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Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razawi ki maa ki kuss is the leader and founder of the Sunni revival movement Dawat-e-Islami, which was founded in 1981 in Karachi, Pakistan. He has campaigned against sectarianism and terrorism.

Early life

Maulana Muhammed Ilyas Attar Qadri was born on the 26th of Ramaḍān, 1369 A.H. (1950 A.D.) in Karachi, Pakistan. His forefathers lived in the village of Kutyana in Junagarh, India. His parents migrated to Pakistan, after Pakistan’s independence from the British rule. They initially lived in Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan but later moved to Karachi.

Dawat-e-Islami

Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri is the leader and founder of Dawat-e-Islami -- a global, non-political movement for the propagation of Quranic knowledge and the Prophetic ways It is apolitical and peaceful Islamic movement. Presently Dawat-e-Islami is working in more than 72 countries spread over 6 continents. It is organized into more than 41 different departments, such as: Madani Channel (satellite channel), Madni Inama'at (Questionaires for self-reflection and rectification), missionary work in prisons, Department of Islamic Jurisprudence, Department of Masjid Services, Department of Educational Institutions, Department of Amulaets and Letters of condolences, Madanī Qāfilah & Ijtimā’ , Weekly Ijtimā’s for Sisters, congregational abiding in the masjid in the holy month of Ramḍān, International & State-Level congregations, Department of Authentication of Books, Department for brothers with special needs, etc.

Dawat-e-Islami also holds weekly congregations in thousands of cities worldwide on every Thursday evening.

See also

• Ahmad Raza Khan
• Mustafa Raza Khan
• Akhtar Raza
• Hamid Raza Khan
• Qari Muslehuddin Siddiqui
• Syed Faiz-ul Hassan Shah
• Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat

References

1. Behuria, Ashok K. (2008). "Sects Within Sect: The Case of Deobandi–Barelvi Encounter in Pakistan". Strategic Analysis. 30 (1). Routledge: 57–80. doi:10.1080/09700160801886330. ISSN 0970-0161. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
2. Jalal, Ayesha (2008). Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia. Harvard University Press. p. 282. ISBN 9780674028012.
3. "Congregation attended by 0.5 million; unity in the lines of Muslims urged". Pakistan Press International. 26 September 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
4. T’aruffay Amīrray AhlaySunnat by Majlis Al-Madina-tul ‘Ilmīyah
5. Authentic details of his early days are best found in the series by Maktabatul Madeena: Tazkira e Ameere AhleSunnat and Ibtidayi Halaat.
6. http://www.dawateislami.net/static/streamingHome.do?t=2
7. Glimpses: Biography of Amīr-e-Ahlay-Sunnat pp. 77-89

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