Currently, at least 13 centers can be found in several U.S. not joining the Jihaad), nor to consider their own lives dearer than his life." Attari does not explain that it is no longer obligatory to "join the jihad."įor the past 18 years, the transnational Islamic missionary group has attained a coast-to-coast presence across the United States. Ilyas Qadri, a leader of the Barelvi (or Ahle Sunnat) movement and the founder of DeI, writes on DeI's website that boycotting Jewish products is not enough for Muslims they must also make sure not to behave as "imitations of the Jews."Īdditionally, a commentary published online by DeI preacher Muhammad Qasim Attari approvingly cites Quranic scripture warning: "It was not proper for the people of Madinah and the people of the surrounding villages to stay behind the Messenger of Allah (i.e. Polytheism (such as that of Hindus and Buddhists) is described as " a heinous act that was unanimously forbidden in every Shari'ah and was not permissible even for a millionth of a moment," resulting in "the most admonitory and worst form of death."
In DeI's effort to " reform the people of the world," the "non-political" body openly expresses a strong commitment to sharia law. DeI also distributed food rations to those in need, although the group has been criticized for exploiting the virus to convert minorities to Islam.īut behind this altruism lies something less pleasant. Earlier this spring, as part of a 20-day blood drive in Pakistan, DeI members collected 18,000 bottles of blood for patients across the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. It certainly appears benevolent at times. Dawat-e-Islami (DeI) has touted itself as "a global non-political Islamic organization working for the propagation of Quran and Sunnah throughout the globe."
In Pakistan, one of the most prominent Barelvi organizations is Dawat-e-Islami, a grassroots proselytization movement founded in 1981 and today working its way into the West with the goal of propagating the message of Islam to all within earshot. Despite its leading role in anti-French threats and protests in recent weeks, the Barelvis and their Sufi practices are often otherwise praised as the moderate counterpoint to more extreme manifestations of South Asian Sunni Islam. Barelvi Islam is one of the leading Islamic sects of South Asia.
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