Tehreek-e-Jafaria (Pakistan)

Tehreek e Jafria Pakistan
تحریکِ جعفریہ پاکستان
AbbreviationTJP
Leader
FoundersAllama Syed Muhammad Dehlavi
Shaikh Muhammad Hussain Najafi
Allama Syed Arif Hussain Al Hussaini
Founded1979
HeadquartersIslamabad
Student wingJafaria Students Organization
Political wingShia Ulema Council
IdeologyPakistan Shiite minority rights[1][2][3]
Ja'fari revivalism[4]
Shia Islamism
Clericalism[5]
Wilayat al Faqih[6]
Political Islam[7]
Pan-Islamism[7]
Religious conservatism[7]
Anti-imperialism[7]
Anti-Western[7]
Anti-Marxism[7]
Factions:
Political positionBig tent
Factions:
Right-wing to far-right
ReligionShia Islam
National affiliationSupreme Shia Ulema Board[8]
Islami Tehreek Pakistan[9]
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
Imamia Students Organization[1][2][3]
International affiliationIslamic Guardian Council of Iran
Colors    Black, Red and Green
SloganAllāhu ʾakbar
Arabic: الله أكبر
(lit. 'God is greatest')
Website
www.jafariapress.com

Tehreek-e-Jafaria Pakistan (Urdu: تحریکِ جعفریہ پاکستان, lit. 'Pakistan Movement of the Ja'fari'; TJP), formerly Tehreek Nifaz Fiqah-e-Jafaria Arif Hussaini/Sajid Naqvi Group (TNFJ Sajid Naqvi Group) was the Shia political party in Pakistan from 1979 to 2000. Belonging to the Ja'fari school of Islamic jurisprudence, TNFJ (Arif Hussaini Group) was founded in 1979 by Allama Syed Arif Hussain Al Hussaini supported by Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussain Najafi Dhaku. Its creation coincided with the enforcement of controversial Islamic laws by then President of Pakistan, General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq. At the same time, 1979 Iranian Revolution in Shi'a Iran added extra confidence and comfort in the movement.

In 1988, TJP under the leadership of Molana Sajid Naqvi contested in general elections but failed to win a single seat. After getting banned twice, TJP is working as Shia Ulema Council under the leadership of Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi.[10]

Jafaria Students Organization Pakistan, founded in 1997, was the student wing of TJP.

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  3. ^ a b "Gilgit Baltistan: That part of Pakistan where coexistance is a reality – The Express Tribune Blog". blogs.tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-11-03.
  4. ^ Nasr, Mawdudi, Hussaini and Islamic Revivalism 1996, p. 49
  5. ^ M Nasif Sharani (2013). Esposito, John L.; Shahin, Emad El-Din (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Islam and Politics. Oxford University Press. p. 196. ISBN 9780195395891.
  6. ^ a b Alex Vatanka, Influence of iranian revolution in Pakistan: Security, Diplomacy Islamist Influence, I.B.Tauris (1989), pp. 148 & 155
  7. ^ a b c d e f Jafri 1979, p. 181.
  8. ^ a b Staff, Web Desk (July 25, 2022). "Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi passes away".
  9. ^ "Islami Tehreek Pakistan - ITP, Political Party Profile & Members Details". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  10. ^ Hijjah, Dhul (2022-07-02). "Central leaders of Shia Ulema Council meet Allama Sajid Naqvi in Rawalpindi".