Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ) is an Islamic organization based in

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of Indi ...

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. It was founded in 2004. TNTJ claims to preach true Islam to

Muslims Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God ...

and non-Muslims as per Quran and Prophetic ways. Ideologically due to its theological stand, it considers only a sovereign state can take up weapons and any thing contrary is against the fundamentals of Islam. TNTJ is also involved in social activities and awareness of condemning extremism through rallies and propaganda. TNTJ's ideology is influenced by

Wahabism Wahhabism is an exonym for a Salafi revivalist movement within Sunni Islam named after the 18th-century Hanbali scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. It was initially established in the central Arabian region of Najd and later spread to other p ...

Administrative Structure

The Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath (TNTJ) is structured with various committees to oversee its functions. Below are the details of the current administration.

State Administration

Management Committee

Audit Committee

Social activities

Donation of blood is highly encouraged among TNTJ followers. It has won government awards for making the highest amount of blood donations in

in about 10 successive years. It has offered help and support during tsunami relief in several affected areas. Its relief program during Chennai flood of 2015, whose estimated cost was twenty five crore, was a noticeable one. TNTJ has also created awareness among masses about dengue fever.

About

Protests

TNTJ has held demonstrations and protests across

several times on various issues including reconstruction of

Babri Masjid The Babri Masjid (ISO: Bābarī Masjida; meaning ''Mosque of Babur'') was a mosque located in Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was claimed that the mosque was built upon the site of Ram Janmabhoomi, the legendary birthplace ...

, removal of liquor shops and load shedding. Its leaders encourages followers to observe peaceful protests and to avoid any inconvenience to traffic. In September 2012, the U.S. Consulate encouraged U.S. citizens traveling in and around

Chennai Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and ...

to exercise caution and monitor local media for security updates, owing to a protest by TNTJ following an anti-Islamic movie. On 28 January 2014, TNTJ organized a protest to demand increase in reservation for

in Tamil Nadu.

TNTJ expels founder for sexually inappropriate behaviour

In May 2018, P Jainulabideen, the founder of TNTJ, was expelled from the organisation after the release of several audios.

Controversies

As reported by three references provided, on March 19, 2022, Tamil Nadu police arrested a leader of the Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamath over allegations of issuing death threat to the judges of the Karnataka High Court concerning the court's verdict on a case related to wearing hijab in schools and colleges where the school or college uniform is mandated.

References

External links

Official Website of TNTJ
{{commons category Islamic organisations based in India Islamic organizations established in 2004 2004 establishments in Tamil Nadu