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Ashraf Ali
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On the critical question of how best to safeguard the normative boundaries of the religion against the threat of heretical innovations, although all pioneers of the Deoband Madrasa shared a certain set of underlying moral principles and non-negotiable normative values, the points of emphases in their discourses reveal subtle yet significant differences and ambiguities. [...] in a more general context, as Ashraf 'Alî Thanvï's discourse in the Tanqd-yi Mawlid Sharif clearly shows, an inherent antagonism between Islamic law and Sufism hardly represents the defining factor in intra-Muslim contestations on the boundaries of normative practice in the religion.
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The loss of Muslim rule heightened Indian Muslims' concerns for preserving their religion and culture. [...] the failure of the Mutiny of 1857 forced them to turn to other options for safeguarding their spiritual and religious tradition(s). [...] he attempted to ground his reformation in the Qur'an, hadith compilations, and selected writings of past 'ulama.\n Those who were financially impoverished could not possibly have lived up to such obligations, and would have come to believe that they were not able to fulfill all Islamic rights, particularly with respect to financial duties.
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Both of these figures are understudied and this is even more glaring as regards the Sufi dimensions of their discourses.6 By examining their investment in Sufi discourses, we can see how significant the influence of Sufism was for Islamic revivalism in Muslim India. [...] I believe similar examples can be found in many other areas of the Islamic world where Islamic revivalism has been spearheaded by figures deeply immersed in and informed by Sufi discourses.7 Thanvi and Ahmad Raza have been seen by their followers and by scholars as opponents, but without denying the significance of their disagreements, it must be stressed that structurally, their roles and importance for Sufism and revivalism in Muslim India have, as we shall see, many commonalities.\n It should be mentioned that both...
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OVERLAND, Kan., Dec. 28, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Near East Human Rights Initiative (NEHRI) deplores the illegal and inhumane execution today of Ali Saremi, a member of the exiled opposition group the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK). Last August, Amnesty International reported that Mr. Saremi, 63, had visited a son in Camp Ashraf, Iraq, where 3,400 members of MEK reside before his arrest. Iranian authorities have arrested other people in the past in part for visiting relatives in the camp. Amnesty International reported that in addition to Mr. Saremi, six others are facing execution after being sentenced to death for links with the MEK.
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Pakistani Taliban and allied members of al Qaeda, under new pressure from a U.S. and Pakistani offensive, may join forces with a militant Sunni Muslim group called Jundallah, which has staged attacks on Iran and strained Iranian-Pakistani relations, military specialists say. Ashraf Ali, a Peshawar-based specialist on the Taliban, told The Washington Times that given Jundallah's historical connections with al Qaeda and the Taliban, Taliban militants led by Baitullah Mehsud and his al Qaeda allies might seek refuge in Pakistan's Baluchistan province or join the ranks of Jundallah.
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D dailymail.com Go online for video of Mohamed Ali. West Virginia University student Mohamed Ali's daily workout routine starts with a half-mile around the track, stretches, sprints, a jump rope and football drills up and down a basketball court.
...Mohamed's father, Ashraf Ali, said he is proud of what his son has accompli...
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR) strongly condemns the vengeful execution today of political prisoners Jaafar Kazemi and Mohammad Ali Haj-Aqai and calls on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to swiftly and strongly denounce this heinous crime. The Committee also urges Secretary Clinton to promptly remove the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), Iran's principal opposition, from the FTO list. The unjustified blacklisting of the PMOI has not only been a major impediment to democratic change in Iran but has also been used by the governments of Iran and Iraq to subject our loved ones in Camp Ashraf in Iraq, and inside Iran, to murder and inhumane treatment.
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TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has begun uranium enrichment at a new underground site well protected from possible airstrikes, a leading hardline newspaper reported Sunday in another show of defiance against Western pressure to rein in Tehran's nuclear program. Another newspaper quoted a senior commander of the powerful Revolutionary Guard force as saying Tehran's leadership has decided to order the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic oil route, if the country's petroleum exports are blocked. Revolutionary Guard ground forces also staged war games in eastern Iran in an apparent display of resolve against U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
...," Revolutionary Guard deputy commander Ali Ashraf Nouri was quoted as saying by the Khorasan daily. ...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR) strongly condemns the vengeful execution today in Evin Prison of Mr. Ali Saremi, 63, a member of the main Iranian opposition group, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). He spent 24 years in prisons of the Shah's regime and the clerical dictatorship. USCCAR offers its deep condolences to Mr. Saremi's family in Iran and his son, Akbar, in Camp Ashraf. Following Mr. Saremi's execution this morning, a number of his family members, including his wife, daughter, and sister were arrested by the security forces outside Evin prison. The international community must act urgently to ensure their safety and well-being.
