Tablighi Jamaat

Tablighi Jamaat (Urdu: تبلیغی جماعت, lit.'Society of Preachers', also translated as "propagation party" or "preaching party") is an international Islamic religious movement. It focuses on exhorting Muslims to be more religiously observant and encourages fellow members to return to practise their religion according to the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and secondarily give dawah (calling) to non-Muslims. "One of the most widespread Sunni" islah (reform) and called "one of the most influential religious movements in 20th-century Islam," the organisation is estimated to have between 12 and 80 million adherents worldwide, spread over 150 countries, with the majority living in South Asia.

The group encourages its followers to undertake short-term preaching tours, known as khuruj, lasting from a few days to a few months. During these tours, members remind one another of the core teachings of Prophet Muhammad and encourage attendance at mosque prayers and sermons. Members travel, eat, and pray together. Established in 1926 by Muhammad Ilyas Kandhlawi, in the Mewat region of British India, it has roots in the revivalist tradition of the Deobandi school, and developed as a response to the deterioration of moral values and the neglect of aspects of Islam. The movement aims for the spiritual reformation of Islam by working at the grassroots level. The teachings of Tabligh Jamaat are expressed in "Six Principles": Kalimah (Declaration of faith), Salah (Prayer), Ilm-o-Zikr (Reading and Remembrance), Ikraam-e-Muslim (Respect for Muslims), Ikhlas-e-Niyyat (Sincerity of intention), and Dawat-o-Tableegh (Proselytisation).

Tablighi Jamaat denies any political affiliation, involvement in debate over political or Islamic doctrine such as fiqh. It maintains its focus on the study of the sacred scriptures of Islam: the Quran and the Hadith, as well as the lifetimes of those who accompanied the prophet, and that personal spiritual renewal that results will lead to reformation of society.