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Dawat-e-Islami 
Motto I must strive to reform myself and people of the entire world. Formation 1981 Type A Global Non-political Movement for the Propagation of Quran and Sunnah Headquarters Faizan-e-Madina - Global Islamic Centre (Aalami Madani Markaz) Location Near Capital Telephone Exchange, Main University Road Babul Madina Karachi, Pakistan. Tel: +92-21-4921389-90-91 Website http://www.dawateislami.net Dawat-e-Islami is an Islamic evangelical movement.
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History
Dawat-e-Islami was founded in 1981 A.D at Babul Madina Karachi, Pakistan, by Muhammad Ilyas Qadri. [1]
Qadri established a form of preaching focussed on the practice of "The Faraaiz" meaning the obligatory statutes, "The Waajibaat" meaning the incumbent duties, 'The Sunnan' meaning the Sunnahs, 'The Mustahabbat' meaning the approved or desirable affairs, and 'The Akhlaqiyyaat' meaning Ethics.
Jaamiat-ul-Madinah
Global Islamic Centre (Aalami Madani Markaz) of Karachi
Jaamiat-ul-Madinah (literal meaning: institutions of Madinah) refers to institutions run by Dawat-e-islami in which an 8 year Dars-e-Nizami (Aalim) course and Mufti course is provided.
Madani Qafila
Madani qafila (literal meaning: caravan of Madinah) refers to traveling to another area for learning and propagating Qura'an and Sunnahs. Dawat-e-Islami has reached more than 150 countries with the help of madani qafilas.[citation needed]
Weekly and annual congregations
Weekly Congregations
Dawat-e-Islami arranges "Haftawar Shab-e-Juma Ijtima" (weekly gatherings) in cities around the world. [2][3][4]
Annual Congregations
The annual gathering is held on 322 acres (1.30 km2) of deserted land near Multan. Dawat-e-islami is preparing to buy more land.[5] Dawat-e-Islami held the first-ever congregation for deaf, dumb and blind students at its central headquarters Faizan-e-Madinah. Hundreds of students between 16 and 18 years of age attended the programme.[6]
Charity collections
Dawat-e-Islami collects Zakat and Sadaqah in the holy month of Ramadan for its Dawah and organizational activities.[7] It is also largely financed by donation of sacrificed animal skin during Eid al-Adha, which is then sold to the leather manufacturing industry.
Dress code
Members are expected to wear a green turban(Termed as Imama Shareef), white and a brown shoulder cloth and a white dress (Kameez Shalwar). The long shirt should have a chest pocket, an additional very thin pocket to hold the Miswaak (wooden toothbrush).
Notable followers
- Misbah-ul-Haq
- Mohammad Hafeez
- Faisal Iqbal
- Humayun Farhat
- Imran Farhat
- Saeed Ajmal
- Umar Akmal
- Umar Gul
- Abdur Rehman
- Abdul Wahab Riaz [8]
- Zeeshan Ashraf
Global presence
In Middle East
Dawat-e-Islami holds weekly congregations such as the Madani Qafila in many Middle Eastern countries such as The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
In Europe
Dawat-e-Islami has had a presence in the United Kingdom for more than fifteen years.[citation needed] The European headquarter is Faizan-e-Madina in Bradford, where they currently hold their own seminary. Other centers of the same name can be found in Accrington and Birmingham. Another Faizan-e-Madina masjid was opened in Southend on Sea in 2009. In 2009 a madrassa opened in Rotherham for the education of young children and adults. It is estimated that around 10,000 British Muslims are in some form or the other associated with Dawat-e-Islami in UK.[citation needed] In Continental Europe, Dawat-e-Islami currently operates five centres in Greece and three in Spain. [9] Norway, Germany and Italy are also known to be countries with active presence of Dawat-e-Islami activities.[citation needed]
In North America
Dawat-e-Islami in North America holds events like weekly, monthly and yearly congregations in different cities of USA and Canada. Madani Qafila travel every month from one city to another on regular basis.
Dawat-e-Islami Canada has Faizan-e-Madina centres in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Vancouver and British Columbia[citation needed]. Faizan-e-Madina masjid, Canada was established on October 31, 2004. [10]
Dawat-e-Islami USA has it's centers in Chicago, Texas and California. Various Ijtimas are being held in Chicago and different cities of Texas and California throughout USA.[11]
Madani Channel
Main article: Madani ChannelDawat-e-Islami operates its own advertising-free television channel which does not show any television commercials, the Madani Channel, which broadcasts Islamic programmes 24 hours a day.[12]
The programmes broadcast include Hamd, Na'at, sermons, and "Question and Answer" sessions. Many programmes being telecast on Madani Channel have now become South Asia's most watched religious programmes.[citation needed]See also
- Madani Channel
- Muhammad Ilyas Qadri
- Mushtaq Qadri
- Imam Ahmed Raza Khan
References
- ^ Introduction of Dawat-e-Islami in English Language
- ^ Culture photos, National geographic
- ^ about Multan Ijtima
- ^ Multan Ijtima, Dawn (newspaper)
- ^ topic 137754, YaNabi.com
- ^ Spreading the word, Daily Times, December 10, 2007
- ^ Dawat-e-Islami beats KKF in zakat collection, Daily Times, October 30, 2006
- ^ Cricketers seek divine intervention Daily Times Retrieved June 16, 2011
- ^ Thomas K. Gugler: Jihad, Da´wa and Hijra: Islamic Missionary Movements in Europe
- ^ Faizan-e-Madina Canada
- ^ USA Ijtima Jadwals
- ^ http://madani.dawateislami.net/
Notes
- Attar Qadri, Ilyas (1991). Dawat-e-Islami ka Maqsad. Maktaba Ahle Sunnah Karachi.
- Gugler, Thomas K. (2011). Mission Medina: Da'wat-e Islami und Tabligi Gama'at. Würzburg: Ergon.
External links
- Dawat-e-Islami Official Website
- Darul Iftah Ahleusnnat Ask The Imam
- Dawat-e-Islami in Canada
- Dawat-e-Islami in Norway
- Dawat-e-Islami in USA
- Islamic Web Site of Faizan-e-Attar, dedicated to Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat
- Trueislam.info (A Movement of Quran & Sunnah)
- Ask the Imam
- Madani Discussion at Muzakra.Faizan-e-Attar, Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri Damat Baraka-Tu-Hum-Aaliah
- Free E-Books at Library.Faizan-e-Attar
- More than 10000 videos and Islamic content on Faizan-e-Raza.Org
- Videos on Madani Channel and AryQTV
- Ahl-e-Sunnah Web Site Noor-e-Madinah
- A website dedicated to Faiz Ahmed Owaisi, writer of more than 4000 books, may be listed in Guinness Book of World Records
Categories:- Sunni organizations
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- Islam in India
- Islam in Pakistan
- Islam in Bangladesh
- Islam in the United Kingdom
- Islam in Europe
- Islam in North America
- Religious organizations established in 1980
- 1980 establishments in Pakistan
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