Dawat-e-Islami - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Dawat-e-Islami is an Islamic

Islam

Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

evangelical movement.

History

Dawat-e-Islami was founded in 1981 A.D at Babul Madina Karachi, Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

, by Muhammad Ilyas Qadri.

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

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

Mufti

A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law . In religious administrative terms, a mufti is roughly equivalent to a deacon to a Sunni population...

course is provided.

Madani Qafila

Madani qafila (literal meaning: caravan

Convoy

A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support, though it may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.-Age of Sail:Naval...

of Madinah) refers to traveling to another area for learning and propagating Qura'an and Sunnah

Sunnah

The word literally means a clear, well trodden, busy and plain surfaced road. In the discussion of the sources of religion, Sunnah denotes the practice of Prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar...

s. Dawat-e-Islami has reached more than 150 countries with the help of madani qafilas.

Weekly Congregations

Dawat-e-Islami arranges "Haftawar Shab-e-Juma Ijtima" (weekly gatherings) in cities around the world.

Annual Congregations

The annual gathering is held on 322 acres (1.3 km²) of deserted land near Multan. Dawat-e-islami is preparing to buy more land. 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.

Charity collections

Dawat-e-Islami collects Zakat

Zakat

Zakāt , one of the Five Pillars of Islam, is the giving of a fixed portion of one's wealth to charity, generally to the poor and needy.-History:Zakat, a practice initiated by Muhammed himself, has played an important role throughout Islamic history...

and Sadaqah

Sadaqah

or Saddka is an Islamic term that means "voluntary charity".This concept encompasses any act of giving out of compassion, love, friendship or generosity.-Hadith on Sadaqah/Saddka:...

in the holy month of Ramadan

Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 or 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and...

for its Dawah

Dawah

Da‘wah or Dawah usually denotes the preaching of Islam. Da‘wah literally means "issuing a summons" or "making an invitation", being the active participle of a verb meaning variously "to summon" or "to invite"...

and organizational activities. 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
Zeeshan Ashraf

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

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

and Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

In Europe

Dawat-e-Islami has had a presence in the United Kingdom for more than fifteen years. The European headquarter is Faizan-e-Madina in Bradford

Bradford

Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

, where they currently hold their own seminary. Other centers of the same name can be found in Accrington

Accrington

Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...

and Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

. Another Faizan-e-Madina masjid was opened in Southend on Sea in 2009. In 2009 a madrassa opened in Rotherham

Rotherham

Rotherham is a town in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Don, at its confluence with the River Rother, between Sheffield and Doncaster. Rotherham, at from Sheffield City Centre, is surrounded by several smaller settlements, which together form the wider Metropolitan Borough of...

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. In Continental Europe, Dawat-e-Islami currently operates five centres in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

and three in Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. Norway

Norway

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, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

and Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

are also known to be countries with active presence of Dawat-e-Islami activities.

In North America

Dawat-e-Islami in North America

North America

North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

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

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

and British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. Faizan-e-Madina masjid, Canada was established on October 31, 2004.

Dawat-e-Islami USA has it's centers in Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

and California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Various Ijtimas are being held in Chicago

Chicago

and different cities of Texas

Texas

and California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

throughout USA.

Madani Channel

Dawat-e-Islami operates its own advertising

Advertising

Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...

-free television channel which does not show any television commercials, the Madani Channel, which broadcasts Islamic programmes 24 hours a day.
The programmes broadcast include Hamd

Hamd

A Hamd is a poem or song in praise of Allah. A hamd is usually written in Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, or Urdu. The word "hamd" comes from the Qur'an, which Muslims believe to be Allah's Word; its English translation is "Praise"....

, Na'at, sermons, and "Question and Answer" sessions. Many programmes being telecast on Madani Channel have now become South Asia

South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...

's most watched religious programmes.

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