Ahl-i Hadith

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Religious movement that emerged in Northern India in the mid-nineteenth century Ahl-i Hadith or Ahl-e-Hadith ( , , people of hadith ) is a religious movement that emerged in Northern India in the mid-nineteenth century from the teachings of Syed Nazeer Husain and Siddiq Hasan Khan . Adherents of Ahl-i Hadith profess to hold the same views as the early Ahl al-Hadith movement. They regard the Quran , sunnah , and hadith as the sole sources of religious authority and oppose everything introduced in Islam after the earliest times. In particular, they reject taqlid (following legal precedent) and favour ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) based on the scriptures. Many of its members have identified themselves with the Zahiri madhab school of thought. The movement has been compared to Saudi Wahhabism , or a variation on the Wahhabi movement, but the movement itself claims to be distinct from Wahhabism, and some believe it possesses some notable distinctions from the mainly Arab Salafis . In recent decades the movement has expanded its presence in Pakistan , Bangladesh , and Afghanistan . The Oxford Dictionary of Islam . Encyclopaedia of Islam (Second ed.). Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought . Ahl-i-Hadith [...] consciously identified themselves with Zahiri doctrine. New York : Oxford University Press , 2012. Pakistan: A Hard Country . Ahl-e-Hadith ... a branch of the international Salafi ... tradition, heavily influenced by Wahabism. Guide to Islamist Movements .

Islamic religious movement in South Asia This article is about the modern South Asian movement. Ahl-i-Hadith or Ahl-e-Hadith ( , people of hadith ) is a Salafi reform movement that emerged in North India in the mid-nineteenth century from the teachings of Sayyid Ahmad Shahid , Syed Nazeer Husain and Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan . It is an offshoot of the 19th-century Indian Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya movement tied to the 18th-century traditions of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi and the Wahhabi movement . The adherents of the movement described themselves variously as " Muwahideen " and as " Ahl e-Hadith ". Initially coterminous with the so-called (Indian) "Wahhabis", the movement emerged as a distinct group around 1864, having claimed the appellation of " Ahl-i Hadith " to highlight its commitment to the body of ḥadīth —statements attributed to Muhammad , validated through chains of transmission—and its political quietism . The movement was noteworthy for its robust opposition to practices associated with the veneration of saints, which they regarded as a breach of the doctrine of Tawḥīd (Islamic monotheism). Its adherents profess to hold the same views as those of the early Ahl al-Hadith school. They reject taqlid (following legal precedent) and favour ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) based on the scriptures. Today, the terms " Salafi " and " Ahl-i Hadith " are often used interchangeably, the movement shares doctrinal tendencies with the Hanbali school prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula , and many of its members have identified themselves with the Zahiri school of thought. Some believe it possesses some notable distinctions from the mainly Arab Salafis. Holding considerable influence amongst the urban Islamic intellectual circles of South Asia, the Ahl-i Hadith consolidated themselves into the All India Ahl-i-Hadith Conference in 1906 and, in Pakistan , formed a political wing in the Jamiat Ahle Hadith in 1986. The movement has drawn support and funding from Saudi Arabia . Almost all of the group's early and influential representatives had direct connections with the line of Shāh Walī Allāh and especially with the Indian mujāhidin movement, led by Sayyid Ahmad Barēlvī, which carried to an extreme the purificationist tendencies within Shāh Waī Allāh's school." M. The Jama'at Ahl-e Hadith, an elitist politico religious movement aimed at islah (reform), has its origins in the early 1870s. Like other Sunni reform movements, it claims to continue the tradition of Shah Waliullah Dehlavi (1703–1762) whom it regards as the first modern Ahl-e Hadith member and draws on ideas of Syed Ahmed Barelvi (Ahmed Shaheed) (1786–1831), follower of Shah Abdul Aziz (1746–1824), the son of Shah Waliullah, and the Yemenite qadi Mohammad ibn Ali al Shawkani (1775–1839). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam . Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements . Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements . Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought . Ahl-i-Hadith [...] consciously identified themselves with Zahiri doctrine. New Haven : Yale University Press , 2012. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press , 1994. In Ahmed, Rafiuddin (ed.). Religion, Identity & Politics: Essays on Bangladesh .

Islamic religious movement in South Asia This article is about the modern South Asian movement. Ahl-i-Hadith or Ahl-e-Hadith ( Urdu : اہلِ حدیث , people of hadith ) is a Salafi reform movement that emerged in North India in the mid-nineteenth century from the teachings of Sayyid Ahmad Shahid , Syed Nazeer Husain and Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan . It is an offshoot of the 19th-century Indian Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya movement led by Titumir and tied to the 18th-century traditions of Shah Waliullah Dehlawi and the Wahhabi movement . The adherents of the movement described themselves variously as " Muwahideen ", " Ahl-us Sunnah wal Jamaah " and as " Ahl e-Hadith. " Initially coterminous with the so-called (Indian) "Wahhabis", the movement emerged as a distinct group around 1864, having claimed the appellation of " Ahl-i Hadith " to highlight its commitment to the body of ḥadīth —statements attributed to Muhammad , validated through chains of transmission—and its political quietism . The movement was noteworthy for its robust opposition to practices associated with the veneration of saints, which they regarded as a breach of the doctrine of Tawḥīd (Islamic monotheism). Its adherents profess to hold the same views as those of the early Ahl al-Hadith school. They reject taqlid (following legal precedent) and favour ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) based on the scriptures. Today, the terms " Salafi " and " Ahl-i Hadith " are often used interchangeably, the movement shares doctrinal tendencies with the Hanbali school prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula , and many of its members have identified themselves with the Zahiri school of thought. Some believe it possesses some notable distinctions from the mainly Arab Salafis. Holding considerable influence amongst the urban Islamic intellectual circles of South Asia, the Ahl-i Hadith consolidated themselves into the All India Ahl-i-Hadith Conference in 1906 and, in Pakistan , formed a political wing in the Jamiat Ahle Hadith in 1986. The movement has drawn support and funding from Saudi Arabia . Almost all of the group's early and influential representatives had direct connections with the line of Ismail Dehlawi and especially with the Indian mujāhidin movement, led by Sayyid Ahmad Barēlvī, which carried to an extreme the purificationist tendencies within Shāh Waī Allāh's school." M. The Jama'at Ahl-e Hadith, an elitist politico religious movement aimed at islah (reform), has its origins in the early 1870s. Like other Sunni reform movements, it claims to continue the tradition of Shah Waliullah Dehlavi (1703–1762) whom it regards as the first modern Ahl-e Hadith member and draws on ideas of Syed Ahmed Barelvi (Ahmed Shaheed) (1786–1831), follower of Shah Abdul Aziz (1746–1824), the son of Shah Waliullah, and the Yemenite qadi Mohammad ibn Ali al Shawkani (1775–1839). The Oxford Dictionary of Islam . Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements . Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements . Rethinking Tradition in Modern Islamic Thought . Ahl-i-Hadith [...] consciously identified themselves with Zahiri doctrine. New Haven : Yale University Press , 2012. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press , 1994. In Ahmed, Rafiuddin (ed.). Religion, Identity & Politics: Essays on Bangladesh .