Pakistan: Deobandi coalition in the making

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The conference has come up with a seven point agenda ranging from keeping intact the Islamic identity of Pakistan to getting rid of political and economic influence of the US

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Source/Credit: The News on Sunday
By Aoun Sahi | November 23, 2014

Leaders of 21 politico-religious parties of the Deobandi school of thought — including two factions of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) led by Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Maulana Samiul Haq, Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat (ASWJ) led by Maulana Muhammad Ludhianvi and Wafaqul Madaris Al-Arabia, an umbrella organisation of more than 18,500 Deobandi madaris — met on November 18 in Islamabad and formed a united group.

The meeting was convened by Ataul Momin Bukhari son of Attaullah Shah Bukhari, who heads Majlis-i-Ahrar-i-Islam. The meeting formed a supreme council headed by Maulana Dr Abdul Razzaq Iskander, head of Jamia Uloom-i-Islamia, Binori Town, Karachi with heads of all 21 organisations as members.

The supreme council is the most powerful body of the new umbrella group and will formulate policies for a collective struggle of Deobandi organisations. A coordination committee with a mandate for implementing the policies formulated by the supreme council, has also been set up.
The conference has come up with a seven point agenda ranging from keeping intact the Islamic identity of Pakistan to getting rid of political and economic influence of the US and other imperial powers to purifying syllabus and stopping sectarian difference from turning into clashes, and coordination among leadership of different sects to achieve these goals.

According to insiders, the main agenda of the conference was to strengthen unity among different Deobandi groups. Militancy, its association with Deobandism and how to get out of the situation were discussed at length at the conference. The meeting also discussed the political future of Deobandi organisations.

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