Zikrism

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title: Zikrism
text: Zikrism is a Mahdist minority Muslim group or sect found primarily in the Balochistan region of western Pakistan. The name Zikri comes from the Arabic word Dhikr. Like Shia and Sunni Muslims, Zikri revere the Quran. However, they follow different prayer practices and believe the Mahdi has already come. They already suffered sectarian attacks before the founding of Pakistan and more recent attacks and insecurity episodes have led some of them to migrate from Balochistan to Pakistan's cities. Thei
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description: Islamic Mahdiist sect
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zikrism
date created: 2004-02-14T05:39:23Z
date modified: 2024-08-31T17:30:04Z
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