The Ahmadis and the politics of religious exclusion in Pakistan / / Ali Usman Qasmi [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910464278203321
• Autore: Qasmi Ali Usman
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Anthem Press, , 2014
• ISBN: 1-78308-236-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Anthem South Asian Studies
• Disciplina: 305.6/9786095491
• Soggetti: Ahmadiyya - Pakistan - History - 20th century; Ahmadiyya members - Violence against - Pakistan - History - 20th century; Religious discrimination - Pakistan - History - 20th century; Islam and state - Pakistan - History - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion in Pakistan; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Background; Outline of the Book; Chapter I THE RECORDS OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY AND THE MUNIR-KIYANI REPORT; Introduction; I; The court of inquiry; Using the records; II; Significance of the Munir-Kiyani report; The mullahs and the modernists; Relevance of the Munir-Kiyani report in the wider Muslim world; Conclusion; Chapter II THE BACKGROUND TO JAMA'AT AHMADIYYAH AND THE ORIGINS OF THE ANTI-AHMADI MOVEMENT: THE ROLE OF MAJLIS-I-AHRAR AND MAJLIS-I-'AMAL; Introduction; I; Mirza Ghulam Ahmad: From polemics to prophethoodThe ulema's reaction to the beliefs of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad and Jama'at Ahmadiyyah; The Ahmadis and the creation of Pakistan; The "activities of Ahmadis" after the creation of Pakistan; Allegations of religious hurt caused by the Ahmadis; II; Rhetoric and religion: Background to the history and politics of Majlis-i-Ahrar; Majlis-i-Ahrar, the Muslim League and Pakistan; The role of Ahrar in Pakistan after 1947; Majlis-i-Ahrar and its activities against the Ahmadis; The formation of Muttahida Majlis-i-'Amal; Conclusion; Chapter III THE POLITICAL HIERARCHY AND ADMINISTRATIVE ; STRUCTURE OF PAKISTAN: CONTEXTUALIZING THE EVENTS OF 1952-53Introduction; I; The British colonial order in the Punjab: The aura of the district officer; The rural elite; Elite distrust of democracy in Pakistan; II; The political dynamics of Punjab and the Muslim League, 1947-53; The formation of the Daultana ministry in Punjab; The administrative policy of the Daultana ministry towards tehrik-i-khatam-i-nabuwwat; The "ideological measures" of the Daultana ministry to counter tehrik-i-khatam-i-nabuwwat; The role of the Muslim League during the movement under the presidency of DaultanaThe Basic Principles Committee report and Punjab's interests in "canalizing" the movement; The Adult Literacy Fund and the "canalizing" of the movement towards the central government; Conclusion; Chapter IV DISTURBANCES IN LAHORE AND THE IMPOSITION OF MARTIAL LAW; Introduction; I; The breakdown of negotiations and the call for direct action; Maududi's role after his dissociation from Majlis-i-'Amal and the start of the disturbances; The policies and deliberations of the Punjab and central governments on the eve of direct actionII; The colonial legacy of anti-disturbances strategy; The Punjab government's orders for arrests and other administrative measures; The start of protests in Lahore; The killing of a police officer; The breakdown of civil authority; Daultana's statement of appeasement; The controversy about the "let-up" of firing; The imposition of martial law in Lahore; The workings of martial law; III; The aftermath of the movement; Conclusion; Chapter V THE FINDINGS OF THE MUNIR-KIYANI REPORT; Introduction; I; The court drama
• Sommario/riassunto: In this path-breaking new work, Ali Usman Qasmi traces the history of the political exclusion of the Ahmadiyya religious minority in Pakistan by drawing on revealing new sources. This volume is the first scholarly study of the declassified material of the court of inquiry that produced the Munir-Kiyani report of 1954, and the proceedings of the national assembly that declared the Ahmadis non-Muslims through the second constitutional amendment in 1974. The Ahmadis and the Politics of Religious Exclusion in Pakistan chronicles anti-Ahmadi violence and the legal and administrative measures adopted against them, and also addresses wider issues of the politics of Islam in postcolonial Muslim nation-states and their disputative engagements with ideas of modernity and citizenship.