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Ghulam Raza Naqvi
Maulana Syed Ghulam Raza Naqvi is one of the founders of the Pakistani Shia vigilante movement Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (SMP), in the early 1990s (1994 in some sources), formed to counter and respond to Deobandi Sunni Muslim attacks. Naqvi was educated in a Shia seminary in Najaf Najaf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف) or An-Najaf al-Ashraf ( ar, ٱلنَّجَف ٱلْأَشْرَف), also known as Baniqia ( ar, بَانِيقِيَا), is a city in central Iraq about 160 km (100 mi) south of Baghdad. Its estimated popula .... He died whilst on a pilgrimage to the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad, Iran, on March 7, 2016. References Pakistani Shia Muslims 1967 births 2016 deaths {{pakistan-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Shia
Shia Islam was brought to the Indian subcontinent during the final years of the Rashidun Caliphate. The Indian subcontinent also served as a refuge for some Shias escaping persecution from Umayyads, Abbasids, Ayyubids, and Ottomans. The immigration continued throughout the second millennium until the formation of modern nation states. Shi'ism also won converts among the local population. Shia Islam has a long history and deep roots in the subcontinent. However, the earliest major political influence was that of the Shia dynasties in Deccan. It was here that the indigenous and distinct Shia culture took shape. After the conquest of Golconda by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the 17th century and subsequent establishment of hereditary governorship in Awadh after his death, Lucknow became the nerve center of Indian Shi'ism. In the 18th century, intellectual movements of Islamic puritanism were launched by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab in Najd and Shah Waliullah and his sons, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
