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The Taliban's ideology has distant links to India. Scholars say Afghanistan's new leaders might listen to clerics in the birthplace of Deobandi Islam, though the clerics deny ties with the Taliban.
The US commission on 9/11 has identified the 'Deobandis' as the most ruthless militants and terrorists in South Asia. The commission report said, the Deobandis changed themselves from moderates to ...
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(The Conversation) — Deobandi Islam, the religious school that the Taliban draw their ideology from, was set up in 19th century India to educate Muslim youth.
In Pakistan, Deobandi has also inspired the Taliban. Here & Now 's Robin Young talks with Jones about what he saw in both countries when he visited schools where Deobandi is taught and practiced.
Deobandi is a revivalist movement within Sunni Islam, adhering to the Hanafi school of law, formed in the late 19th century around the Darul Uloom Madrassa in Deoband, India, from which the name ...
This webpage addresses a query regarding the permissibility of praying at a Deobandi masjid in the U.K. when access to a preferred masjid is limited due to time constraints. The respondent clarifies ...
The story of India’s Deobandi school of Islam, which has inspired both a peaceful global missionary movement and the Taliban. Show more Owen Bennett Jones tells the story of India’s Deobandi ...
The BBC has uncovered a huge archive of official magazines published by Deobandi militant groups in Pakistan. Owen Bennett Jones explores the secrets they reveal.
In 2005-06, 5,039 religious students from Islamabad's Deobandi seminaries took exams conducted by Wafaqul Madaris Al Arabia (WMA), the central examination board of the Deobandi sect.
Explore the status of Deobandi, Maturidi, and Mutazilah Muslims in our comprehensive analysis. The Deobandi movement, emerging in India, aims to uphold Islamic teachings while incorporating Maaturidi ...
Deobandi Islam, the religious school that the Taliban draw their ideology from, was set up in 19th century India to educate Muslim youth.