Dawat-e-Islami is an non-political Islamic organization based in Pakistan. Founded in the early 1980s by Muhammad Ilyas Qadri,^[1] the organization is ideologically aligned with Sunni Islam.It also publishes Islamic books under its publisher name of Maktaba-tul-Madina. It has several Islamic educational institutions around the World. In addition to local charity efforts, Dawat-e-Islami also offers online courses in Islamic studies and runs a television station,