Religious education and extremism in pakistan: from deobandi militancy to a rising sufi fanaticism
Journal Title: Journal of Education Culture and Society - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Aim. The aim of this research article is to verify waves of fanaticism among the followers of the Barelvi sect, a branch of SuŢ Islam along with continuation of violent extremist activities by the followers of the Deobandi brand of the Muslim religion in Pakistan. It has been evidenced that Pakistan’s society has been badly inß uenced by religious extremism since the 1980s (Gul, 2012). Fitzgerald (2011) termed the religion as a force of nature which is absolutely appropriate for the case of religious extremism in Pakistan. The religious extremism in Pakistan can be examined through the concept of social constructivism which emphasizes characterisation of human identity, values and norms in the society (Sajjad, 2015). Method. The qualitative method of research was employed to analyse circumstances related to growing SuŢ ’s fanaticism in Pakistan. The data was collected from different sources including books, scientiŢ c journals, research articles, newspapers and websites. Results. By using various valuable references, it has been veriŢ ed that support of the state in the 1980s caused growth of Deobandi extremism, as well as support by the state in order to counter some of the Deobandi fanatic groups in the 1990s and 2000s led to occurrence of Barelvi fanaticism in the country. Conclusion. The study conŢ rms that Pakistan, which was already witness of Deobandi militancy, is facing the more challenging fanaticism of Barelvis, having strong te
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Syed Subtian Hussain Shah
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