Tehrik-e-Jafria
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Tehrik-e-Jafria or Tehrik-e-Jafria-e-Pakistan (TJP, literally Movement for Shia Law) was a Shia
militant group
in Pakistan
, which was founded in 1979. It's creation coincided with the enforcement of controversial Islamic laws by then President of Pakistan
, General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq. At the same time, 1979 Iranian Revolution
in Shi'a Iran added extra confidence and comfort in the movement.
It was formerly known as Tehrik-e Nefaz-e Fiqh-e Jafria. Allama Arif Hussain al-Hussaini, a student of Ayatollah Khomeini
who founded the Iranian Revolution
, was the group's leader.
On October 19, 2001, TJP leader Allama Nazir Ahmed Abbas was shot and killed at his shop in the city of Vehari
, located in the Punjab province. On January 12, 2002, Tehrik-e-Jafria was one of four militant organizations banned by the government of Pakistan.
Shi'a Islam in Pakistan
According to the Library of Congress, Pew Research Center, Oxford University, CIA World Factbook, U.S. State Department and many others, Shi'as make up 5-20% of the total Muslim population of Pakistan. The total number of Shias in Pakistan is approximately 17 million to as high as 30 million...
militant group
Militant faction
The Militant faction was an organized grouping of Marxists in the Socialist Party of America who sought to steer that organization from its orientation towards electoral politics and towards direct action and revolutionary socialism. The faction emerged during 1930 and 1931 and achieved practical...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, which was founded in 1979. It's creation coincided with the enforcement of controversial Islamic laws by then President of Pakistan
President of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...
, General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq. At the same time, 1979 Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
in Shi'a Iran added extra confidence and comfort in the movement.
It was formerly known as Tehrik-e Nefaz-e Fiqh-e Jafria. Allama Arif Hussain al-Hussaini, a student of Ayatollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian religious leader and politician, and leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran...
who founded the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
, was the group's leader.
On October 19, 2001, TJP leader Allama Nazir Ahmed Abbas was shot and killed at his shop in the city of Vehari
Vehari
Vehari is a city in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The city, which is the capital of the district and tehsil of the same name, is located at 30°1'0N 72°21'0E at an altitude of 135m , lies about from the regional metropolis of Multan and about north of the river Sutlej - the southernmost of...
, located in the Punjab province. On January 12, 2002, Tehrik-e-Jafria was one of four militant organizations banned by the government of Pakistan.