Jamiat Ahle Hadith should not be confused with Jamiat Ahle Hadith Jammu and Kashmir.
| Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan | |
| Native Name: | جمیعت اہلِ حدیث پاکستان |
| Native Name Lang: | ur |
| Lang1: | Arabic |
| Name Lang1: | جمعية اهل حديث الباكستان |
| Abbreviation: | JAH |
| Leader1 Title: | Leader |
| Leader1 Name: | Dr. Allama Hisham Elahi Zaheer |
| Founder: | Maulana Dawood Ghaznavi |
| Founded: | 1947 |
| Headquarters: | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Predecessor: | All India Ahle Hadees Conference |
| Youth Wing: | Ahle Hadith Youth Force Pakistan[1] |
| Student Wing: | Jamiat Talaba Ahle Hadith Pakistan |
| Ideology: | Ahl-i Hadith Pan-Islamism Islamic conservatism Social conservatism Federalism |
| Position: | Far-right |
| National: | Pakistan Democratic Movement Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal |
| Regional: | Markazi Jamiat e Ahlihadith Azad Kashmir |
| Religion: | Sunni Islam (Salafi) |
| Continental: | Jamiat e Ahlihadith Jammu And Kashmir Jamiat Ahle Hadith Hind Bangladesh Jamiat Ahle Hadith |
| Colors: | Green, White |
| Flag: | Jamiat Ahle Hadith party flag.svg |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Seats1 Title: | Senate |
| Seats2 Title: | National Assembly |
Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan[2] (Urdu:, Arabic: جمعية اهل حديث الباكستان) is a religious organization and political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1947 by Maulana Dawood Ghaznavi and Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti.
Jamiat Ahle Hadith was launched as a political party in 1986 by leader Ehsan Elahi Zaheer. A year later, In 1987, Ehsan Elahi Zaheer was martyred.[3]
In 1987, following Zaheer's death, JAH later splits up into 2 main factions, namely Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadith (MJAH) led by Sajid Mir and another faction led by Ehsan Elahi Zaheer's son Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer namely Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan (Elahi Zaheer) (JAHP).[4] But in 2018, Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer later announced to remerge his faction along with Sajid Mir's faction.[4] [5] [6] Now the original Jamiat Ahle Hadith Pakistan is led by Ehsan Elahi Zaheer's son Dr. Allama Hisham Elahi Zaheer
On 20 September 2020, JAH's Ameer Sajid Mir attended the All Parties Conference (APC). At the APC, ten parties started the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) which was made to remove military establishment of Pakistan from politics. JAH also came for PDM's public gatherings and powershows.
| List of Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Image | Presidents | Year | Rationale |
| 1 | Ehsan Elahi Zaheer | 1986–1987 | First term | |
| 2 | Ibtisam Elahi Zaheer | 1987–2018 | First term (as Ameer of JAHP) | |
| 3 | Sajid Mir | 1987-2018 | First term (as Ameer of MJAH) | |
| 4 | 2018–present | Second term | ||