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| Islamic scholar Modern era |
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| Full name | Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadiri |
| Born | 1950 Karachi |
| School/tradition | Sunni - Hanafi |
| Main interests | Dawat-e-Islami |
| Notable ideas | I must try to rectify my self and the people of the whole world |
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Influenced
Imam Ahmad Raza Khan
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Ilyas Attar Qadiri Razawi is the leader of the Sunni revival movement Dawat-e-Islami,[1] which he founded in 1981 in Pakistan. is often referred to as 'Hazrat Sahab' or 'Bappa Jaan'.He has thousands of mureeds (disciples) around the world.He has campaigned against sectarianism[2] and terrorism.[3]
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Early life
Maulana Muhammed Ilyas Attar Qadri was born in Karachi in the 1950. His father, Haji AbdurRahman, migrated to Sindh province, Pakistan when many Muslims were facing trouble in India. They stayed for a little while in another city in Sindh and then moved to the main capital of Sindh, Karachi.[4]
Dawat-e-Islami
Ilyas Qadri is founder of Dawat-e-Islami International Movement of Qura'an & Sunnat. It is a non-political, non-extremist peaceful Islamic movement. Presently Dawat-e-Islami is working in more than 71 countries of 6 continents, having more than 45 different departments i.e Madani channel (satelite channel), Madni Qafila (caravan for preaching) , Madni Inama'at (for self rectification), prisons, Universities & colleges, special people, Doctors, Ulema Production, jamiaat & madaris, masajid construction, different islamic course e.t.c With the work of Dawat-e-Islami a revalutionary change came in the life of millions of muslims specialy youth, and also a positive in the muslim society.
Dawat-e-Islami also holds weekly ijtimas (religious gatherings) in thousands of cities worldwide on every Thursday evening.[citation needed]
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
- ^ Behuria, Ashok K. (January 2008). "Sects Within Sect: The Case of Deobandi–Barelvi Encounter in Pakistan". Strategic Analysis (Routledge) 30 (1): 57–80. doi:. ISSN 0970-0161.
- ^ Jalal, Ayesha (2008). Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia. Harvard University Press. p. 282. ISBN 9780674028012.
- ^ "Congregation attended by 0.5 million; unity in the lines of Muslims urged". Pakistan Press International. 26 September 2004. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-13511368_ITM. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Authentic details of his early days are best found in the series by Maktabatul Madeena: Tazkira e Ameere AhleSunnat and Ibtidayi Halaat.
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