Mushtaq Qadri Naat Lyrics
Muhammad Mushtaq Qadri Attari (Urdu: محمد مشتاق قادری عطاری) was a renowned religious preacher and na’at khawan (poet) from Pakistan.
Early Life:
Mushtaq Qadri was born on the 18th of Ramadan, 1386 A.H. (approximately December 30, 1966), in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. His father’s name was Akhlaq Ahmad. He later moved to Karachi, but before that, he lived in Faisalabad for some time. In 1991, Mushtaq Qadri got married, and the ceremony was conducted by his mentor, Muhammad Ilyas Qadri.
Religious Influences:
Mushtaq Qadri Attari was associated with the spiritual guide and leader Maulana Muhammad Ilyas Qadri, who headed the Barelvi Islamic movement Dawat-e-Islami. In 1986, Mushtaq Qadri pledged his spiritual allegiance (bay’ah) to the Silsila Qadriya. He is considered a mentor to Owais Qadri.
Religious Positions:
Initially, Qadri served as an imam at the Madinah Masjid in Orangi Town, Karachi. From 1995 until his death, he also served as an imam and speaker at Jamia Masjid Kanz-ul-Imān in Karachi. He had memorized eight sections (Juz) of the Quran and was skilled in reciting it with proper guidelines. He worked as an auditor for the government and taught the English language at Jā’amiāt-ul-Madinah in Karachi. He performed the Hajj pilgrimage and visited Medina, Saudi Arabia, four times. In 2000, he was appointed as the head of Dawat-e-Islami’s activities in Karachi and later became the head of Markazī Majlis-e-Shūrā (Dawat-e-Islami’s Central Council).
Non-Commercialism:
Mushtaq Attari never accepted payment for reciting na’at poems. Despite lucrative offers from recording companies, he declined to release albums for profit. He refused to ask for transportation or accept money for taxi fares when invited to programs. He also refused to accept money from his recordings and instead directed the proceeds towards funding Dawat-e-Islami projects.
Death:
Towards the end of his life, Mushtaq Qadri suffered from throat and chest cancer, which impaired his ability to speak. However, when his spiritual guide, Ilyas Attar Qadri, phoned him and asked him to recite the kalima (declaration of faith), Mushtaq Qadri surprisingly found himself able to do so. He passed away on the 29th of Sha’aban, 1423 A.H. (November 5, 2002) in Karachi. Upon hearing the news, Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri immediately returned to Karachi from the United Arab Emirates. The funeral prayer took place in Nishtar Park, Karachi, led by Ilyas Qadri, and Mushtaq Qadri was laid to rest in Sahrā-e-Madinah, near Toll Plaza, Karachi.