Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan
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Sipah-e-Muhammad سپاہ محمد صلی الله علیہ وآلہ وسلم | |
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| Leader | Moulana Mureed Abbas Yazdani Shaheed † |
| Founded | 1994 (officially) |
| Split from | Tehreek-e-Jafaria Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Thokar Niaz Beg, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Ideology | Protection of Shia Muslim community |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Colors | Black and Yellow |
| Slogan | "Far from us is Oppression ." (Arabic: هيهات منا الذلة) |
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Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan (S.M.P) (Urdu: سپاہ محمد پاکستان; Arabic: سباه محمد الباكستانيه; English: Soldiers of Muhammad) was a Shia organisation and political party in Pakistan. It was formed in 1993 by Allama Mureed Abbas Yazdani. Its headquarters is in Thokar Niaz Beg, Lahore.
History
[edit]Maulana Mureed Abbas Yazdani formed Sipa-e-Muhammad Pakistan in 1993. It is believed to be the armed wing of Tehreek-e-Jafria Pakistan. Its leader was Ghulam Raza Naqvi who was imprisoned in 1996 and released in 2014.[citation needed] Since his death in 2016, it is unclear who leads the group.
Yazdani's nephew Malik Muhammad Wasi Ul Baqar is attempting to take control of Sipah-e-Muhammad Pakistan
Activities
[edit]Sipah-e-Muhammad's primary aim was to target the sectarian leadership of the banned terrorist Deobandi militia Sipah-e-Sahaba or Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. However, with the subsequent rise in the violence against Shia Muslims, it was claimed to be reforming.[clarification needed][1]
The movement was strong in various Shia communities in Pakistan, and in the majority Shia town of Thokar Niaz Beg of Lahore, the party ran a "virtual state within a state" in the 1990s.[2]
Affiliations
[edit]Sipah-e-Muhammad is alleged to have ties with Iran.[3]
Designation
[edit]The Government of Pakistan designated Sipah-e-Muhammad a terrorist organization in 2002;[citation needed] it is classified as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under U.S. law, [citation needed] and its finances are blocked worldwide by the US government.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Shia Islam in Pakistan
- Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen
- Shia Ulema Council
- Tehrik-e-Jafaria
- Imamia Students Organisation
References
[edit]- ^ Daily Times.com Vengeance, frictions reviving LJ and Sipah-e-Muhammad. April 7th, 2004
- ^ Ravinder Kaur (5 November 2005). Religion, Violence and Political Mobilisation in South Asia. SAGE Publications. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-0-7619-3431-8.
- ^ "'200 Iranian-trained Sipah-e-Muhammad activists hunting down ASWJ workers'". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
- 1993 establishments in Pakistan
- Islamic political parties in Pakistan
- Shia Islamist groups
- Religious paramilitary organizations
- Shia Islam in Pakistan
- Organisations designated as terrorist by Pakistan
- Organizations designated as terrorist by the United States
- Jihadist groups in Pakistan
- Violence against Shia Muslims in Pakistan