1--- 2title: "📜 Ilyas, Muhammad: Legacy of the Tablighi Jamaat's Founder" 3description: "Examine the life and contributions of Muhammad Ilyas, the pioneering founder of the Tablighi Jamaat. Understand his influence on Islamic renewal movements, his methodologies, and cultural impacts across the Muslim world." 4date: 2023-10-03 5author: "Tariq bin Khaldun" 6tags: 7 - Sufism 8 - Deobandi Islam 9 - Tablighi Jamaat 10 - Islamic Renewal 11 - South Asian Islam 12 - Religious Movements 13categories: 14 - Religion 15 - Islamic Studies 16 - History 17 - Sufism 18keywords: 19 - Muhammad Ilyas 20 - Tablighi Jamaat 21 - Islamic Education 22 - South Asian Islam 23 - Deobandi Scholar 24 - Grassroots Movements 25--- Ilyas, Muhammad: Legacy of the Tablighi Jamaat’s Founder 🌟 Definition and Meaning Ilyas, Muhammad refers to a notable Sufi scholar and Deobandi alim, who lived from 1885 to 1944. Muhammad Ilyas is most famously known as the founder of the Tablighi Jamaat, an Islamic revivalist movement initiated in India in 1927. He firmly believed in the need for a grassroots Islamic religious movement to counteract Hindu proselytization efforts, eliminate Hindu influences from Islam, and properly educate Muslims about their beliefs and rituals.