Hizbul Ahnaf
ہِزبُل احناف
TypePrivate
Established1926
FounderSyed Deedar Ali Shah Alwari
Religious affiliation
Barelvi movement
Location
Lahore
,
Pakistan
CampusUrban
LanguageArabic, Urdu

Hizbul Ahnaf (trans: The Hanafi Army)[1] also known as Dar-ul-Uloom Hizb-ul-Ahnaf or Madrasa-e-Hizbul Ahnaf[2] is an Islamic Educational seminary founded by Syed Deedar Ali Shah Alwari, a student of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi and Khatib of Masjid Wazeer Khan in 1924 at Lahore.[3][4] It is affiliated to the Barelvi movement of Sunni Islam.[5] It was established under the Hizb ul Ahnaf-e-Hind, established in 1910s and inaugurated by Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.[6]

Hizb ul Ahnaf-e-Hind

It was formed against the rule of Arabs along with Khuddam al-Haramain, another Barelvi organisation.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Syed, Jawad; Pio, Edwina; Kamran, Tahir; Zaidi, Abbas (2016-11-09). Faith-Based Violence and Deobandi Militancy in Pakistan. Springer. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-349-94966-3.
  2. ^ Saʻīd, Aḥmad (1997). Muslim India, 1857-1947: A Biographical Dictionary. Institute of Pakistan Historical Research. p. 102.
  3. ^ Jones, Justin; Qasmi, Ali Usman (2015-05-14). The Shi'a in Modern South Asia. Cambridge University Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-1-107-10890-5.
  4. ^ Zahoor, Bilal; Rumi, Raza (2020-09-23). Rethinking Pakistan: A 21st Century Perspective. Anthem Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-78527-493-0.
  5. ^ Alam, Arshad (2020-11-29). Inside a Madrasa: Knowledge, Power and Islamic Identity in India. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-08366-8.
  6. ^ Ibad, Umber Bin (2018-12-21). Sufi Shrines and the Pakistani State: The End of Religious Pluralism. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78672-547-9.
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