tablished a form of preaching focussed on the practice of "The Faraaiz" meaning the obligatory statutes, "The Waajibaat" meaning the incumbent duties, 'The Sunnan' meaning the Sunnahs, 'The Mustahabbat' meaning the approved or desirable affairs, and 'The Akhlaqiyyaat' meaning Ethics. Jaamiat-ul-Madinah
Global Islamic Centre (Aalami Madani Markaz) of Karachi
Jaamiat-ul-Madinah (literal meaning: institutions of Madinah) refers to institutions run by Dawat-e-islami in which an 8 year Dars-e-Nizami (Aalim) course and Mufti course is provided. Madani Qafila
Madani qafla (literal meaning: caravan of Madinah) refers to traveling to another area for learning and propagating Qura'an and Sunnahs. Dawat-e-Islami has reached more than 150 countries with the help of madani qafilas. Weekly and annual congregations
Weekly congregations
Dawat-e-Islami arranges "Haftawar Shab-e-Juma Ijtima" (weekly gatherings) in cities around the world. Annual congregations
The annual gathering is held on 322 acres (1.30 km) of deserted land near Multan. Dawat-e-Islami held the first-ever congregation for deaf, dumb and blind students at its central headquarters Faizan-e-Madinah. Hundreds of students between 16 and 18 years of age attended the programme. Charity collections
Dawat-e-Islami collects Zakat and Sadaqah in the holy month of Ramadan for its Dawah and organizational activities. It is also largely financed by donation of sacrificed animal skin during Eid al-Adha, which is then sold to the leather manufacturing industry. Dress code
Members wear a green turban(Termed as Imamah Shareef), white and a brown shoulder cloth and a white dress (Kameez Shalwar). The long shirt should have a chest pocket, an additional very thin pocket to hold the Miswaak (wooden toothbrush). Members also keep a fist length beard on their face and zulfain (long hair, either to the earlobes, end of neck or shoulder length) as this is the sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad. Notable followers
Abdul Wahab Riaz
Muhammad Owais Raza Qadri
Misbah-ul-Haq
Saeed Ajmal
Global presence
In Europe
Dawat-e-Islami has had a presence in the United Kingdom for more than fifteen years. The European headquarter is Faizan-e-Madina in Bradford, where they currently hold their own seminary. Other centers of the same name can be found in Accrington and Birmingham. Another Faizan-e-Madina masjid was opened in Southend on Sea in 2009. In 2009 a madrassa opened in Rotherham for the education of young children and adults. It is estimated that around 10,000 British Muslims are in some form or the other associated with Dawat-e-Islami in UK. In Continental Europe, Dawat-e-Islami currently operates five centres in Greece and three in Spain.Norway, Germany and Italy are also known to be countries with active presence of Dawat-e-Islami activities. In North America
Dawat-e-Islami in North America holds events like weekly, monthly and yearly congregations in different cities of USA and Canada. Madani Qafila travel every month from one city to another on regular basis. Dawat-e-Islami Canada has Faizan-e-Madina centres in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, Vancouver and British Columbia. Faizan-e-Madina masjid, Canada was established on October 31, 2004. Dawat-e-Islami USA has it's centers in Chicago, Texas and California. Various Ijtimas are being held in Chicago and different cities of Texas and California throughout USA. Madani Channel
Main article: Madani Channel
Dawat-e-Islami operates its own advertising-free television channel which does not show any television commercials, the Madani Channel, which broadcasts Islamic programmes 24 hours a day.
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