Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind is one of the leading Islamic organizations in India. It was founded in 1919 by Abdul Mohasim Sajjad, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Ahmed Saeed Dehlvi and Abdul Bari Firangi Mehli. Mahmood Hassan, a group leading Islamic scholars of that time. The Jamiat's involvement in the Khilafat Movement brought them close to Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress, a link that is existent to this day. Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind opposed the creation of a separate Muslim state of Pakistan. Some members left the party on this issue and created Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam that supported the concept of Pakistan. Its General Secretary Mahmood A. Madani is also Member of Parliament.
