Tag: 1. März 2023

Deobandi ʿulamāʾ and Violence in Pakistan (part 1 of 2)

The Islamic theological school of the Deobandi is seen in many discussions as the spiritual precursor of Islamist terrorism. In his contribution, Muhammad Bilal uses the example of Pakistan to give an introduction to the complex historical background of this movement and shows that the truth is, as so often, more complex.