Saudi Arabia Bans Islamic Sect Operating in Nigeria, Calls it Terrorist Organisation

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Tablighi Jamaat, The Islamic sect which operates in Nigeria and many West African countries, Tablighi Jamaat, has been banned by the Saudi Arabian authorities, accusing it of being a terrorist organisation.

The sect, with an affiliate Dawah group, has about 400 million members worldwide.

It was called by Saudi Arabia as one of the gates of terrorism that all muslims should distance themselves from.

The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs directed the mosques to warn people against associating with them during the Friday sermon.

Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif Al_Alsheikh, announced the ban on social media.

He said the Sunni Islamic organisation poses “a danger to society”.

In a series of tweets, the ministry said: “His Excellency the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif Al_Alsheikh, The preachers of mosques and mosques in which Friday prayers are temporarily held, by dedicating the next Friday sermon 6/5/1443 AH to warn against (the Tablighi and Da’wah group), which is called (the Beloved).”

3- Mention their danger to society.

4- Statement that affiliation with partisan groups, including (the Tablighi and Da’wah Group) is prohibited in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Further, the ministry directed that the sermon include topics like:

  1. The misguidance, deviation and danger of this group, and that it is one of the gates of terrorism, even if they claim otherwise.
  2. Mention their most prominent mistakes.
  3. Mention that they are a danger to society.
  4. A statement that affiliation with partisan groups, including (the Tablighi and Dawah Group) is prohibited in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Tablighi Jamaat – which means ‘Society for spreading faith’, was founded in India in 1926. It urges Muslims to be religiously observant, especially with respect to dressing, personal behaviour, and rituals.

The organisation is estimated to have around 400 million members across the world and arose from the Ahmadiyya Movement, which the Saudis banned in the past and disallowed members from performing the Pilgrimage.

Apart from Nigeria, the sect is also active in many West African countries, from Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Gambia, to Benin and Cameroon.

Tablighi Jamaat has been banned in some Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, where its puritanical preachings are viewed as extremist.

Tablighi Jamaat has also been criticised within Islamic circles and the major opposition in the Indian subcontinent comes from the Barelvi movement.

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