Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri ( ur, ), known as ''Attar'' (), is a
Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
Islamic preacher, Muslim scholar and founding leader of
Dawat-e-Islami. He is based in
Karachi,
Pakistan. Qadri is the author of
Faizan-e-Sunnat.
Family background
His
Kutchi Memon forefathers were from the village of Kutyanah in
Junagarh, India. His father served the
Hanafi Memon Mosque in
Pakistan in various capacities for many years. After the formation of
Pakistan, his parents migrated to
Pakistan. They first came to
Hyderabad and then moved to
Karachi.
Biography
Ilyas Qadri was born on 12 July 1950
in a
Memoni family in
Karachi,
Pakistan. He is a
Sufi
Sufism ( ar, ''aṣ-ṣūfiyya''), also known as Tasawwuf ( ''at-taṣawwuf''), is a mystic body of religious practice, found mainly within Sunni Islam but also within Shia Islam, which is characterized by a focus on Islamic spirituality, ...
scholar of the
Qadri Rizvi order and founder of
Dawat-e-Islami,
a global organization of Sunnis spread over 195+ countries.
Qadri studied for 22 years from
Grand Mufti of
Pakistan Muhammad Waqaruddin Qadri at Darl Uloom Amjadia, Karachi.
Qadri is a leader and a founder of the Qadiri-yya, Rizviyya, Attariyya branch of the Qadriyya Sufi order.
He has authored 30 books, including ''Faizane-Sunnat''.
Dawat-e-Islami
Dawat-e-Islami has contributed towards the promotion of Islamic
education. It has established
madrasas
Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...
where children and adults learn and memorize the
Quran, and
Jamia-tul-Madina where the
dars-e-nizami
Dars-i Nizami is a study curriculum or system used in many Islamic institutions (madrassas) and Dar Ul Ulooms, which originated in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century and can now also be found in parts of South Africa, Canada, the United S ...
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
Qadri became a student of
Ziauddin Madani, a disciple of
Ahmad Raza Khan. Fadlur Rahman and Waqar-ud Din authorized him in Sufism. Shariful- Haq Amjadi authorized him in all the four major Sufi orders,
Qadiriyyah
The Qadiriyya (), also transliterated Qādirīyah, ''Qadri'', ''Qadriya'', ''Kadri'', ''Elkadri'', ''Elkadry'', ''Aladray'', ''Alkadrie'', ''Adray'', ''Kadray'', ''Kadiri'', ''Qadiri'', ''Quadri'' or ''Qadri'' are members of the Sunni Qadiri ta ...
,
Chishtiyyah,
Naqshbandiyyah, and
Suhrawardiyya. Amjadi also gave him
ijazah to transmit
ahadith.
Publications
Along with ''
Faizan-e-Sunnat'', his publications include:
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Laws of Ṣalāĥ'
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Priceless Diamonds'
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Cure for Anger'
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I want to rectify myself'
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Cure for Sins'
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Test of the Grave'
See also
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Dar-ul-Madinah School System
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Abdul Rashid Dawoodi
Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya (T.S.A.; ) is an Islamic Barelvi religious seminary and welfare organisation based in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
History
Tehreek-e-Soutul Awliya was announced in 2005 by Abdul Rashid Dawoodi during ...
(Sunni scholar from kashmir india (founder of
Tehreek-e-Soutul Auwliya)
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Maulana Bashir Farooq Qadri
References
External links
Dawat-e-Islami Maulana Ilyas Qadri
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Dawat-e-Islami
21st-century Islamic religious leaders
Muslim missionaries
Memon people
People from Karachi
Pakistani clergy
1950 births
Living people
Founders of Pakistani schools and colleges
21st-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Sufi mystics
Poets from Karachi
Islamic television preachers
Pakistani religious writers
Pakistani YouTubers
Barelvis