Mawlawi Afzal
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Mawlawi
Mohammad Afzal (b. approximately 1925) was an Panjpiri-educated Afghan clergyman of the Kam tribe from Barg-i-Matal, Nuristan Province. He studied in Deoband
, and later at Akora, Pakistan, before teaching at a madrassa in Karachi, and then in his native village of Badmuk.
Following the Saur Revolution
of 1978 in Afghanistan, Afzal established a Salafist mini-state in northern Nuristan, known as the Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan
, with consulates in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. In the 1980s, Afzal was among those Nuristani leaders who, after intitially supporting him, expelled the southern Nuristan milita leader Sarwar Nuristani, suspecting him of supporting the Communist government. With the arrival of the Taliban in the mid 1990s, Afzal aligned himself with that movement, and received their support.
Mawlawi
Mawlawi may refer to:*Mevlevi Order, a Sufi order founded in Konya*Mawlawi , an honorific Islamic title often given to Sunni Muslim Clergy...
Mohammad Afzal (b. approximately 1925) was an Panjpiri-educated Afghan clergyman of the Kam tribe from Barg-i-Matal, Nuristan Province. He studied in Deoband
Deoband
Deoband is a city and a municipal board in Saharanpur district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located in the upper Doab region of Uttar Pradesh. Deoband used to be surrounded by dense forests, and was believed to be the abode of the Goddess Durga, according to one tradition this is...
, and later at Akora, Pakistan, before teaching at a madrassa in Karachi, and then in his native village of Badmuk.
Following the Saur Revolution
Saur Revolution
The Saur Revolution is the name given to the Communist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan takeover of political power from the government of Afghanistan on 28 April 1978. The word 'Saur', i.e...
of 1978 in Afghanistan, Afzal established a Salafist mini-state in northern Nuristan, known as the Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan
Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan
The Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan was a small Salafist state established in the 1980s, located in the north of Bashgal Valley, Nuristan Province.Founded by Mawlawi Afzal, the state established consulates in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan....
, with consulates in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. In the 1980s, Afzal was among those Nuristani leaders who, after intitially supporting him, expelled the southern Nuristan milita leader Sarwar Nuristani, suspecting him of supporting the Communist government. With the arrival of the Taliban in the mid 1990s, Afzal aligned himself with that movement, and received their support.