The Rank of a Mother

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hands and made du’ā, “O Allah! I am pleased with him, so become pleased with him too.”^{^[1]}

Allamah Maulana Sardār Aḥmad Qādiri Chishtī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was born in East Punjab in 1321 AH (1903 CE). He passed away on 1^st Sha’ban 1382 AH (December 1962 CE). His childhood was different to that of normal children. He had an interest in religious matters from an early age. When he was able to walk, he would go to the masjid with his father and pray. He was fond of reciting dhikr and poetry in praise of the Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم , such that he would recite it whenever he was walking.^{^[2]}

One of the reasons he attained greatness was because of his mother’s prayers. His mother رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْها would often say, “اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه My son will become a great personality.”

She would also say, “Your name is Sardār (leader). May Allah make you a leader in religion and in this world.”

Thus, it came to pass that the world became a witness that his mother’s prayers were answered for her great son, and Allah Almighty made him a leader.^{^[3]}

سُـبْحٰـنَ الـلّٰــه! You heard how the prayers of a mother are answered. You heard how the prayers of a mother not only lead a man to Paradise but lead him to becoming a companion of Sayyiduna Mūsā عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام in Paradise. The prayers of a mother made Maulana Sardār Aḥmad رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه the great Ḥadīth scholar of Pakistan. We also learn that our pious predecessors رَحْمَۃُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَیْہِمْ اَجْمَعِیْن pleased their parents and received their

[1] Samundari Gumbad, p. 4

[2] Hayat-e-Muhaddis-e-A’zam, p. 30

[3] Hayat-e-Muhaddis-e-A’zam, p. 30

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