Minhaj-ul-Quran International (Urdu: منہاج القرآن انٹرنیشنل) (or MQI) is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) founded by Shaykh-ul-Islam Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri in 1980 in Lahore, Pakistan. Its headquarters is based in Lahore, Pakistan and has branches in 93 countries. Source: Wikipedia (en)