Deendar Anjuman is an
Islamic religious organization founded in
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
, India. The organisation believes in
Sufism. It maintains that the founding principles of Islam and Lingayatism are similar. The group was banned India in 2000.
History
The Deendar Anjuman was founded in 1924 by Siddique Deendar (who is also known as Syed Siddique Hussain) in
Gadag
Gadag-Betageri is a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or ''Betgeri'') have a combined cit ...
town of Karnataka. he claimed to be the reincarnation of
Channa Basaveshwara, a
Lingayat
Lingayatism or Veera Saivism is a Hindu denomination based on Shaivism. Initially known as ''Veerashaivas'', since the 12th-century adherents of this faith are known as ''Lingayats''. The terms ''Lingayatism'' and ''Veerashaivism'' have been ...
saint from 12th century. He spent his life in spreading the message of unity and harmony. He toured most of south India, speaking about the similarities in Islam and Lingayatism. Some believed he converted some Hindus to Islam.
Ban
Deendar Anjuman was banned in May 2001. The group's founder Siddique is reported to have hated the
British colonial government in 1934 jailed Siddiqui and 18 of his followers for indulging in inflammatory speeches and writings.
In October 2007 the ban was extended and the group declared an unlawful. for "indulging in activities which are pre-judicial to the security of the country having the potential to disturb peace and communal harmony and to disrupt the secular fabric of the country".
In 2008,
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to conclude that t ...
was awarded to 11 people and life sentence to 12 others by a local court. The prime accused in the case, Zia-ul-Hassan was the son of Syed Siddique Hussain, the founder of Deendar Anjuman. Zia-ul-Hassan had migrated to
Pakistan
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and used to visit
Hyderabad
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...
during his father's death anniversary. Deendar Channabasaveshwara Anjuman, founded in the 1920s. The conspiracy was hatched in October 1999 in Hyderabad, during the death anniversary of its founder Hajrath Moulana Siddiqui.
See also
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Darsgah-Jihad-O-Shahadat
Darsgah-Jihad-O-Shahadat (literally The Centre for Jihad and Martyrdom) is an Islamist group based in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, with branches in the state of Kerala. The group claims to have trained about 50,000 people in self-defence ...
References
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Court confirms conviction of main accused, acquits 17 in van blast case
{{Terror outfits
1924 establishments in India
Organisations designated as terrorist by India
Rebel groups in Pakistan
Organisations based in Hyderabad, India
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