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Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri
Born1950 (26-Ramaḍān-1369 A.H.)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
EraModern era
RegionIslamic scholar
SchoolSunni - Hanafi
Main interestsDawat-e-Islami
Notable ideasI must strive to rectify myself and the people of the whole world.

Abul Bilāl, Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Raḍavī (Urdu: محمد الياس عطارؔ قادرى) 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.
As the fountain head of Dawat-e-Islami he has given his Muslim missionary movement the moto “I must strive to rectify myself and the people of the whole world.” He is considered as a Spiritual Guide who has motivated his disciples towards righteousness and the Sunnah (traditions and ways of Prophet Muhammad) through his poems, writings and sermons. In his close circle, he is referred to as “Bāpā” .

Early life

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Abul Bilāl, Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri Raḍavī

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.

His father Abdur Rehmān was a disciple in the esteemed Qādiriyyah Sufi Order. When Ilyas Qadri was only 14 months old infant, his father died due to a heat stroke, during the Holy Hajj pilgrimage on the 14th Zul Hijjah 1370 A.H (1951 A.D.) His mother died on the 17th of Safar 1398 A.H. (1978 A.D.)

The main sources of this knowledge were books and the company of religious scholars specifically Grand Muftī of Pakistan, Shaykh Muftī Waqār ud-Dīn Raḍavī of Karachi. Ilyas Qadri spent about twenty two years in the company of the Grand Muftī and he graced Mr. Qadri with the honour of being his Khalīfah

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 seventy two countries spread over six continents. It is organized into more than 41 different departments, such as: Madni channel (satellite channel), Madani Inamaat (Questionaires for self-reflection and rectification), missionary work in prisons, Department of Islamic Jurisprudence, Department of Masjid Services, Maktaba-tul-madinah, Department of Educational Institutions, Department of Amulaets and Letters of condolences, Madani Qafla & Ijtema , 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.

His Writings

Maulana Ilyas Qadri wrote his very first booklet on the life of Ala Hazrat, Ahmed Raza Khan of Bareilly, India titled “Tażkerahaey Imām Ahmed Raḍā” ; Peyṫ Kā Qufl-e-Madina -- On the guidelines for healthy living; Faizan-e-Ramaḍān – On the virtues of the Holy Month of Ramaḍān. In addition to the above he has also authored the following books: Namāz Kay Aḥkām: On the rulings pertaining to Salāh , Wuḍu , Ghusl , and Janāzah . ; Rafīqqul Haramain: On an extensive discussion regarding the proper way of performing Hajj pilgrimage and Umrah and Ghiībet kī Tabāhkārīyān: On the perils of backbiting and slandering.

Sufi Sucessorship and Permissions

Maulana Ilyas Qadri is the disciple of Maulānā Ḍiāud Dīn Aḥmed Madanī Qādirī Raḍawi. He is the Khalīfah of Grand Muftī of Pakistan, Allamah Muftī Waqar-ud Dīn. The Commentator of Sahih Bukhari, Grand Master of Jurisprudence of India Muftī Sharīfful-Ḥaq Amjaddī has also granted maulana Ilyas Qadri with his Khilāfah of the four major Spiritual Sufi Orders : Qādirīyyah, Chishtīyyah, Naqshbundīyyah, and Soharvardīyyah. He also granted him permission of transmission of the books of Ḥadiš , and dissemination of Islamic knowledge Furthermore, Maulānā Faḍlur Rahmān of Madina granted him Khilāfah and authorized him with his Ijāzah He initiates his disciples in the Spiritual Sufi Order of Qādirīyyah, Raḍavīyyah, Aṭṭārīya, which is a branch of Qadri Sufi Order attributed to him.

See also

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)
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  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. T’aruffay Amīrray AhlaySunnat by Majlis Al-Madina-tul ‘Ilmīyah
  7. T’aruffay Amīrray AhlaySunnat by Majlis Al-Madina-tul ‘Ilmīyah
  8. http://www.dawateislami.net/static/streamingHome.do?t=2
  9. Glimpses: Biography of Amīr-e-Ahlay-Sunnat pp. 77-89
  10. http://www.dawateislami.net/book/bookHome.do#section:writer_2.0 www.dawateislami.net/books
  11. T’aruffay Amīrray AhlaySunnat by Majlis Al-Madina-tul ‘Ilmīyah


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