MajliseAhrar was formed in 1929. Khurram Mahmood in his Iqbal and Provincial Politics of Punjab says:
Initially, activities of Ahrars were limited to Punjab...In fact, Kashmir, Kapurthala, Madah Sahaba movements anti-Ahmadiyya campaign paved the way for its popularity.
Initially, activities of Ahrars were limited to Punjab...In fact, Kashmir, Kapurthala, Madah Sahaba movements anti-Ahmadiyya campaign paved the way for its popularity.
In July 1932, the organization of Ahrari-Islam was expanded at all-India level. Besides Punjab, delegates from United Provinces, Bombay, Calcutta, Sindh and NWFP also attended the meeting of All India Ahrar Working Committee at Amritser.
According to its constitution every adult and sane Muslim who believed in aims and objectives of the Majlis-i-Ahrar could become the member of the organization. For this purpose he has to sign a declaration and would pay an annual fee of two annas.
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Its leadership consisted a liberal youngster of diverse natures. They included Deobandi, Brelvi, Ahl-i-Hadith and Shiates. Even some communist inspired persons were also with them. But 99% percent of its followers belonged Deobandi School of thought.
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Agitational politics of Ahrars also paved way for their popularity. They were always ready to take up such issues, which were related to the primordial of masses. The enthusiastic involvement of Ahrars in movements such as Kashmir movement, Alwar and Kapurthala movement
It turned them into such powerful figures that people had no reluctance to follow and obey the calls of Ahrars. The rationale of Ahrars for involvement in agitational politics was, “ if the leaders of a party remained out of sight for a year or so, the people would forget them”.
An important feature of the charisma of Ahrars was the presence of so many fiery orators. Attaullah Shah Bukhari, Sh. Hassam-ud-Din, Habib-ur-Rehman Ludhianvi, Shorash Kashmiri and many other speakers could inspire people with their oratory.
Amongst them Bukhari was top rank orator and busiest speaker of Ahrar. It was reported that there was seldom a night when he did not address the public meeting. He used to start his speech after dinner and would continue until dawn.
Quoting from Quran and Muslim History, and embellishing his speeches with Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi and Siraiki couplets. he used to control the people’s feeling. People showed so much enthusiasm for his speeches that they sometimes used to buy tickets to get into meetings
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