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  • noun A movement within the Sunni branch of Islam, which emphasises deriving legal rulings directly from the hadith literature, instead of relying on the interpretations of later scholars.

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  • It does not follow orthodox Islamic practices unlike the Deobandi, Ahle Hadith and Nadwa movements in Sunni Islam.

    World Prout Assembly Editor 2010

  • It is part of the Islamic fundamentalist Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, It follows the Wahhabi-like school of Ahle Hadith.

    Infidel Bloggers Alliance 2009

  • Strangely enough the significant increase in orthodox religious affiliation of Azamgarh Muslims has caused sharp divisions in them along the fault lines of the various Islamic schools of thought, e.g. Wahabi, Deobandi, Ahle Hadith, Tablighi, and Ahle Quran etal that they are followers of.

    Indian Muslims 2008

  • Later in the book, Mir says, "While the US may feel that it has achieved a great success in convincing Musharraf to make a U-turn on the Taliban, and on stopping the inexorable tide of hate-filled messages put out by the Deobandhi and Ahle Hadith seminaries, the real question is whether the Pakistan government will change its long term policy and stop supporting jihad.

    IntelliBriefs 2009

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