Dawat-e-Islami (Pakistan) is a globally recognized, non-political Islamic organization committed to spreading the teachings of the Quran and Sunnah across the world. It was founded on September 2, 1981, in Karachi, Pakistan, by the esteemed Islamic scholar Shaykh-e-Tariqat, Ameer of Ahl-us-Sunnah, Sheikh Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri Razavi Ziyae (may his exalted blessings continue).