خوب خدمت سنّتوں کی رات دن کرتے رہو

تم رسالہ مدنی انعامات کا بھرتے رہو

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! The sacred month of Ramadan is showering its blessings and mercy upon us. In this month, where some pious people’s ‘Urs is celebrated and their remembrance is done, the birth day of a pious bondman and an intimate saint of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ is also celebrated who is known to the world by the name of Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi Ziyaee دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه. His reputation and greatness are acknowledged from the bottom of the heart. Let’s listen about him with reference to his birth day in the sacred month of Ramadan.

Introduction to Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of                           Dawat-e-Islami

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه was born on the 26^th of Ramadan, 1369 AH (1950 AD) in Karachi, Pakistan. His forefathers lived in the village of Kutyanah in Junagadh, India. His grandfather, ‘Abdur Raheem was renowned for his virtues and exemplary character. His parents migrated to Pakistan, after independence [from the British rule]. They initially lived in Hyderabad, Bab-ul-Islam [Sindh, Pakistan] but later moved to Bab-ul-Madinah, Karachi and since then he دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه has been living in Bab-ul-Madinah (Karachi).

His passion for Islamic knowledge

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه had a deep yearning to gain Islamic knowledge. That’s why he had gained Islamic knowledge in his youth. The sources to gain Islamic knowledge were books and the company of Islamic scholars, specifically the grand Mufti of Pakistan, Shaykh Mufti Waqaruddin