Jamaat al Dawa al Quran

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Jamaat al Dawa al Quran is an Afghani organization notable because American counter-terrorism analysts suspected it had ties to terrorism.^[1]

[edit] Sahib Rohullah Wakil and Jamaat al Dawa al Quran

One of the Guantanamo captives, Sahib Rohullah Wakil, faced several allegations, during his Combatant Status Review Tribunal and Administrative Review Board hearings, that his ties with Jamat al Dawa al Quran implied he was tied to al Qaeda.^[1]

Among the allegations prepared by American counter-terrorism analysts were:^[1]

"The detainee is an Afghanistan citizen who is a high-ranking member of Jama' AT UL Dawa AL Qurani (JDQ)."
"Jama' AT UL Dawa AL Qurani (JDQ) is an Islamic extremist group operating in Pakistan, which received funds from non-governmental organizations located throughout the Middle East."
"The detainee was actively involved in two Jamaat al Dawa al Quran training camps."

Wakil tried to explain the nature of the group to his Tribunal and Board.^[1] He explained that the group was formed during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. According to his explanation, while there were many militant groups formed at this time, the Jamaat al Dawa al Quran's efforts were all humanitarian, it did not have a military wing, and it did not run any training camps.

According to Wakil the group continued to operate after the Soviet ouster, continuing to support humanitarian projects.^[1] He said that the group operated with the approval of the Northern Alliance and was opposed by the Taliban.

[edit] See also

Tablighi Jamaat -- which American counter-terrorism analysts usually refer to as Jamaat al Tabligh, os some variation there-of, an organization with a similar sounding name that might therefore be conflated with this organization.
charities accused of ties to terrorism