Madhe Sahaba Agitation
| Madhe Sahaba Agitation | |
|---|---|
| Part of Religious violence in India | |
| Location | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Target | Azadari in Lucknow |
| Weapons | Stones, Bricks, Sticks |
| Perpetrator | Deobandi madrassa Dar ul Mubalaghin of Lucknow |
| Motive | Sectarianism |
The Madhe Sahaba Agitation was a civil disobedience movement launched by the Deobandi Muslims of Lucknow in the first half of the twentieth century. The movement aimed to counter the commemoration of the tragedy of Karbala during Muharram. It led to a widespread Shia–Sunni conflict between 1906 and 1909 and later turned violent between 1936 and 1939. The conflict eventually spread to other parts of British India.