Tanzeem-e-Islami

Tanzeem-e-Islami
تنظیمِ اسلامی
AbbreviationTI
Formation1975; 49 years ago (1975)
FounderIsrar Ahmed
TypeReligious organization
PurposePan-Islamism
Sunni Islam
HeadquartersLahore, Pakistan
Location
Shujauddin Shaikh
Websitewww.tanzeem.org
Split from Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan

Tanzeem-e-Islami (Urdu: تنظیمِ اسلامی) 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]

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]

  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d Campo, Juan Eduardo (2009). Encyclopedia of Islam. Infobase Publishing via GoogleBooks website. pp. 660–1. ISBN 9781438126968. 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. ISBN 9780810879652.