Transcript Lashkar-e-Tayyiba

Origins
Of
Lashkar – e- Tayyiba
by
Angad Sandhu
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
Angad Sandhu
November 24, 2013
• Lashkar-e-Tayyiba is a layorganization derived from the
Markuz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad.
• It is an Pakistani Islamic
Fundamentalist organization
classified as a terrorist
organization by the US, UN, and
many others.
Reasons for Establishment
Zaki-ur Rehman organized the Ahl-e-Hadith Muslim group from Pakistan to start jihad
against Afghanistan Soviets.
One year later, Hafiz Saeed and Zafar Iqbal form the Jamat-ud-Dawa, a missionary group
dedicated to Ahl-e-Hadith Islam.
1986: JuD merged to form the Markaz-al-Dawa-wal-Irshad (MDI).
1990: LeT was launched as separate military wing of MDI with the commitment to global
jihad. Jihad forms the basis for LeT’s ideology; it is the motive for jihad that LeT exists.
Violence and Justification
• Justification for violence includes
the premise that the “enemy” dies
by the “enemy’s” hands as opposed
to one taking his own life.
• For the LeT, it is more significant
to destroy the enemy by force
rather than have the enemy destroy
itself on its own.
Unrealistic Goals
• The Lashkar-e-Tayyiba strive to
achieve the unification of all of
India under one Sunni Islamic
region.
• Lashkar-e-Tayyiba without a doubt
is a threat; they have committed
various attacks before; it is not
possible, nonetheless, for their jihad
to finally winover.
• This is impossible because its
members only contain a few
thousand.
• Other international powers (ie:
U.S.) have much more technological
means of warfare and strategic
efforts in dealing with MiddleEastern terrorists. (example: bin
Laden)
Conclusion
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The Lashkar-e-Tayyiba is a branched off
organization derived from earlier
organizations. It follows the same ideological
principles of Sunni Islam (Wahhabi) and seeks
an ultimate objective of uniting not only India
but the world into a one-religion lifestyle of
Wahhabi.
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Killing and terrorism is a means for this group to
act out their goal; they believe that action by
force is more productive.
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Ultimately, they may pose a serious threat in
the Middle East and rest of the world in some
respects, but they will eventually come to an
oblivion should they expand any farther. Other
nations will certainly become involved.