ROLE OF TAHIR POSHANJI ON BUILDING AN INDEPENDENT ISLAMIC STATE IN AFGHANISTAN (823 – 874 A.D.)

Enayatullah Dadman ,Wafiullah Aminzai ,Mohibullah Dainsh

doi:10.46281/aijssr.v7i1.1253

Abstract

This review paper is descriptive in nature and as a time series it investigates role of Tahir Poshanji on building independent Islamic state in Afghanistan. The findings suggest that Tahir Poshanji like other Afghan leaders had a sense of freedom and people of Afghanistan have always made sacrifices for freedom. This caused failure of many great colonial states in their goals. The martyrdom of Abu Muslim caused movements and uprising in Afghanistan which put end to the power of Arab Muslims in Afghanistan. It was in progress until independent Islamic state was built by Tahirid. The war between Mamoon and his brother Ameen over Caliphate provided opportunity to Poshanji and his wish of changing capital of caliphate from Baghdad into Afghanistan. Tahir wanted Afghans to be ruled by people of the Islamic State. The conflicts between Afghans and Arabs were increasing every day. Poshanji started preparation for his map right after his appointment as governor in Afghanistan g to separate Afghanistan from Abbasid Empire. He dropped the caliph’s name from KHUTBA (Islamic Sermon) and proclaimed an independent Islamic state in Afghanistan and raised flag of freedom. His relation with Baghdad Caliphate was only based on respect and not on domination.

Highlights

Under the leadership of Tahir Poshanji, Afghans established the independent Islamic State for the first time
This paper shows how his bravery and honesty leaded him to change Caliphate and established an independent contemporary Islamic state in Afghanistan
The said movement were in progress until an independent Islamic state was built by Tahirid in the country. These movements started earlier than Tahirid Rule in Sistan and Herat, but they became stronger during the conflict between Amin and Mamoon over caliphate after the death of Haroon-ur-Rasheed and it paved the way for an Islamic State of Khorasan under the leadership of Tahir Poshanji (Naeemi, 1391)

Summary

Introduction

INTRODUCTION Under the leadership of Tahir Poshanji, Afghans established the independent Islamic State for the first time. After the death of Haroon-ur-Rasheed, his two sons, Amin and Mamoon had conflict over the caliphate. But when he changed the capital of caliphate from Afghanistan to Baghdad, he appointed Tahir as the governor of Khorasan.

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