Ideology and philosophy Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam or simply called 'Ahrars' had an anti-imperialist, anti-feudal and Indian nationalist ideology. It worked to free India from the British rule. This party, before fading away, was highly active in
Punjab Province (British India) and left an impact on major cities of Punjab like
Amritsar,
Lahore,
Sialkot,
Multan,
Ludhiana and
Gurdaspur. was originally part of the failed
Khilafat movement and emerged as a religio-political party after the
Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 and the disintegration of the Khilafat movement in 1922. By the early 1930s, the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam (hereafter called Ahrars) had become an important
political party of
Muslims in the
Punjab. The activists' agitation centered on the princely states, and was predicated on mobilisation around socio-religious issues. Besides these campaigns, the Ahrar also participated in the mainstream political developments of British India between 1931 and 1947. Its political career can be divided into two parts; the AHRAR's response to political and constitutional issues, and its performance in electoral politics. The Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
stood strongly against the partition of India, with its leader Afzal Haq stating that the "Partition of India is, in fact, the cry of upper classes …. It is not a communal demand as some people think but a stunt in order that the poor classes may not concentrate their thought and energies on all important questions of social and economic justice." It was a member of the
All India Azad Muslim Conference, which gathered to show support for a united India.
Activism in Pakistan Syed Muhammad Kafeel Bukhari is present President Of Majlis Ahrar Islam Pakistan. In November 2012, the Government of Pakistan banned Abdul Latif Khalid Cheema, leader of Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat and Secretary General of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam, from delivering a speech in the
Chichawatni and district
Sahiwal area due to the security situation in
Muharram. In Pakistan, the party opposed the
Ahmadiyya Movement. This culminated in the
1953 Lahore riots; in 1954, Majlis-e-Ahrar was banned. The associated Islamist religious movement Tehreek-e-Khatme Nabuwwat remains. ==List of organisation leaders==