Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba

Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Pakistan (Urdu: اسلامی جمعیت طلبہ ‎) is the largest student organisation in Pakistan. It was founded by 25 students on 23 December 1947 at Lahore, Pakistan[1] on the advice of Maulana Naeem Siddiqui. Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Pakistan is working in Pakistan to eliminate the non-Islamic elements and secularism from the curriculum and teachings of the educational institutions of Pakistan.[2][3][4]

Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Pakistan

اسلامی جمعیت طلبہ پاکستان
Central PresidentHamza M Siddiqui
Secretary GeneralAbdul Rehman
Assist. Sec. Gen.Shuja-ul-Haq Baig

Raja Umair Mir

Khawaja Izhar Ahmed
Central Secretary InformationRana Muhammad Usman
Founded23 December 1947, Lahore
HeadquartersIchhra, Lahore, Pakistan
IdeologyIslamism
Patriotism
Political Islam
Revolutionary
Panislamism
Slogan"To build the lives of human beings on the exact parameters of Allah's orders and teachings of Prophet Muhammad to seek absolute obedience of Allah"
Website
www.jamiat.org.pk

IJT was influenced mainly by the works of the late Syed Abul-Ala Maududi and Maulana Naeem Siddiqui.[5] It is an Islamic organization whose stated mission is to preach Islam to students of modern institutions throughout Pakistan. From the 1970s until about the early 1990s it was also the main ideological engine powering the concept of political Islam on the country's university and college campuses. It attempts to promote its vision of Islamic values and glorify the image of Islam through various means.[6] Its main fields are the modern educational institutions, i.e. colleges and universities across Pakistan, though many local sub-divisions are active at the school level, like Bazm-e-sathi, Bazm-e-Paigham, Bazm-e-Roshni.[7][8]

The headquarters of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba is in the city of Lahore,[9] Pakistan. Jamiat was founded on 23 December 1947 in Lahore, and is one of the oldest student organizations in Pakistan. Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba's ideology is not based on any language and ethnic origin. The women's wing of the party, with the same ideology but with a separate structure and organisation, is known as Islami Jamiat-e-Talibaat. It is a member of the International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations and the World Assembly of Muslim Youth.

It has a counterpart of the same ideology but with a complete, separate and independent structure and organisation, known as Jamiat Talaba Arabia Pakistan. (JT Arabia works in religious institutions of Pakistan.)[10]

Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba is continuously struggling by keeping their voice up for the revival of students unions after the ban.[11]

Mission(5 Principles)

Islami Jamiat Talaba's purpose or motto is "To seek the pleasure of Allah Almighty by ordering human life in accordance with the principles laid down by Allah and His Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him)."[12]

  1. Dawah (Call to Allah) - Conveying the message of Islam to the students and inspiring them to acquire knowledge and to arouse in them the sense of responsibility to practice Islam in full.
  2. Organization - To organize the students who are ready to partake in the struggle for establishing the Islamic way of life within the fold of this organization.
  3. Training - To take appropriate steps to impart Islamic knowledge among the students integrated under the organization to make them men of character, capable of braving the challenges of Jahilyah and, thus, to prove the superiority of Islam.
  4. Islamic Education Movement and Student-oriented Problems - To struggle for changing the existing system of education on the basis of Islamic values to build up ideal citizens and enhance leadership to solve real problems of the students.[13]
  5. Establishing Islamic Social Order - To strive tooth-and-nail to establish Islamic social order for freeing humanity from all forms of economic exploitation, political oppression and cultural servitude.

Former Nazim e Aalas (Chief Administrators)

Controversies

Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba has been continuously speaking against campus violence in the name of ethnicity.[17][18][19][20] It has been allegedly linked with Islamic Brotherhood but IJT denies any link and said that, "It is a false accusation to disrupt our mission by the secular lobies".

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. Nadeem F. Paracha (18 August 2012). "Bleeding green: The rise and fall of the IJT (Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba)". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. Constitution: Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Pakistan GoogleBooks website, Retrieved 13 December 2018
  3. Paracha, Nadeem F. (16 August 2012). "Bleeding green: The rise and fall of the IJT". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. "Islami Jamiat E Talaba | News Updates from Pakistan | eTribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. "Other side of the coin: On IJT's call, PU seeks action against Pakhtun students". The Express Tribune. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  6. "Campus politics: No ban on rallies can stop IJT from protest". The Express Tribune. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  7. "PU teachers fret over IJT's rising influence". The Express Tribune. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  8. "Banning student events: IJT to challenge government's decision at LHC". The Express Tribune. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  9. "Other side of the coin: On IJT's call, PU seeks action against Pakhtun students". The Express Tribune. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  10. "Campus politics: No ban on rallies can stop IJT from protest". The Express Tribune. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  11. "United we stand: '2017 will be the year of revival of student unions'". The Express Tribune. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  12. Mission statement of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Retrieved 13 December 2018
  13. "Youth should be ready to bring about real change". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  14. Prominent scholar Dr Israr Ahmed dies Profile and obituary on Dawn (newspaper), Published 15 April 2010, Retrieved 12 December 2018
  15. Profile of Khurshid Ahmad on theamericanmuslim.org website Retrieved 12 December 2018
  16. Changing traditions: Sirajul Haq picked to head JI (Jamaat-e-Islami) The Express Tribune (newspaper), 31 March 2014, Retrieved 12 December 2018
  17. "Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba students at IIU assault waiter". The Nation. 28 October 2018. |first= missing |last= (help)
  18. Baloch, Shah Meer; Musyani, Zafar (16 November 2018). "Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba | Pakistan's Dark History of Student Extremists". The Diplomat. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  19. Ahmed, Hassaan (21 March 2019). "Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba attacked us: Punjab University students". Daily Times. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  20. "Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Refutes Militant Link Charge". Kashmir Observer. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
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