WebShah Ismail Dehlvi (26 April, 1779 – 6 May, 1831) was an Indian Islamic scholar and Salafi-oriented Sufi reformer. He was an active member in the jihad proclaimed by Sayyid Ahmad of Raebareilly with the support of Pashtun tribes against the Sikh Empire, which ruled northwest India with their base in Punjab in the early half of the 19th century. He is …
WebThe origin of Shia–Sunni relations can be traced back to a dispute over the succession to the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a caliph of the Islamic community.After the death of Muhammad in 632, a group of Muslims, who would come to be known as the Sunnis, believed that Muhammad's successor should be Abu Bakr, whereas a second group of …
WebThe Pakistani Taliban (پاکستانی طالبان), formally called the Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (Urdu/Pashto: تحریکِ طالبان پاکستان, lit. 'Student Movement of Pakistan', abbr. TTP), is an umbrella organization of various Islamist armed militant groups operating along the Afghan–Pakistani border.Formed in 2007 by Baitullah Mehsud, its current leader is Noor …
WebShīʿa Islam is the second largest branch of Islam, followed by 10–15% of all Muslims, considered to be vast and inclusive of many different denominations and subgroups. Shīʿa Islam embodies a completely independent system of religious interpretation and political authority in the Muslim world. The original Shīʿa identity referred to the followers of Imam …
WebXhosa (/ ˈ k ɔː s ə, ˈ k oʊ s ə /, Xhosa pronunciation: [kǁʰóːsa]) also isiXhosa as an endonym, is a Nguni language and one of the official languages of South Africa and Zimbabwe. Xhosa is spoken as a first language by approximately 8.2 million people and by another 11 million as a second language in South Africa, mostly in Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern …
WebTehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (Urdu: تحریکِ لبیک پاکستان, lit. '"I am present Pakistan" movement'; abbr. TLP) is a far-right Islamic extremist political party in Pakistan. The party was founded by Khadim Hussain Rizvi in August 2015. It became the fifth largest party at the 2018 Pakistani general election, but failed to win any seat in the National Assembly or the …
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WebAl-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra (Arabic: جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, romanized: Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham (Arabic: جبهة فتح الشام lit. Front for the Conquest of Syria/the Levant) after July 2016, and also described as al-Qaeda in Syria or al-Qaeda in the Levant, was …