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			'''Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri'''{{efn\|{{langx\|ur\|محمد الیاس عطار قادری\|translit=Muḥammad Ilyās ʿAṭṭār Qādrī}}}} (born 1950) is a ] ] who is the leader of ] since its foundation. He belongs to the ] order of ].

			A ], Qadri was born in ] and studied under ] at Darul Uloom Amjadia. He was authorized in ] by ] and ].
	'''Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri Razvi Ziaee ''' ({{lang-ur\|{{Nastaliq\| محمد الیاس قادری رضوی ضیائی}}}}), known as ''Attar'' ({{lang\|ur\|{{nq\| عطار}}}}), is a ] Islamic preacher, Sunni Muslim scholar and founding leader of ] - a non-political religious organisation with presence in nearly two hundred countries of the world. He is based in ], ]. Attar is the author of ].<ref name="muslim500">{{cite book \|title=The 500 Most Influential Muslims \|publisher=Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre \|page=109 \|edition=2020 \|url=https://www.themuslim500.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TheMuslim500-2020-low.pdf \|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>

			His Dawat-e-Islami is a non-political global organization of ] ] spread over 195+ countries.<ref>{{cite web \|date=29 April 2022 \|title=Dawat-e-Islami is a Non-Political Movement \|url=https://dailypakistan.com.pk/29-Apr-2022/1432837 \|access-date=2023-12-17 \|publisher=Daily Pakistan \|archive-date=3 May 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503202426/https://dailypakistan.com.pk/29-Apr-2022/1432837 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="muslim500">{{cite book \|url=https://www.themuslim500.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TheMuslim500-2020-low.pdf \|title=The 500 Most Influential Muslims \|publisher=Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre \|edition=2020 \|page=109 \|access-date=25 April 2020 \|archive-date=10 October 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010040021/https://www.themuslim500.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/TheMuslim500-2020-low.pdf \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Dawn">{{Cite web \|date=21 October 2002 \|title=Da'awat moot concludes \|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/62787/da-awat-moot-concludes \|website=DAWN.COM \|access-date=10 February 2024 \|archive-date=1 November 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101031501/http://beta.dawn.com/news/62787/da-awat-moot-concludes \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Tribune">{{cite web \|author=Kamran Yousaf \|date=12 September 2011 \|title=Dawat-e-Islami comes under military's radar \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/250572/clamping-down-dawat-e-islami-comes-under-militarys-radar/ \|access-date=6 December 2018 \|publisher=The Express Tribune (newspaper) \|archive-date=26 February 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226213041/https://tribune.com.pk/story/250572/clamping-down-dawat-e-islami-comes-under-militarys-radar \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="global encyclopedia">{{cite book \|author=N. K. Singh \|title=global encyclopedia of Islamic mystics and mysticism \|publisher=Global Vision Publishing House, India \|year=2009 \|isbn=978-81-8220-673-1 \|location=India \|pages=270}}</ref><ref name="sindhidunya">{{citation \|last1=Dunya \|first1=Sindhi \|title=Muhammad Ilyas Qadri: The Notable Islamic Cleric of Sindh \|date=7 February 2018 \|work=Sindhi Dunya \|url=https://www.sindhidunya.com/muhammad-ilyas-qadri-sindh/ \|access-date=6 December 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045831/https://www.sindhidunya.com/muhammad-ilyas-qadri-sindh/ \|archive-date=7 December 2018 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has around 30 million disciples all over the world.<ref name="muslim500" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|title=Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri \|url=https://www.themuslim500.com/profiles/muhammad-ilyas-attar-qadiri/ \|access-date=2020-06-09 \|website=The Muslim 500 \|language=en-US \|archive-date=2 November 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102062105/https://themuslim500.com/profiles/muhammad-ilyas-attar-qadiri/ \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="madiha">{{cite book \|last1=Afzal \|first1=Madiha \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ws5SDwAAQBAJ&q=This+does+not+imply,+however,+that+they+would+become+violent.+They+were+both+followers+of+Muhammad+Ilyas+Attar+Qadri%27s+fundamentalist+group+Dawat-e-Islam&pg=PT109 \|title=Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society and the State \|date=16 March 2018 \|publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited \|isbn=9789353050054 \|access-date=24 April 2020 \|archive-date=10 February 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210071529/https://books.google.com/books?id=ws5SDwAAQBAJ&q=This+does+not+imply,+however,+that+they+would+become+violent.+They+were+both+followers+of+Muhammad+Ilyas+Attar+Qadri%27s+fundamentalist+group+Dawat-e-Islam&pg=PT109 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
	== Family background ==
⚫	His ~~forefathers~~ ~~were~~ from the village of Kutyanah in Junagarh, ]. His father ~~served~~ the Hanafi Memon Mosque in ~~] in~~ ~~various~~ ~~capacities~~ ~~for~~ ~~many years~~. ~~After~~ the ~~formation~~ of ], his parents ~~migrated~~ to ]. ~~They~~ ~~first~~ ~~came~~ to ] ~~and~~ ~~then~~ ~~moved~~ to ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book\|url=https://www.dawateislami.net/bookslibrary/en/introduction-to-ameer-e-ahl-e-sunnat\|title=Attar - The Life and the Journey\|publisher=Maktaba tul Madinah\|year=2010\|location=UK}}</ref>

			== Early life and education ==
	== Biography ==
		⚫	His ] ancestors originated from the village of Kutyanah in ]. His father held various positions at the Hanafi Memon Mosque in Pakistan for an extended period. Following the establishment of Pakistan, his parents relocated to the country, initially settling in ] before eventually moving to ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book\|url=https://www.dawateislami.net/bookslibrary/en/introduction-to-ameer-e-ahl-e-sunnat\|title=Attar - The Life and the Journey\|publisher=Maktaba tul Madinah\|year=2010\|location=UK\|access-date=10 February 2024\|archive-date=5 December 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205220341/https://dawateislami.net/bookslibrary/en/introduction-to-ameer-e-ahl-e-sunnat\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	Ilyas Qadri was born on 12 July 1950<ref name="muslim500"/> in a ] family in ], ]. He is a ] ] of the ] Rizvi order and founder of ],<ref name="madiha">{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ws5SDwAAQBAJ&q=This+does+not+imply,+however,+that+they+would+become+violent.+They+were+both+followers+of+Muhammad+Ilyas+Attar+Qadri%27s+fundamentalist+group+Dawat-e-Islam&pg=PT109 \|access-date=24 April 2020\|title=Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society and the State\|isbn=9789353050054\|last1=Afzal\|first1=Madiha\|date=16 March 2018}}</ref> a global organization of Sunnis spread over 195+ countries.<ref name="muslim500"/><ref name=Dawn>{{Cite web\|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/62787/da-awat-moot-concludes\|title=Da'awat moot concludes\|first=A.\|last=Correspondent\|date=21 October 2002\|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref><ref name=Tribune>{{cite web\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/250572/clamping-down-dawat-e-islami-comes-under-militarys-radar/ \|title=Dawat-e-Islami comes under military's radar\|author=Kamran Yousaf\|date=12 September 2011\|publisher=The Express Tribune (newspaper)\|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref><ref name="global encyclopedia">{{cite book \| title=global encyclopedia of Islamic mystics and mysticism \| publisher=Global Vision Publishing House, India \| author=N. K. Singh \| year=2009 \| location=India \| pages=270 \| isbn=978-81-8220-673-1}}</ref><ref name=sindhidunya>{{citation\|url=https://www.sindhidunya.com/muhammad-ilyas-qadri-sindh/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207045831/https://www.sindhidunya.com/muhammad-ilyas-qadri-sindh/ \|archive-date=7 December 2018 \|title=Muhammad Ilyas Qadri: The Notable Islamic Cleric of Sindh \|first1=Sindhi \|last1=Dunya \|work= Sindhi Dunya \|date=7 February 2018 \|access-date=6 December 2018 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	Qadri ~~studied~~ ~~for~~ 22 ~~years~~ ~~from~~ ] of ] ] at ~~Darl~~ ~~Uloom~~ ~~Amjadia,~~ ~~Karachi~~.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.themuslim500.com/profiles/muhammad-ilyas-attar-qadiri/~~\|title=Muhammad Ilyas~~ ~~Attar Qadiri~~\|website=The Muslim 500}}</ref>		Ilyas Qadri was born on July 12, 1950, in Karachi.<ref name="muslim500" /> His father, Abdur Rahman Qadri, was commonly referred to with the title "'']''" due to his purported passing while undertaking the ].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri \|url=https://www.themuslim500.com/profiles/muhammad-ilyas-attar-qadiri/ \|website=The Muslim 500 \|access-date=10 February 2024 \|archive-date=2 November 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102062105/https://themuslim500.com/profiles/muhammad-ilyas-attar-qadiri/ \|url-status=live }}</ref>

			Qadri pursued his studies for approximately 22 years under the tutelage of the esteemed scholar ] at Darul Uloom Amjadia in Karachi.<ref name=":2" />
	Qadri is a leader and a founder of the Qadiri-yya, Rizviyya, Attariyya branch of the Qadriyya Sufi order.<ref name="muslim500" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri\|url=https://www.themuslim500.com/profiles/muhammad-ilyas-attar-qadiri/\|access-date=2020-06-09\|website=The Muslim 500\|language=en-US}}</ref>He has authored 30 books, including ''Faizane-Sunnat''.<ref name="muslim500" /><ref name=":0" />His most remarkable quote is, “I Must Strive to Reform Myself and the People of the Entire World.”<ref name="muslim500" /><ref name=":0" />

	== ~~Dawat-e-Islami~~ ==		== Career ==
⚫	] has contributed towards the promotion of Islamic ]. It has established ] where children and adults learn and memorize the ], and ] where the ] curriculum is taught. ~~{{fact\|date=October 2020}}~~

			=== Dawat-e-Islami ===
⚫	Dawat-e-Islami has departments including Islamic Jurisprudence, ], Madrasa tul Madinah, ], Departments of ] Service, Madani Inamat and Madani Qafila.<ref name=":1" />
		⚫	] has contributed towards the promotion of Islamic ]. It has established '']'' where children and adults learn and memorize the ], and ] where the ] curriculum is taught.

		⚫	Dawat-e-Islami has departments including ], ], Madrasa tul Madinah, ], Departments of ], Madani Inamat and ].<ref name=":1" />
⚫	== ~~Sufism~~ ==
⚫	Qadri became a ] of ], a disciple of ]. ~~Fadlur~~ Rahman and Waqar-ud Din authorized him in Sufism. Shariful- Haq Amjadi authorized him in all the four major Sufi orders, ], ], ], and ]. Amjadi also gave him ] to transmit ].<ref name=":1" />

	== ~~Publications~~ ==		=== Sufism ===
		⚫	Ilyas Qadri became a ] of Ziauddin Madani, himself a disciple of ]. Fazlur Rahman and Waqar-ud Din authorized him in Sufism. ] authorized him in all the four major Sufi orders, ], ], ], and ]. Amjadi also gave him ] to transmit ].<ref name=":1"/>
⚫	~~Along~~ with '']'', his publications include:<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2013-12-31\|title=Sheikh-e-Tariqat, Ameer-e-Ahle-Sunnat Hazrat-e-Allama Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri Razavi Ziaye دامت برتھم العالیہ\|url=http://www.ameer-e-ahlesunnat.net/english/?page_id719\|access-date=2021-08-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000445/http://www.ameer-e-ahlesunnat.net/english/?page_id719\|archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/7197388.Muhammad_Ilyas_Attar_Qadri_Razavi\|title=Books by Muhammad Ilyas 'Attar Qadri Razavi (Author of Faizan e Sunnat)\|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref>
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	==~~See~~ ~~also~~==		== Books ==
		⚫	The author of some 30 books,<ref name="muslim500" /><ref name=":0" /> along with his major work '']<ref name="muslim500" />'' in 2 volumes and more than 2000 pages, his other publications include:<ref name="auto" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web\|date=2013-12-31\|title=Sheikh-e-Tariqat, Ameer-e-Ahle-Sunnat Hazrat-e-Allama Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri Razavi Ziaye دامت برتھم العالیہ\|url=http://www.ameer-e-ahlesunnat.net/english/?page_id719\|access-date=2021-08-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000445/http://www.ameer-e-ahlesunnat.net/english/?page_id719\|archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/7197388.Muhammad_Ilyas_Attar_Qadri_Razavi\|title=Books by Muhammad Ilyas 'Attar Qadri Razavi (Author of Faizan e Sunnat)\|website=www.goodreads.com\|access-date=10 February 2024\|archive-date=3 November 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103044639/https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/7197388.Muhammad_Ilyas_Attar_Qadri_Razavi\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	*] School System
			* ''Laws of Ṣalāĥ''
	*](Sunni scholar from kashmir india (founder of ])
			* ''Priceless Diamonds''
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			* ''Cure for Anger''
			* ''I want to rectify myself''
			* ''Method of becoming Pious''
			* ''Cure for Sins''
			* ''Test of the Grave''

			== Criticism ==

			# '''Media Adaptation''':
			#* Initially opposed TV and pictures<ref>{{Cite AV media \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVO5oFniLQA \|title=Dawateislami Pehle Tv Dekhne Se Mana Karti Thi Or Ab Madani Channel 🤔🤔/ Answer By Maulana Ilya Qadri \|language=en \|access-date=2024-04-20 \|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> but later embraced them through his channel, '''Madani Channel,'''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Madani Channel \|url=https://www.madanichannel.tv/ \|access-date=2024-04-20 \|website=www.madanichannel.tv}}</ref> This shift deviated from the views of ''']''', whom he claims to follow.
			# '''Sectarian Divisions and Extremism''':
			#* Accused of promoting sectarian divisions and animosity, particularly towards ''']'''.
			#* Allegations of ] and ] within ''']'''.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2022-06-30 \|title=Dawat-e-Islami collected donations worth Rs 20 lakh from border areas of Rajasthan, say agencies \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/dawat-e-islami-collected-donations-worth-rs-20-lakh-from-border-areas-of-rajasthan-say-agencies/articleshow/92577717.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2024-04-20 \|work=The Economic Times \|issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
			#* Ilyas Qadri has faced ]s related to ] and controversial statements. These include supporting extrajudicial killings of blasphemers. His affiliation with individuals involved in violent incidents, has raised concerns. like
			#** '''Salman Taseer's Murder''': ], associated with ], murdered Pakistani governor ]. Ilyas Qadri declared Killer a ‘ghazi’.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-06-30 \|title=What Is Dawat-e-Islami And The Alleged Pakistan Link To The Udaipur Beheading \|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/what-is-dawat-e-islami-and-the-alleged-pakistan-link-to-the-udaipur-beheading-573571.html \|access-date=2024-04-22 \|website=IndiaTimes \|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Dawat-e-Islami, the growing threat and how it radicalises Indian Muslims \|url=https://www.oneindia.com/india/dawat-e-islami-the-growing-threat-and-how-it-radicalises-indian-muslims-3503116.html \|website=One India}}</ref>
			#** '''Udaipur, India Incident''': Ghouse Mohammad, connected to ], was involved in a brutal murder in ], ]. The investigation led to the detention of five individuals, including the two prime accused.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Explained: Dawat-e-Islami, the Pakistan based Sunni group linked to Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal's murderer \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/dawat-e-isami-pakistan-based-sunni-group-linked-to-udaipur-tailor-kanhaiya-lal-murderer-1968335-2022-06-29 \|access-date=2024-04-22 \|website=India Today \|date=29 June 2022 \|language=en}}</ref>

		⚫	== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 4 January 2025

Pakistani Islamic scholar (born 1950)

Ilyas Qadri

الیاس قادری

Personal life

Born

Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri
(1950-07-12) 12 July 1950 (age 74)
Karachi, Pakistan

Nationality

Pakistani

Children

Ahmad Ubaid Raza
Bilal Raza Qadri

Notable work(s)

Faizan-e-Sunnat

Known for

Founder of Dawat-e-Islami

Religious life

Religion

Denomination

Jurisprudence

Teachers

Creed

Muslim leader

Influenced by

Abu Hanifa
Abdul Qadir Gilani
Mu'in al-Din Chishti
Nizamuddin Auliya
Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Akhtar Raza Khan

Influenced

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi

YouTube information

Channel

Maulana Ilyas Qadri

Years active

2013 — Present

Subscribers

1.74 million

Total views

243.5 million

Creator Awards
	100,000 subscribers
	1,000,000 subscribers

Last updated: 07 Aug 2023.

Website

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Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri (born 1950) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar who is the leader of Dawat-e-Islami since its foundation. He belongs to the Qadri–Razavi order of Sufism.

A Kutchi Memon, Qadri was born in Karachi and studied under Muhammad Waqaruddin Qadri at Darul Uloom Amjadia. He was authorized in Sufism by Fazlur Rahman and Waqaruddin Qadri.

His Dawat-e-Islami is a non-political global organization of Barelvi Sunnis spread over 195+ countries. He has around 30 million disciples all over the world.

Early life and education

His Kutchi Memon ancestors originated from the village of Kutyanah in Junagarh, Gujarat, India. His father held various positions at the Hanafi Memon Mosque in Pakistan for an extended period. Following the establishment of Pakistan, his parents relocated to the country, initially settling in Hyderabad, Sindh before eventually moving to Karachi.

Ilyas Qadri was born on July 12, 1950, in Karachi. His father, Abdur Rahman Qadri, was commonly referred to with the title "Haji" due to his purported passing while undertaking the hajj pilgrimage.

Qadri pursued his studies for approximately 22 years under the tutelage of the esteemed scholar Muhammad Waqaruddin Qadri at Darul Uloom Amjadia in Karachi.

Career

Dawat-e-Islami

Dawat-e-Islami has contributed towards the promotion of Islamic education. It has established madrasas where children and adults learn and memorize the Quran, and Jamia-tul-Madina where the Dars-e-Nizami curriculum is taught.

Dawat-e-Islami has departments including Islamic Jurisprudence, Madani Channel, Madrasa tul Madinah, Jamia-tul-Madina, Departments of Mosque Service, Madani Inamat and Madani Qafila.

Sufism

Ilyas Qadri became a murid of Ziauddin Madani, himself a disciple of Ahmad Raza Khan. Fazlur Rahman and Waqar-ud Din authorized him in Sufism. Shariful Haq Amjadi authorized him in all the four major Sufi orders, Qadiriyyah, Chishtiyyah, Naqshbandiyyah, and Suhrawardiyya. Amjadi also gave him ijazah to transmit ahadith.

Books

The author of some 30 books, along with his major work Faizan-e-Sunnat in 2 volumes and more than 2000 pages, his other publications include:

Laws of Ṣalāĥ
Priceless Diamonds
Cure for Anger
I want to rectify myself
Method of becoming Pious
Cure for Sins
Test of the Grave

Criticism

Media Adaptation:
- Initially opposed TV and pictures but later embraced them through his channel, Madani Channel, This shift deviated from the views of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi, whom he claims to follow.
Sectarian Divisions and Extremism:
- Accused of promoting sectarian divisions and animosity, particularly towards Shia Muslims.
- Allegations of financial mismanagement and corruption within Dawat-e-Islami.
- Ilyas Qadri has faced allegations related to extremism and controversial statements. These include supporting extrajudicial killings of blasphemers. His affiliation with individuals involved in violent incidents, has raised concerns. like
  - Salman Taseer's Murder: Mumtaz Qadri, associated with Dawat-e-Islami, murdered Pakistani governor Salman Taseer. Ilyas Qadri declared Killer a ‘ghazi’.
  - Udaipur, India Incident: Ghouse Mohammad, connected to Dawat-e-Islami, was involved in a brutal murder in Udaipur, India. The investigation led to the detention of five individuals, including the two prime accused.

Notes

Urdu: محمد الیاس عطار قادری, romanized: Muḥammad Ilyās ʿAṭṭār Qādrī

References

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Dawateislami Pehle Tv Dekhne Se Mana Karti Thi Or Ab Madani Channel 🤔🤔/ Answer By Maulana Ilya Qadri. Retrieved 20 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
"Madani Channel". www.madanichannel.tv. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
"Dawat-e-Islami collected donations worth Rs 20 lakh from border areas of Rajasthan, say agencies". The Economic Times. 30 June 2022. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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v t e Dawat-e-Islami
Key Personalities	Muhammad Ilyas Qadri Muhammad Imran Attari
Influenced by	Abu Hanifa Ahmad Raza Khan
Educational institutions	Madani Channel Jamia-tul-Madina Dar-ul-Madinah Madrasa-tul-Madina
Related topics	Faizan-e-Sunnat Madani Channel Sunni Muslim
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