made efforts to rescue him but in vain because the earth continued to swallow him up until he was completely sunk into the ground.

(Nayki ki Dawat, pp. 438)

Dear Islamic brothers! We have just heard how a son met his doom in consequence of disobeying his mother. In our society, mothers are usually considered important to some extent but unfortunately fathers are completely taken for granted. It is the father who, in a sense, provides the offspring with the blessing of the ‘mother’. The father has the burden of the entire family on his shoulders, meeting their needs and suffering hardships for them. He teaches his child how to walk and guides him on how to lead an honourable life in society. If Jannah lies under the feet of the mother, the father is the middle door of Jannah. Father’s pleasure is the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Regarding the importance and excellence of father, let’s listen to 3 blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

1.         The pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ lies in the pleasure of the father and the displeasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ lies in the displeasure of the father.

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 360, Hadees 1907)

2.         Obedience to the father is obedience to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and disobedience to the father is disobedience to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 1, pp. 614, Hadees 4455)

3.         The father is the middle door from among the doors of Jannah; whether [you] lose it or protect it. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 3, pp. 359, Hadees 2255)

While guiding people, Shaykh-e-Tareeqat, Ameer-e-Ahl-e-Sunnat, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Maulana Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qaadiri Razavi دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـه has stated:

دل دُکھانا چھوڑ دیں ماں باپ کا

ورنہ ہے اس میں خَسارہ آپ کا

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد