Dear Islamic brothers! The month of Safar-ul-Muzaffar is among us, distributing its blessings. 17 Safar-ul-Muzaffar 1398 AH is the day of Umm-e-‘Attar, i.e. the noble mother of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ.

Introduction to Umm-e-‘Attar

The noble mother of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ was a pious and righteous woman, and despite the passing of her husband and the extremely difficult situation she found herself in, she raised her children according to the teachings of Islam. The proof of this can be seen in the form of Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ today. Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ once mentioned that his honourable mother was so strict in observing the Faraid and Wajibat from the beginning that she would encourage him and his siblings to offer Salah from an early age and she would wake them all up for Fajr Salah in particular. Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ states that due to the blessings of my honourable mother’s upbringing, I don’t recall missing the Fajr Salah ever, even in my childhood.

Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ states: ‘My honourable mother passed away on the night between Thursday and Friday in Mithadar, Karachi. She mentioned me a lot at the time of death.’ My sister said: اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه, after reciting the Kalimah and Istighfar, she became silent. Her face was radiating after the Ghusl especially. A fragrance emanated for many days from the place where she passed away, and many kinds of fragrances could particularly be experienced at that time of the night when she passed away. On the third day of her passing, I bought some rose petals in the morning which remained fresh until the evening and I placed them on my mother’s grave with my own hands. There was such an amazing fragrance coming from them that I was left astonished as I had never experienced nor have I since experienced such a fragrance coming from rose petals, in fact, the fragrance even remained on my hands for many hours. (Tazkirah Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat (Qist 2) p. 41, selected)

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد