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UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP

  • Dr. Shafiq Qurban/
  • Muhammad Wasif Mumtaz/
  • September 22, 2024
Keywords
Barelvism, Peaceful Movement, Violent Activism, TLP, Security, Shrines
Abstract

This article examines the different stages of the evolution of religious activism in Pakistan. It studies in detail, the different phases of the Barelvi movement in Pakistan and how it has transformed from a peaceful movement into violent activism. It examines the TLP phenomenon as the latest stage of the Barelvi movement and attempts to deconstruct it for understanding, using the social movement theory lens. It uses primary and secondary data sources including interviews to study the structure of the TLP cadres. Data findings of this article argue that TLP is a phenomenon inside the traditional Barelvi movement and can be seen as a case of lower-class uprising against the elite. The analysis based on the data findings draws upon some key characteristics of the TLP as opposed to the historical Barelvi movement. The analysis identifies that the TLP phenomenon is an urban cum class uprising within the Barelvi hegemonic structure. This is an important factor behind the strong support that TLP enjoys and that has been evident during the elections of 2018 and the various protests carried out by the TLP between 2014 and 2021.

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Qurban, D. S., & Mumtaz, M. W. (2024). UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP. The Journal of Political Science, 42(1). http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/66f0076eadcc9/page

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[1]Qurban, D.S. and Mumtaz, M.W. 2024. UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP. The Journal of Political Science. 42, 1 (Sept. 2024).
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(1)Qurban, D. S.; Mumtaz, M. W. UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP. The Journal of Political Science 2024, 42 (1).
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QURBAN, Dr. Shafiq; MUMTAZ, Muhammad Wasif. UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP. The Journal of Political Science, v. 42, n. 1, 22 Sept.2024.
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Qurban, D.S. and Mumtaz, M.W. (2024) “UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP”, The Journal of Political Science, 42(1). Available at: http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/66f0076eadcc9/page (Accessed: 13 May 2026).

            

                    
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[1]D. S. Qurban and M. W. Mumtaz, “UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP”, The Journal of Political Science, vol. 42, no. 1, Sept. 2024, Accessed: May 13, 2026. [Online]. Available: http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/66f0076eadcc9/page

            

                    
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Qurban, Dr. Shafiq, and Muhammad Wasif Mumtaz. “UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP”. The Journal of Political Science, vols. 42, no. 1, Sept. 2024, http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/66f0076eadcc9/page.

            

                    
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Qurban, Dr. Shafiq, and Muhammad Wasif Mumtaz. “UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP”. The Journal of Political Science 42, no. 1 (September 22, 2024). Accessed May 13, 2026. http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/66f0076eadcc9/page.

            

                    
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1.Qurban DS, Mumtaz MW. UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP. The Journal of Political Science [Internet]. 2024 Sept. 22 [cited 2026 May 13];42(1). Available from: http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/66f0076eadcc9/page

            

                    
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1.Qurban DS, Mumtaz MW. UNDERSTANDING A CHANGE IN DOCTRINE OF BARELVISM FROM PEACEFUL MOVEMENT TO VIOLENT ACTIVISM: A CASE STUDY OF TLP. The Journal of Political Science. 2024;42(1). Accessed May 13, 2026. http://jps.gcu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/66f0076eadcc9/page

            

            






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Dr. Shafiq  Qurban

        
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Assistant Professor, department of political science and international relations, university of Management and Technology Lahore.

    
Pakistan

    
    
    

    

        

        
            
Muhammad Wasif Mumtaz

        
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MS Researcher, department of political science and international relations, university of Management and Technology Lahore

    
Pakistan

    
    
    


    
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