Mushtaq was buried in Sahrā-e-Madinah (near Toll Plaza, Karachi). Nishtar Park, Karachi, lead by Maulana Ilyas Qadri, founder of Dawat-e-Islami. Upon hearing about his death, Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri immediately returned to Karachi from UAE. Mushtaq Qadri dies on 29th Shaban 1423 A.H. His spiritual guide, Ilyas Attar Qadri, who was in UAE at that time, phoned him and asked him to recite the kalima (declaration of faith) and Mushtaq Qadri found himself, surprisingly, able to do so. Towards the end of life, Mushtaq Qadri was suffering from throat and chest cancer, and could no longer speak.
He never accepted any money made from his recordings (tapes/CDs) and any proceeds would be forwarded toward funding Dawat-e-Islami righteous projects. He would never ask for a ride to take him to programs where he was invited for reciting, nor would he accept money for taxi fare. Recording companies had offered him handsome amounts for releasing his albums, but had refused. Mushtaq Attari would never accepted payment for reciting na'at poems. "Attar" refers to Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri. Later, in October of the same year, he was appointed as the nigrān of Markazī Majlis-e-Shūrā (Dawat-e-Islami’s Central Council).ĭue to his dedication to the cause of Dawat-e-Islami, he earned the title Attar Ka Pyara (the cherished one of Attar). In the year 2000 he was appointed as the nigrān (head ofDawat-e-Islami's activities) of Karachi, Pakistan with the approval of all the nigrāns of Karachi. He taught English language in Jā’amiāt-ul-Madinah (Sabz Market, Karachi, Pakistan.) He performed the Haj pilgrimage and visited the holy city of Madinah, Saudia Arabia four times. He worked as an auditor for the government for many years. He was also a qārī he had finished four years of Dars e Nazami.
From 1995 until his death, he also served as an imām and speaker in Ja’ma Masjid Kanz-ul-Imān (Bābrī Chawk, Karachi, Pakistan.) He had memorized eight Juz (sections) of the Quran. In 1986 Mushtaq Qadri gave his spiritual allegiance (bay'ah) to Qadri.įirst Qadri was an imām at the Madinah Masjid, in Aurangī Town, Karachi. Mushtaq Qadri was a very close associate of the spiritual guide and leader Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Qadri, the head of the Islamic movement Dawat-e-Islami. He has four children: Obaid Raza Attari Abdul Mustafa Attari Faizan Attari and Ashfaq Attari. His Nikah was conducted by his mentorMuhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri. Before permanently moving to Karachi, he lived in Faisalabad. 31 December 1966), in Banoon Sarhad, Pakistan. Mushtaq Qadri was born on a Sunday, 18th of the Month of Ramadan, 1386 A.H. Muhammad Mushtaq Qadri Attari was a Naat Khuwan. Haji Mushtaq Attari Qadri Rahmatullah Ta'ala Alaih