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20 January 1945

The Tablighi Jamaat

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The Tablighi Jamaat, which translates to the propagation collective, is a global movement that is said to be active in almost every country where Muslims live, providing spiritual sustenance for Muslims across the UK and the world. The Tablighi Jamaat came to the UK soon after the partition of the Indian subcontinent in the 1940s. The group encourages its followers to undertake short-term preaching missions, lasting from a few days to a few months in groups of usually forty days and four months, to preach to Muslims reminding them of "the core teachings of the Prophet Muhammad" and encourage them to attend mosque prayers and sermons. According to the teachings of the Tablighi Jama’at, the reformation of society is achieved through personal spiritual renewal.

The movement does not have a large formal membership. Instead, it is largely comprised of small groups of itinerant male preachers – usually no more than 10 per group – who travel, eat, sleep, wash and pray together and often observe strict regimens relating to dress and personal grooming.

The first Tablighi meeting in the West was organized in an Indian quarter of London on 20 January 1945. The first-generation South Asian Muslims in the UK played a facilitative role in this process of the development of the Tablighi Jamaat. The Tablighi Jamaat and Deobandis had begun to establish mosques, Islamic education centres and halal stores. In the early days of the Muslim settlement in the UK, there were no halal stores or butcher shops, so they provided a fundamental need for the Muslim communities across the UK.

 There are five Tablighi regional markaz in the UK, situated in London, Leicester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Blackburn, all of which have had a profound impact on their respective communities. It has become a global movement with the organisation existing in Palestine, America, Morocco and beyond, with the work of proselytisation being carried out around the world, having a far-reaching influence on Muslims around the world.

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Bulbul Siddiqi, Becoming ‘Good Muslim’: The Tablighi Jamaat in the UK and Bangladesh

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