Ahle Hadith

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Ahl Hadith (Urdu: اہل حدیث, ahl-e hadīs) is a Hanbali school of jurisprudence in Pakistan.

The Ahl-i Hadith (also spelt ahlehadith) is an Islamic movement in South Asia that emerged in the 19th century. The movement rejects the four major Sunni schools of Islamic law and emphasizes what members say are the original principles of Islam with beliefs similar to those of the Salafi movement.

There is an active branch in Great Britain with over forty mosques and community centres throughout the country. Members established a head office in Birmingham since 1975.

There is a central executive committee (Majlis-e Amal) which seeks to guide the Ahl-i Hadith establishment in Pakistan. Under it, the following parties occasionally meet to decide plan of action:
1. Markazi Jamiat Ahl-e Hadith
2. Jamiat Ghuraba Ahl-e Hadith
3. Jamaat al-Dawa
4. Jamaat al-Mujahideen
5. Mutahidda Jamiat Ahl-e Hadith
6. Jamaat Ahl-e Hadith
7. Tehreek al-Mujahideen
8. Jamaat al-Dawa al-Quran Afghanistan