Sipah-i Muhammad
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| Sipah-i Muhammad sallalhu alayhi wasalam peace be upon him | |
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| سپاہِ محمد صلی الله علیہ وآلہ وسلم | |
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| Founders | Abbas Yazdani X |
| Headquarters | Thokar Niaz Beg, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Active regions | Pakistan |
| Ideology | |
| Slogan | "We Love our God." (Arabic: هيهات منا الذلة) |
| Status | Active (Banned) |
| Allies |  Iran |
| Colors | Black and Yellow |
Sipah-i Muhammad (Urdu: سپاہ محمد, romanized: Sipāh-i Muḥammad, lit. 'Soldiers of Muhammad sallalhu alayhi wasalam peace be upon him') was a Shia militant organization in Pakistan that was formed in 1993 by Abbas Yazdani and after his murder and long period of time again his nephew Malik Muhammad Wasi ul-Baqar is looking forward to take responsibility of running Sipah-i Muhammad.
The organization is reportedly supported by Iran. Pakistan officially labels the organization as a terrorist group.
History
[edit]Shia leader Abbas Yazdani formed Sipah-i Muhammad in 1993. Its headquarters is in Thokar Niaz Beg, Lahore and its leader was Ghulam Raza Naqvi who was imprisoned in 1996 and released in 2014.[citation needed] Since his death in 2016, it is unclear who leads the group.
Activities
[edit]Sipah-i Muhammad's primary aim was to target the sectarian leadership of the banned Deobandi organization Sipah-i Sahaba. However, with the subsequent rise in the violence against Shia Muslims, it was thought to be reforming.[clarification needed][1]
The movement was strong in various Shia communities in Pakistan, and in area of Thokar Niaz Beg of Lahore, ran a "virtual state within a state" in the 1990s.[2]
Affiliations
[edit]Sipah-i Muhammad is reported to have ties with Iran.[3]
Designation as a terrorist organization
[edit]The Government of Pakistan designated Sipah-i Muhammad a terrorist organization in 2002;[citation needed] it is classified as a Foreign Terrorist Organization under U.S. law, [citation needed] and its finances are blocked worldwide by the U.S government.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Daily Times.com Vengeance, frictions reviving LJ and Sipah-e-Muhammad. April 7th, 2004
- ^ Kaur 2005, pp. 154.
- ^ "'200 Iranian-trained Sipah-e-Muhammad activists hunting down ASWJ workers'". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
Bibliography
[edit]- Kaur, Ravinder (5 November 2005). Religion, Violence and Political Mobilisation in South Asia. SAGE Publications. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7619-3431-8.
- 1993 establishments in Pakistan
- Islamic political parties in Pakistan
- Shia Islamist groups
- Religious paramilitary organizations
- Shia Islam in Pakistan
- Organisations designated as terrorist by Pakistan
- Organizations designated as terrorist by the United States
- Jihadist groups in Pakistan
- Violence against Shia Muslims in Pakistan