Qibla (group)
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Qibla is a militant Shi'a Muslim organisation in South Africa, founded in the 1980s. The group espouses jihad
and the establishment of an Islamic state in South Africa.
Qibla is associated with People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
, which was founded in 1996.
Jihad
Jihad , an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning "struggle". Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God ". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is...
and the establishment of an Islamic state in South Africa.
Qibla is associated with People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
People Against Gangsterism and Drugs was formed in 1996 as an Islamically-oriented, militant group in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town, South Africa. It claims to fight drugs and gangsterism but its members have been implicated in several criminal and terrorist acts.-Origins:PAGAD grew as an...
, which was founded in 1996.