Open AccessE-5 Religious Conservatism and the Case of Islamiazation: Examining the Roots of Talibanization in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Author(s) -
Kiramat Ullah,
Khalil Ur Rahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
al-iʿjāz taḥqīqī majallah barāʾe islāmiyyāt va insāniyyāt
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-1219
pISSN - 2707-1200
DOI - 10.53575/e5.v4.01.40-55
Subject(s) - khyber pakhtunkhwa , division (mathematics) , government (linguistics) , islamization , conservatism , writ , law , political science , sociology , social science , politics , mathematics , philosophy , socioeconomics , linguistics , arithmetic
It is generally believed that Malakand Division has witnessed unprecedented Jehadism, Islamization and later on Talibanization. This article aims to analyze the process of religious conservatism and Talibanization with special emphasize on Sufi Muhammad and Fazlullah led Shariah movement on the northerly Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The paper discusses about the background, emergence, process of Tlibanization and the role of Sufi Muhammad and Fazlullah for the implementation of Shariah in Malakand Division. A descriptive method was used in which both primary and secondary sources in the form of Interviews, autobiography journals, books and reports were consulted and reviewed while carrying out this research. The article highlights that Sufi Muhammad and Fazlullah, the militant leader of Tahrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was intended to implement Shariah law through an unlawful and violent armed struggle in Malakand Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In this regard, the FM radio channel was brought into use to mobilize masses to challenge the writ of the state by establishing parallel court in the region. In the process, many civilians, government servants, and large numbers of notables were being killed for in Talibnization process in Malaknd Division.