answered, “بِکُلِّ شَعْرَۃٍ حَسَنَۃٌ There is a good deed for every hair [of the Qurbani animal].”^[1]

The lovers of the Prophet who are performing Qurbani this year, may Allah Almighty accept all of their sacrifices. Those who do not have the means to perform it, but hold the desire in their hearts, may Allah Almighty grant them the ability too.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّم

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                          صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Son, Obey your Mother!

Muḥammad ꜤĀrif Qādirī Ziyāˈī is a murīd (disciple) of Sayyidī Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه. He relates:

In 1974, I decided to settle permanently in Madinah, and I also found a means of livelihood there. The only thing remaining was to seek permission from my mother. So, I wrote her a letter from Madinah asking her for permission, but she did not grant it and instructed me to return to Pakistan. At the same time, she wrote a letter to Sayyidī Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, saying that she could not bear separation from ꜤĀrif and requesting him kindly to send me back.

One night, I attended the nightly mawlid gathering, and after it ended and everyone left, he said, “ꜤĀrif, my son! A letter has come from your home; read it.” He then handed me the letter, and I set it aside after reading it quietly. He asked, “Son, have you read the letter?” I replied, “Yes.” He asked, “What is your intention.” I answered, “I wish to remain in Madinah. My mother will eventually come to terms with it.”

Quṭb-e-Madīnah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه said, “Son, obey your mother! There are blessings in it for you.” I said again, “Please, I do not wish to leave