Sheikh Tahir Al-Qadri is a Professor of law and the founder of Minhaj ul Quran International Worldwide and the Minhaj Welfare Foundation. Al-Qadri has authored some 550 published works and given more than 6,000 lectures on various subjects which are aired on international satellite channels. He has over five million social media followers. In March 2010, Qadri issued a 600-page fatwa declaring that terrorists and suicide bombers are unbelievers. He has continued to be outspoken against terrorists. He is based in Canada.