Death
Towards the end of life, Mushtaq Qadri was suffering from throat and chest cancer, and could no longer speak. His spiritual guide, Ilyas Attar Qadri, who was in the United Arab Emirates at that time, phoned him and told him to recite the kalima (declaration of faith) and Mushtaq Qadri found himself, surprisingly, able to do so. Mushtaq Qadri died on 29th Sha'aban 1423 A.H. (5 November 2002) in Karachi.
Upon hearing about his death, Muhammad Ilyas Attar Qadri immediately returned to Karachi from the Emirates. The funeral prayer of Mushtaq Attari was offered in Nishtar Park, Karachi, led by Qadri, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami. Mushtaq Attari was buried in Sahrā-e-Madinah (near Toll Plaza, Karachi).
At the burial the attendees were reciting durood and famous na'at written by Ahmed Raza Khan Bareilvi, such as Kaabay Ke Badrudujaa Tum Pe Karroron Durood. The congregation was held in Faizān-e-Madinaĥ on the third day of the funeral, with many Muslims taking part. A non-exhaustive list of some of the Iīšāl of šawāb (donations of reward) that was donated by Muslims from many cities as follows:
Recitation of:
- Quran, 13919 times.
- Various Juz, 5613.
- Surah Al- Yāsīn, 1038 times.
- Surah-tul-Mulk, 1140 times
- Surah Al- Raḥmān, 165 times.
- Surah Muzzammil, 10 times.
- Ayat-ul-Qursi, 33592 times.
- Various Surah’s, 93186 times.
- Durūd, 13888087 times.
- Kalimah Tayyibah, 348400 times.
- Various litanies, 357200 times.
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