In 2000, he started the Ask Imam Fatawa Portal, an online Islamic questions and answers database, which is thought to have given him an international prominence. According to V. Šisler, "Ebrahim Desai exemplifies a scholar who, although being trained in non-Azhari institution outside of the Arab world, gained global recognition mainly through mass support accumulated via information and communication technology."
In 2000, Ebrahim Desai launched an online Islamic questions and answers database called Ask Imam Fatawa Portal. This initiative is thought to have propelled him to international recognition. V. Šisler highlights that Desai's global prominence stems from his success in garnering widespread support through the use of information and communication technology despite being educated outside of traditional Arab institutions.