young man, the soldiers became very surprised. They went to their officer and mentioned it to him. He also became surprised. He then immediately called a blacksmith and said: Tie this young man tightly with chains. The blacksmith tied chains tightly around me. I had just gone a few steps; the chains again broke and fell from my feet onto the ground.

At this, everyone became quite surprised. They called their monks (religious guides) and informed them about the whole situation. Having heard all the conversation, the monks asked me: Is your mother alive? I replied in the affirmative. After hearing me the monk turned to them and said: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has answered to his mother’s Du’a. The soldiers said: When Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has freed you, how can we tie you tightly with chains? Saying this, the Romans released me and helped me join Muslims. (In this way, the young man was released by virtue of the Du’a of his mother and blessing of Sayyiduna Ibn-e-Makhlad رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه.) (‘Uyoon-ul-Hikayaat, pp. 166)

دُعائے ولی میں وہ تاثیر دیکھی

بدلتی ہزاروں کی تقدیر دیکھی

ماں کی دُعا میں یہ تاثیر دیکھی۔۔۔

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! Have you noticed! How effective Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made the Du’as of a mother. When she makes Du’a for her children, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bestows acceptance due to her raised hands and answers to her Du’as for her children. Even by virtue of the blessing of the heartfelt Du’as of mother, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ removes troubles and trials from children. So fortunate are the people whose parents are alive and are happy with them. What a great fortune those children possess, who help their parents and get eligible of their Du’as by looking after them and become deserving of the Divine pleasure. Therefore if we want the Pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and His Beloved Rasool
صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and our parents make Du’as for us, we should give importance to our parents, remember their favours, avoid the things which are against their mood, look after them in every way, treat them well, fulfil their permissible needs, obey every permissible order of theirs, especially when they have grown old. In the old age, they need more sympathies from their children because their body parts do not work properly; body suffers