Muhammad Ilyas Qadri describes how the death of his older brother, and the burden of keeping his family intensified his religious sentiments, that he began to limit his circle of friends to those of a religious mindset. His close companions used to accompany him to recite Islamic litanies and naat at the graveside of his brother, which lead to a series of speeches delivered on various aspects of Islam.This grassroots movement took hold, through congregations consisting of speeches and du'a's, which eventually became the foundation of Dawat-e-Islami. An increase in the size of the crowd led for these congregations to be twice moved to larger mosques,before the purchase of a large, derelict piece of land in Karachi's old industrial district, where an international headquarters has been built by the name of Faizan e Madinah (Urdu: فیضان مدینہ - the Blessings of Madinah
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