From Pressure Group to Political Stakeholders: A Causal Analysis of the Role Transformation of the Ulema in Pakistan (1947-53)

The politics of South Asia has always witnessed the ever-escalating role and influence of religious authority. However, it was the twentieth century, when this particular group held a considerable weight in the mass politics, particularly before and after the creation of Pakistan. The very event als...

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Published in:Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan 2019-06, Vol.56 (1), p.191
Main Authors: Syed Hammad Hassan, Malik, Rahat Zubair, Bashir, Muhammad Muttaher
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Causality
Influence
Interest groups
Islamic law
Islamization
Muslims
Political leadership
Politics
Pressure
Religion & politics
Religious cultural groups
Separatism
Stakeholders
State-society relations
Transformation
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Summary:The politics of South Asia has always witnessed the ever-escalating role and influence of religious authority. However, it was the twentieth century, when this particular group held a considerable weight in the mass politics, particularly before and after the creation of Pakistan. The very event also highlights the transforming role of Muslim religious groups from pressure groups into political stakeholders. Soon after the inception of Pakistan, the entity which merely was a pressure group took hostage of the political authority at times and played a crucial role in designing the future course of the state and society. In the wake of such a powerful and influential presence, it becomes mandatory to undertake the study of factors which led to such a ground-shaking transformation.
ISSN:0034-5431