Historian Says Tablighi Jamaat Is "Enemy" Of Islam

Historian Irfan Habib says Tabligh means cleansing and bringing on the right path, and the organisation was founded with the idea to cleanse and take people back to Islam the way it was in the 7th century. "They are anti-modernity and that would explain their irresponsible behavior in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis," he said. While the sect has the strongest following in Bangladesh and Pakistan, they been banned in several countries. Irfan Habib shares details about their ideology, funding and why their claims of being apolitical are questionable.