Ahl-i Hadith movement

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Islamic reform movement Islamic religious movement Sunni Islamic movement

The Ahl-i Hadith movement is a Sunni Islamic reformist current in South Asia that emphasizes strict adherence to the Quran and authentic hadith while rejecting adherence to traditional legal schools (madhhabs).

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Ahl al-Hadith	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic reform movement ⓘ Islamic religious movement ⓘ Sunni Islamic movement ⓘ
controversy	accusations of Wahhabi influence by opponents ⓘ
countryOfActivity	Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
creed	affirmation of Sunni orthodoxy in theology ⓘ emphasis on tawhid (monotheism) ⓘ rejection of practices seen as shirk ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Barelvi movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Deobandi movement NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Hanafi Sunni Islam in South Asia ⓘ
doctrine	direct interpretation of scripture by qualified scholars ⓘ emphasis on Quran and authentic hadith ⓘ opposition to religious innovations (bid‘ah) ⓘ rejection of binding adherence to madhhabs ⓘ rejection of taqlid (blind following of legal schools) ⓘ scriptural literalism in creed and law ⓘ
educationalActivity	establishment of madrasas ⓘ publication of hadith literature ⓘ
emergedInCentury	19th century ⓘ
goal	purification of Islamic belief and practice ⓘ return to Quran and Sunnah as primary sources ⓘ
hasOrganization	Ahl-e Hadith Andolon Bangladesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e Hadith Hind NERFINISHED ⓘ Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e Hadith Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Arabian Salafi thought ⓘ Hadith-centered scholarship in North India ⓘ Ibn Taymiyyah NERFINISHED ⓘ Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfReligiousDiscourse	Arabic ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalPosition	non-madhhab (ghayr muqallid) ⓘ
opposes	Hanafi school as binding authority ⓘ Hanbali school as binding authority ⓘ Maliki school as binding authority ⓘ Shafi‘i school as binding authority ⓘ intercession of saints ⓘ saint veneration ⓘ visitation of shrines as devotional practice ⓘ
politicalInvolvement	limited electoral participation in South Asia ⓘ participation in Islamic political parties in Pakistan ⓘ
region	South Asia ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	ijtihad by qualified scholars ⓘ
theologicalOrientation	Salafi NERFINISHED ⓘ
viewOnHadith	critical evaluation of weak and fabricated hadiths ⓘ priority to sahih (authentic) hadith collections ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Islam in South Asia → majorMovement → Ahl-i Hadith movement ⓘ

North Indian Muslims → religiousMovement → Ahl-i Hadith movement ⓘ

Atharism → selfDescription → Ahl-i Hadith movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ahl al-Hadith