lots of other information.

Read this booklet yourself and also persuade others to do so. With the intention of conveying reward to the deceased, distribute this booklet, especially during religious gatherings that are organised for this purpose on third, tenth, fortieth day, etc., after a loved one’s demise. This booklet can be read, downloaded and printed from the website of Dawat-e-Islami: www.dawateislami.net.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! We should continue to protect ourselves from sins to make our Hereafter better. We should amass as much good deeds as possible and should also persuade our children to perform good deeds. We should also make our children pious individuals, provide them with an Islamic education and raise with within in accordance to the sharia.

Not only does this bring about many religious and worldly benefits to the parents, but they also get one more benefit and this is that when they depart this world, this pious child does not forget their favours, and despite being busy he considers it to be a privilege to recite the Holy Quran, give food to the poor and destitute, have a Masjid and Madrasah constructed and make dua of forgiveness in order to convey reward which brings about peace for his parents in the grave.

In relation to conveying reward, let us listen to a very beautiful account from page 11 of 25 Parables of Grave-dwellers, a booklet by Mawlana Ilyas Attar al-Qadiri.

ꜤAllāmah ꜤAlī al-Qārī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه narrates:

Al-Shaykh al-Akbar Muḥyu al-Dīn ibn al-ꜤArabī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه once attended a feast. He saw a young man eating some food. It was well-known about him that he would become aware of hidden matters and the conditions of the grave and he would also come to know about the condition of Paradise and Hell, by the bestowal of Allah Almighty. While eating his meal he suddenly began to weep. Upon being asked