12 Facts About Qamaruzzaman Azmi

Qamaruzzaman Azmi is the patron in chief of Sunni Dawat-e-Islami, an Islamic movement having branches around the world.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi studied all Islamic sciences in depth with his honourable teachers.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi was commissioned in 1966 by Abdul Aziz Muradabadi to go Faizabad to start his missionary work.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi is considered by some to be the spiritual heir of Mustafa Raza Khan, son of Ahmed Raza Khan Barelvi.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi has helped to build organisations and institutions including mosques, colleges and universities in the United Kingdom, America, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Belgium and India.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi participated in the establishment of Masjid Noor-ul-Islam Bolton and in the establishment of Ghamkol Shariff Masjid at Birmingham.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi participated in the construction of Masjid-e-Al Noor, Houston, America and in Islamic Center Chicago.

Unlike many rabble-rousing parochial preachers and Islam-supremacist televangelists Qamaruzzaman Azmi uses words to calm nerves, close breaches and salve wounds.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi holds that Aisha, the third wife of the Muslim prophet Muhammad, was an example of a strong and intelligent female role model.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi has opposed extremism and terrorism and argues that those who use the name of Islam for such acts are, in fact, Islam's enemies.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi endorsed a fatwa against Britons joining Islamic extremists.

Qamaruzzaman Azmi condemns the persecution of Christians and other non-Muslims, arguing that the perpetrators "are not Muslims because Islam teaches the importance of ensuring a good place in society for all people".