About Muhammad Ilyas Qadri Muhammad Ilyas Qadri (Arabic: محمد الياس قادرى) – sometimes known by his poetic signature of Attar (Arabic: عطار - the Perfumer) – is a Pakistani born scholar of traditional Islam. As well as having authored hundreds of books, he is the founder of Dawat e Islami – which is an international movement aiming for the propagation of the key Islamic sources – the Qur’an and the sunnah. Honorary titles bestowed upon him include Ameer e Ahle Sunnat (Urdu: امیر اہلسنت – the Leader of the People of sunnah.) Amongst the Muslim masses and notable scholars from around the world, he is recognized as a significant figure in the Muslim revival movement, and considered by many to be a saint of this time.