The Jamaat Ahle Sunnat ( ur, ) is a Muslim religious organization in Pakistan that represents the

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movement. It was supported by Muhammad Shafee Okarvi. As a Sunni organisation it has adopted many Sufi customs and traditions.

History

In 2006, a bomb attack on a Jamaat Ahle Sunnat organised event to celebrate the mawlid (birthday of the Islamic prophet

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) in Karachi killed at least 63 people and injured over 80. Among the dead were several Barelvi religious figures, including the senior leadership of Jamaat Ahle Sunnat and Sunni Tehreek. Three men said to belong to the

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were indicted for the crime. In 2011, scholars from the organization advised Muslims not to attend the funeral of

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, the

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governor who had recently been assassinated in response to his outspoken beliefs against

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References

External links

Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah
Barelvi organizations Islam in Pakistan Sunni organizations Islamic organisations based in Pakistan {{Pakistan-stub