In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “previously known as anjuman sipah-e-sahaba”. Today it says “banned sunni islamist deobandi organisation in pakistan”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan was previously known as Anjuman Sipah-e-Sahaba (ASS); this dubious acronym made them change their name. Sipah Sahaba represent a long history of savage extremism in Sunni Islam . Sipah-e-Sahaba in their preachings and actions are remarkably like Khariji , a violent movement in early Islam , funded by the despotic dynasty of Umayyads and their founder Muawiyah . Sipah-e-Sahaba are funded heavily through the debauche seikhdoms of Arabs and are armed to assassinate kafirs of all sects. Many beheadings and other gruesome acts of violence have earned this terrorist group extreme notoriety. Sipah-e-Sahaba are widely believed to be a formal part of Al-Qaeda 's global network.1
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Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) (now operating under the name Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat ) is a violent terrorist Deobandi sectarian organization, and a formerly registered Pakistani political party , established in the early 1980s in Jhang by Maulana Haq Nawaz Jhangvi primarily to deter major Shia influence in Pakistan in the wake of the Iranian Revolution .Formerly known as Anjuman-e-Sipah-e-Sahaba and the Army of the Friends of the Prophet, the organization was banned by President Pervez Musharraf in 2002 as a terrorist organization under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997.The Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP), including its activities and status" , Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, 26 July 2005
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Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan is a Pakistani organisation, and a former political party , established in the early 1980s in Jhang by Haq Nawaz Jhangvi .Its stated goal is to primarily deter major Shiite Muslim influence in Pakistan in the wake of the Iranian Revolution .The organisation was banned by President Pervez Musharraf in 2002 as a terrorist organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 .In March 2012, the government of Pakistan banned Sipah-e-Sahaba again.The Supreme Court of Pakistan removed this ban in November 2014.
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Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan ( SSP — Guardians of the Prophet's Companions), renamed to Millat-e-Islamia and now known as Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat , is a Deobandi Muslim organisation in Pakistan, which also functioned as a political party .It broke away from the main Deobandi Sunni organisation Jamiatul Ulema-e-Islam in 1985. Established in Jhang by Haq Nawaz Jhangvi , it was banned by President Pervez Musharraf in 2002 as a terrorist organisation under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 . The fact based account is presented in the book In the Line of Fire: A Memoir by Pervez Musharraf. In March 2012, the government of Pakistan banned Sipah-e-Sahaba again. The government of the United Kingdom banned the group earlier in 2001.On 26 June 2018, before that year’s election, the Government of Pakistan lifted the ban on Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan.Raman, "Musharraf's Ban: An Analysis" , South Asia Analysis Group , Paper no. 395, 18 January 2002 "Pakistan: The Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP), including its activities and status (January 2003 – July 2005)" .The Express Tribune . 27 June 2018 ."Pakistan removes radical Sunni leader Maulana Ludhianvi from terrorist watchlist ahead of election" .
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Islamist organisation in Pakistan founded in 1985 Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan ( SSP , سپاہِ صحابہؓ پاکستان , Guardians of the Prophet's Companions), renamed to Millat-e-Islamia and later Ahl-e Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), is a Deobandi Islamist organisation in Pakistan, which also functioned as a political party .It broke away from the main Deobandi Sunni organisation Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) in 1985. It was Established in Jhang by Haq Nawaz Jhangvi , it was banned by President Pervez Musharraf in 2002 as a terrorist organization under the Anti-Terrorism Act of 1997 . In March 2012, the government of Pakistan banned Sipah-e-Sahaba again. The government of the United Kingdom banned the group earlier in 2001. On 26 June 2018, before that year’s election, the Government of Pakistan lifted the ban on Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan. Many Incident causes On August 2019 Sabzazar Lahore Division Leader Hafiz Owais Akram was criticized for doing social work against them and then acquitted him of high support. Raman, "Musharraf's Ban: An Analysis" , South Asia Analysis Group , Paper no. 395, 18 January 2002 "Pakistan: The Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP), including its activities and status (January 2003 – July 2005)" . The Express Tribune . 27 June 2018 . "Pakistan removes radical Sunni leader Maulana Ludhianvi from terrorist watchlist ahead of election" . Ominous signs: the rise of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party .
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Sunni Islamist organisation in Pakistan Variant flag of the Sipah-e-Sahaba The Sipah-e-Sahaba ( SS ), also known as the Millat-e-Islamiyya ( MI ), was a banned Sunni Islamist Deobandi organisation in Pakistan .Founded by Pakistani cleric Haq Nawaz Jhangvi in 1989 after breaking away from Sunni Deobandi party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) , it was based in Jhang, Punjab , but had offices in all of Pakistan's provinces and territories.It operated as a federal and provincial political party until it was banned and outlawed as a terrorist organization by Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf in 2002.Even though it has been banned by the Pakistani government on numerous occasions, the Sipah-e-Sahaba has continued to operate under a different name throughout the country; it has significant underground support in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa .The organization was also banned by the United Kingdom , where there is a significant Pakistani diaspora population , in 2001.On 26 June 2018, before that year's election, the Pakistani government lifted a 2012 ban on the Sipah-e-Sahaba and removed the terrorist designation for certain Sipah-e-Sahaba officials. Raman, "Musharraf's Ban: An Analysis" , South Asia Analysis Group , Paper no. 395, 18 January 2002 "Pakistan: The Sipah-e-Sahaba (SSP), including its activities and status (January 2003 – July 2005)" . The Express Tribune . 27 June 2018 . "Pakistan removes radical Sunni leader Maulana Ludhianvi from terrorist watchlist ahead of election" . Ominous signs: the rise of Pakistan Rah-e-Haq Party . There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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previously known as anjuman sipah-e-sahaba
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banned sunni islamist deobandi organisation in pakistan
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