the majority of islamic followers live in south asia.
the majority of islamic followers live in south asia.
where do the majority of islamic followers live?
south asia
in the 1920s, the ahl-i hadith opened a center for their movement in srinagar. followers of the hanafi school of law, forming the majority of muslims in jammu and kashmir, socially boycotted and physically attacked ahl-i hadith followers, eventually declaring such followers to be apostates and banning them from praying in mainstream mosques. from the 1930s the group also began dabbling in the political realm of pakistan, with ehsan elahi zaheer leading the movement into a full foray in the 1970s, eventually gaining the movement a network of mosques and islamic schools. following other south asian islamic movements, the ahl-i hadith now also administer schools and mosques in the english-speaking world. in the modern era, the movement draws both inspiration and financial support from saudi arabia, now being favoured over the rival deobandi movement as a counterbalance to iranian influence.
ahl-i hadith
according to baps doctrines, followers aim to attain a spiritual state similar to brahman which is necessary for ultimate liberation. the practices of baps swaminarayans are an idealistic "portrait of hinduism." to become an ideal hindu, followers must identify with brahman, separate from the material body, and offer devotion to god it is understood that through association with akshar, in the form of the god-realized guru, one is able to achieve this spiritual state. followers live according to the spiritual guidance of the guru who is able to elevate the jiva to the state of brahman. thus devotees aim to follow the spiritual guidance of the manifest form of akshar embedding the principles of righteousness (dharma), knowledge (gnana), detachment from material pleasures (vairagya) and devotion unto god (bhakti) in to their lives.
bochasanwasi akshar purushottam swaminarayan sanstha