Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith مرکزی جمیعت اہلِ حدیث | |
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| Abbreviation | MJAH |
| Leader | Hafiz Abdul Kareem |
| Founder | Dawood Ghaznavi Ibrahim Mir Abdullah Ropari Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti Ihsan Ilahi Zahir |
| Founded | 1948; 77 years ago (1948) |
| Headquarters | Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan |
| Student wing | Jamiat Talaba Ahle Hadith Pakistan |
| Youth wing | Ahle Hadith Youth Force Pakistan[1] |
| Ideology | Islamism Salafism (Ahl-i Hadith) Islamic conservatism Federalism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Sunni Islam (Salafi) |
| National affiliation | PDM MMA |
| Regional affiliation | Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith Azad Kashmir |
| Continental affiliation | Jamiat e Ahlihadith Jammu And Kashmir Jamiat Ahle Hadith Hind Jamiat Ahle Hadith Bangladesh Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith UK |
| Colors | Green, White |
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| National Assembly | 0 / 336 |
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Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith[a] (MJAH) is a Islamic religious organization and political party inPakistan, Although aIslamist missionary political party the MJAH derives itself from theAhl-e-Hadith aSalafi reform movement.[2] It was founded in 1948 bySalafi Islamic scholars inLahore.[3]
Although Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith (MJAH) is one of the country's largestSalafi religious organization and political party but it has spliter faction internally called Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan (JAHP) led byZahir's son Hisham Ilahi Zahir.[4]
The Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith (MJAH) supportedPakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in the2013 Pakistani general elections,2018 Pakistani general election and its the first religio-political organization which is openly supported byNawaz Sharif and his party the both parties maintain close political alliance in Pakistan's national politics.[5][6] The MJAH always has made noteworthy diplomatic efforts that strengthenedthe bilateral ties betweenPakistan andSaudi Arabia.[7]
The Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith Maghribi Pakistan was founded in a historic meeting on 24 July 1948 at the Darul Uloom Taqwiyatul Islam in Lahore by a number ofSalafi Islamic scholars, includingIbrahim Mir,Abdullah Ropari,Muhammad Ishaq Bhatti,Dawud Ghaznawi and others. Dawud Ghaznawi was elected as the first president of the Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith.[8] After the death of Dawud Ghaznawi in 1963, Muhammad Isma'il Salafi was appointed the president of the organization and served in the position until his own death in 1968.[9]
The religious organization was launched as a political party in 1986 byIhsan Ilahi Zahir. A year later, in 1987, Zahir was killed.[10] After his death, the organization split into two factions, the main one being led bySajid Mir, and the other one named Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan (JAHP) by Zahir's sonIbtisam Ilahi Zahir.[11] Later on, in 2018, Ibtisam merged his faction into Sajid Mir's MJAH and reunited the organization.[11][12][13]
However, in 2023, another of Ihsan's son, Hisham Ilahi Zahir, was expelled from the MJAH and he re-started the JAHP as president.[14]
| List of leaders of Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith | ||
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| Order | Presidents | Year |
| 1 | Dawud Ghaznawi | 1948–1963 |
| 2 | Muhammad Isma'il Salafi | 1963–1968 |
| Sajid Mir | 1992–2025 | |
| Hafiz Abdul Kareem | 2025–present | |
