Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam

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The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Assembly of Islamic Clergy, or JUI) is a political party in Pakistan. It is part of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, that won at the last legislative elections, 20 October 2002, 11.3% of the popular vote and 53 out of 272 elected members.

[edit] Background

It is a Deobandi organisation, and the part of Deobandi Muslim movement. The group was originally opposed to British imperialism while supporting the aims and policies of the Indian National Congress and opposing the Muslim League's struggle for an independent state of Pakistan. The JUI had limited political significance following Pakistan's independence in 1947 but was revived by Maulana Mufti Mahmud, who opposed President Ayub Khan's modernizing policies. Ideologically, JUI is regarded as uncompromisingly rigid and insisting on the strict enforcement of traditional Islamic law. They established the largest number of madrasahs in Pakistan and are associated with the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, another Deobandi-inclined movement.

Currently in Pakistan, it has two wings: that of Maulana Sami-ul Haq and that of Maulana Fazl ur-Rahman. Both are members of the national assembly and part of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal coalition.