Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith
Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith مرکزی جمیعت اہلِ حدیث | |
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| Abbreviation | MJAH |
| Leader | Hafiz Abdul Kareem |
| Founder | Dawood Ghaznavi |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Student wing | Jamiat Talaba Ahle Hadith Pakistan |
| Youth wing | Ahle Hadith Youth Force Pakistan[1] |
| Ideology | Islamism Salafism (Ahl-i Hadith) Islamic conservatism Federalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Salafi) |
| National affiliation | PDM MNA |
| Regional affiliation | Markazi Jamiat e Ahlihadith Azad Kashmir |
| Continental affiliation | Jamiat e Ahlihadith Jammu And Kashmir Jamiat Ahle Hadith Hind |
| Colors | Green, White |
| Senate | 0 / 100 |
| National Assembly | 0 / 336 |
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Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith[a] (MJAH) is a religious organization and political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1948 by Salafi Islamic scholars in Lahore.[2]
History
The Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith Maghribi Pakistan was founded in a historic meeting on 24 July 1948 at the Darul Uloom Taqwiyatul Islam in Lahore by a number of Salafi Islamic scholars, including Ibrahim Mir, Abdullah Ropari, Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti, Dawud Ghaznawi and others. Dawud Ghaznawi was elected as the first president of the Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith.[3] After the death of Dawud Ghaznawi in 1963, Muhammad Isma'il Salafi was appointed the president of the organization and served in the position until his own death in 1968.[4]
The religious organization was launched as a political party in 1986 by Ihsan Ilahi Zahir. A year later, in 1987, Zahir was killed.[5] After his death, the organization split into two factions, the main one being led by Sajid Mir, and the other one named Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan (JAHP) by Zahir's son Ibtisam Ilahi Zahir.[6] Later on, in 2018, Ibtisam merged his faction into Sajid Mir's MJAH and reunited the organization.[6][7][8]
However, in 2023, another of Ihsan's son, Hisham Ilahi Zahir, was expelled from the MJAH and he re-started the JAHP as president.[9]
Leaders
| List of leaders of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith | ||
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| Order | Presidents | Year |
| 1 | Dawud Ghaznawi | 1948–1963 |
| 2 | Muhammad Isma'il Salafi | 1963–1968 |
| Sajid Mir | 1992–2025 | |
| Hafiz Abdul Kareem | 2025–present | |
Notes
References
- ^ "AYF for following Islam". The Nation (newspaper). 22 April 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "List of Political Parties". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "The Ghaznawi family | Umm-Ul-Qura Publications". Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ SRI (2023-02-26). "[Biography] – Shaykh Muhammad Isma'il as-Salafi (d.1387/1968)". Salafi Research Institute. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ Ali, Bizaa Zeynab (2010). "The Religious and Political Dynamics of Jamiat Ahle-Hadith in Pakistan". Columbia Academic Commons. doi:10.7916/D8VH5X2X. S2CID 154070897. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Alliance in the making". The News International (newspaper). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Merger of JAH factions". Dawn (newspaper). 2 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Efforts on for union of religious parties". The Nation (newspaper). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "روزنامہ دنیا :- شہر کی دنیا:- او آئی سی کا اعلامیہ مایوس کن ہے : ہشام الٰہی ظہیر". Roznama Dunya: روزنامہ دنیا :-. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
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