Wikipedia's first sentence called it “pro-taliban pakistani sunni islamic scholar and shaykh al-hadith of jamia uloom-ul-islamia”. Today it says “pakistani islamic scholar belonging to the deobandi movement within sunni islam”.
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Nizamuddin Shamzai (also Nizam al-Din Shamzai , 12 July 1952 – 30 May 2004) was a pro-Taliban Pakistani Deobandi Sunni Islamic scholar and the senior professor of hadith at the Jamia Uloom-ul-Islamia . He was considered "one of the most important Deobandi figures in Pakistan" and "one" of the "most revered Sunni clerics" in Pakistan. He was the mentor of Mullah Mohammed Omar , and his madrassa (known as Banuri Town), "taught many students who later became important members of the Taliban regime in Kabul ". He issued religious edicts and travelled to elicit support for the Taliban , including a called for a “jihad” against the US after the Al-Qaeda September 11 attacks and US invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. "Senior pro-Taliban cleric killed in Karachi" . aljazeera. 31 May 2004 .
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Considered "one of the most important Deobandi figures in Pakistan" and to be close to both the Talibans and al-Qaeda , he knew Mullah Mohammed Omar and he was also a guest at the wedding of Osama Bin Laden 's eldest son.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “pro-taliban pakistani sunni islamic scholar and shaykh al-hadith of jamia uloom-ul-islamia”. Today it says “pakistani islamic scholar belonging to the deobandi movement within sunni islam”. Read the current article and compare.
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pro-taliban pakistani sunni islamic scholar and shaykh al-hadith of jamia uloom-ul-islamia
Now
pakistani islamic scholar belonging to the deobandi movement within sunni islam
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