Sunni Dawat-e-Islami

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Sunni Dawate-e-Islami
Motto "Sarkar Ki Gulami, Sunni Dawate Islami." سرکارﷺ کی غلامی ،سنی دعوت اسلامی
Formation 1991
Type Non-governmental, non-profit, non-political, religiously based
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Location SDI-Markaz Ismail Habib Masjid, 126 Kambekar Street, 400 003
Website Sunni Dawat e Islami

Sunni Dawate Islami (or SDI) سنی دعوت اسلامی is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political Muslim religious organization. Founded in 1991 in India, it is ideologically alligned with the Barelvi movement within Sunni Islam. According to the organization, it is a non political and aims to eradicate society's ills via Islamic teachings.[1]

History

Barelvi movement

Central figures

Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi
Mustafa Raza Khan
Hamid Raza Khan

Organizations

Jamaat Ahle Sunnat, Pakistan
Sunni Tehreek, Pakistan
Sunni Ittehad Council, Pakistan
Dawat-e-Islami, International
Sunni Dawat-e-Islami, International

Institutions

Al Jamiatul Ashrafia · Manzar-e-Islam
Al-Jame-atul-Islamia · Jamiatur Raza

Notable Scholars

Ameen Mian Qaudri, India
Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, Pakistan
Muhammad Ilyas Qadri, Pakistan
Akhtar Raza, India
Qamaruzzaman Azmi, United Kingdom
Muhammad Muslehuddin Siddiqui, Pakistan
Arshadul Qaudri, India

Literature

Kanzul Iman, translation of the Qur'an

Sunni Dawat-e-Islami was founded by leaders of the Barelvi movement, specifically Arshadul Qaudri, also the first president of the organization, with others in India.[2][3][4] British Muslim scholar Qamaruzzaman Azmi is the chief mentor and spiritual guide of the organization internationally.[5]

Activities

In 2003, SDI held a large gathering in Hyderabad to discuss possible solutions to present-day socioeconomic and political problems in the context of Islam, and clarifying the importance of prayer and social obligations.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Two day congretion of Sunni Dawat E Islami at news.OneIndia.In Retrieved 8 August 2010
  2. ↑ 'Only they can bring peace harmony' DNA (newspaper) Retrieved 8 August 2010
  3. ↑ About Sunni Dawat-e-Islami. Retrieved 21 June 2010
  4. ↑ http://allamaazmi.com/articles-4.asp
  5. ↑ http://www.sunnidawateislami.net/index.php?view=speaker&layout=popup&id=10009&tmpl=component&option=com_sermonspeaker&Itemid=108
  6. ↑ Sunni convention from Jan 11, Times of India Jan 7, 2003. Retrieved 23 July 2010
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