International Majlis-e Tahaffuz-e-Khatm-e Nobuwat Bangladesh is a right wing Islamist organization in Bangladesh that seeks to ban
Ahmadiyya faith in the country.
History
International Khatme Nabuwat Movement, Bangladesh traces its origin to the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat movement founded in India in the 1860s. It was founded to challenge the beliefs of Ahmadiyya community, a sect of Islam that does believe Muhammad is the last prophet and was founded in India by
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad.
Khatme Nabuwat means “finality of prophethood” it refers to the Islamic belief that Muhammad is the last messenger of god.
Attacks against the Ahmadiyya community began with during
First Khaleda Zia cabinet
The first Khaleda cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 5th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 1991 Bangladeshi general election. The cabinet took office in 1991 and left office in January 1996. The Prime Minis ...
and continued well into the
First Sheikh Hasina Cabinet
The first Hasina cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 7th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 1996 general election, and left office on 15 July 2001.
Cabinet
The cabinet was composed of the following minis ...
. They escalated during the
Second Khaleda Zia cabinet
The second Khaleda cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 8th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 2001 general election. The cabinet took office on 10 October 2001 and left office on 29 October 2006. The Prime ...
.
In 1992 protests were held against Ahmadiyya community and mosques of the community were ransacked in Khulna and Rajshahi. Bangladesh Police blamed the
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir
Bangladesh Islami Chhatrashibir ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ইসলামী ছাত্রশিবির), is an Islamic student organization based in Bangladesh. It was established on 15 February 1996. The organisation is generally under ...
for the attack on Ahmadiyya centre in Dhaka.
In 1985 and 1989, religious books of
Ahmadiyya were banned.
On 30 March 1993,
Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan,
Islami Shasantantra Andolen, and
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami provided support to Khatme Nabuwat Movement in their movement against the Ahmadiyya community.
In 1995, Ali ibn Abdur-Rahman al Hudhaify, head of Prophets mosque in Medina, described Ahmadiyya as "traitors" on a tour in Bangladesh.
Ubaidul Haq
Ubaidul Haq ( bn, উবায়দুল হক; 2 May 1928- 6 October 2007), also spelt Obaidul Haq ( bn, ওবাইবদুল হক), was a Bangladeshi teacher, muhaddith, mufassir and writer. He was the former khatib of the national mo ...
, leader of Khatme Nabuwat Movement, held an event in Dhaka on 2 January 2003, which bought speakers from all over the Muslim world, where he called for the Ahmadis to be excommunicated.
Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, Member of Parliament, called for them to be declared non-Muslims.
On 16 January 2005, Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association called for Khatme Nabuwat Movement to be barred from the Supreme Court premises. They also condemned Khatme Nabuwat Movement for threatening Dr
Kamal Hossain, senior lawyer, and Attorney General
AF Hassan Ariff over a case on the ban on Ahmadiyya literature. In March 2005, the
Rajshahi District unit of Khatme Nabuwat Movement held a rally demanding Ahmadis be declared non-Muslims.
On 23 April 2005, Bangladesh Police as a concession to the protestors of the movement put a sign on the Ahmadiyya mosque in Bogra that read, "''The Qadiani upasanalaya (place of worship) in Bogra town: Muslims, do not be fooled into thinking it is a mosque''". Ahmadiyya Nayeb National Amir in Bangladesh, Professor Meer Mobashwer Ali, blamed Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for being behind the Khatme Nabuwat Movement on 25 April 2005. He also blamed
Inter Service Intelligence. In April 2005, a number of homes of Ahmadiyya community were attacked from a rally of Khatme Nabuwat Movement in
Satkhira District.
Ahmadiyya community leaders filed cases against Khatme Nabuwat Movement over the attack but no one was detained.
,
United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, visited the Ahmadiyya mosque in Dhaka and called on the government to protect the community.
On 30 April 2005, International Khatme Nabuwat Movement, Bangladesh called the government of Bangladesh to officially declare the Ahmadiyya community as a non-Muslim community. On 29 October 2005, they threaten to overthrow the government if the bill declaring Ahmadiyya community as non-Muslims did not pass the parliament.
On 16 February 2006, Bangladesh law enforcement agencies prevented Khatme Nabuwat Movement from holding a protest in Dhanikhola village in Mymensingh District which contains a small Ahmadiyya community.
On 7 February 2013, the Khatme Nabuwat Movement destroyed the venue of the Ahmadiyya convention in Dhaka.
See also
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Khatme Nabuwat Andolon Bangladesh
References
{{Islamism in Bangladesh
Islamism in Bangladesh
Terrorism in Bangladesh
Deobandi organisations