we keep them happy, our world and Hereafter both will get better, whereas to displease them is an act leading to Hell. It has also been understood that no matter if parents oppress, even then it is a must for children to obey them. For example, if parents are displeased with us, scold us, we should reproach our conscience instead of declaring our parents guilty, by thinking that we might have made some mistakes. If I had kept them happy, I would not have to face this day today because parents are very kind to their children. Why will they treat me like this? Therefore the people whose parents are alive should contemplate: Do we fulfil the rights of our parents? Are our parents happy with us? Do we speak softly to them? Do we obey every permissible order of theirs? Do we quarrel with them? Do we talk rudely to them? Do we consider it to be a burden to look after them? Do we frown when doing their work? Do we give them an angry look when they scold us? Do we make excuses when they ask for money? Do our mother feel delight when she sees us? Do we respect our mother? Do we request our mother to make Du’as for us?

Remember! The Du’a of mother is answered very quickly. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘The Du’a of a mother is answered quickly (in her children’s favour)’. It was humbly asked: ‘Why is it so?’ The Beloved Rasool
صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم replied: ‘A mother is more kind than a father and the Du’a for mercy is not rejected. (Tabaqaat-us-Shafiyah, vol. 6, pp. 317)

Let’s listen to some parables about the blessings of the Du’as of a mother and make intentions to perform the deeds which will cause our mother to make Du’as for us:

Companion in Paradise

Shaykh-e-Tareeqat Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi Ziya’ee دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has stated in his booklet ‘Oceanic Dome’: Once Sayyiduna Musa عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly requested in the blessed court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, ‘O the most Forgiving! Show me the person who will be my companion in Paradise.’ Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ said, ‘Go to such and such city. You will find there so and so meat trader who is your companion in Paradise.’ Therefore, Sayyiduna Musa عَـلٰى نَبِـيِّـنَا وَ عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام went to the city to meet the