Issues of Pakistani Politics and Political Thoughts of Shah Saeed Ahmad Raipuri (RA)

Abstract

The aim of this research is to investigate the political thoughts of Ḥaz͎ rat Shah Saeed Ahmad Raipuri (RA), the 4 th maasnad nasheen of Khanqah Raipur. He inherited his thoughts from the Walīullahi 'Ulama٫ and Mashaekh-e-Ra٫ypūr as he was the graduate of Mazahir Uloom Saharanpur (India), a center of freedom movement during the colonial period, and spent thirty years under the supervision of Ḥaz͎ rat Shah Abd-ul-Qadir Raipuri, the 2 nd masnad nasheen of Khanqah Raipur, and further thirty years under the supervision of Ḥaz͎ rat Shah Abd-ul-Aziz Raipuri, the 3 rd masnad nasheen of Khanqah Raipur. He denounced the Afghan Jihad and anti-shia wave in Pakistan because he considered that US-funded Afghan Jihad was part of the Cold War against Russia and anti-shia riots were to counter the influence of the Iranian revolution in Pakistan. These phenomena affected the internal politics and Pakistan's relations with regional countries as well. In this context, the thoughts of Ḥaz͎ rat Raipuri-IV have been investigated to find solution to meet issues of Pakistani politics.