Tanzeem-e Islami
Tanzeem-e
Islami was formed by the Late Dr. Israr Ahmed during 1957
when he got disgruntled by Jamat-e Islami for joining the
mainstream politics. According to the mission statement
stated on the organization’s website
“Tanzeem-e Islami is a revolutionary organization working
for Khilafah on the methodology of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
as mentioned on Quran and Sunnah.” Under TI’s banner Dr.
Israr Ahmed started delivering commentaries on the Holy
Quran and Sunnah till the 1970’s. After Zia ul-Haque
proclaimed martial law, Dr. Israr was given a chance to
present his views on the state run TV channel on Zia’s
personal request. It was Dr. Israr who gradually pushed the
Zia regime and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
to introduce dupatta or so called modest dresses for
women newscasters and actresses, which forced many women to
quit their jobs. The concept of Hijab or Niqab was
not very common at that time in the country. Zia also knew
about the revolutionary thoughts of Khilafah being spread by
the Late Dr. Israr, which he allowed because it was his
personal desire to see a modern day Islamic Caliphate.
However, after some time Dr. Israr opted to leave.
The Tanzeem is now headed by Dr. Israr’s son Hafiz Akif
Saeed. Tanzeem-e Islami has mostly kept a low profile, only
surfacing occasionally. The anti-valentine’s day campaign
run by Tanzeem invited a lot of anger from the liberal
circles. Sabeen Mehmood, founder of T2F started a
counter-campaign titled ‘Pyar ho jane do’ in reaction to the
anti-valentine’s day campaign run by the Tanzeem. Tanzeem-
Islami has recently started a massive campaign, at least in
the Rawalpindi/Islamabad region, where their posters can be
seen advocating for Khifalat and an Interest-free banking
system.
Tanzeem-e
Islami also publishes magazines and newsletters including
Nida-e Khilafat, Meesaq and Hikmat-e Quran. Their website
contains links to several books written by Dr. Israr Ahmed,
his lectures and videos.
One of the
most alarming facts that requires attention of the
authorities is that one of Safoora Goth’s murderer named Ali
ur-Rehman aka Tony was regularly attending Tanzeem-e
Islami’s lectures, who was the main culprit in Saad Aziz’s
radicalization, another Safoora Goth murderer.
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Figure \* ARABIC 1: Tanzeem-e-e Islami Banner in Rawalpindi
Figure SEQ Figure \* ARABIC 2: Tanzeem-e-e Islami Banner in
Rawalpindi
