardo (2009). Encyclopedia of Islam. Infobase Publishing via GoogleBooks website. pp. 660–1. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. "Tanzeem- e Islami: Background". Tanzeem-e-Islami. 8 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. Guidère, Mathieu (2012). Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism. Scarcrow Press Inc. p. 341.
  5. Aamir Majeed (7 September 2017), "Former KU teacher among two ‘ASP leaders’ held in Balochistan raids", The News International. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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