AJK celebrates International Mothers Day with renewal of deep-rooted heartiest love, affection with Mother:

English , Kashmir - آزاد جموں کشمیر , Snippets , / Sunday, May 11th, 2025

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Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR (AJK): May 11: “The Nursing Mother” A Universal Theme, the theme of the International Mothers Day-2025 this year, was celebrated in Azad Jammu Kashmir on Sunday with greatest enthusiasm and devotion portrying the mother as the only supreme source of heartiest love, comfort and affection for her kids the world over.

Special ceremonies hosted in various parts of AJK to mark great respect and honour for the supreme relation of mother, hosted on Sunday, were the hallmark of the World Mothers Day that observed in Azad Jammu & Kashmir similar to rest of the world.

Mother’s day (also known as Mothering Sunday) is held on the second Sunday of May in most countries. It is a worldwide celebration of mothers, motherhood and the influence that mothers make to the lives of their children and society.

The World Mothers Day in AJK was observed with renewal of the pledge to love mothers as much as possible to keep the sole satisfied in view of the most dignified and supreme status of this relation as also enshrined by the teachings of Islam.

Sons and daughters conveyed good wishes to their mothers coupled with the pray for long lives of the mothers to keep the children intact with the blessing of this supreme relation. Whereas those unfortunate, who have lost this relation, prayed for the rest of the souls of their mothers in eternal peace.

Talking to this Correspondent on eve of the World Mothers Day on Sunday former AJK minister for women development and Chairperson Khadeeja Tul Kubra Al Binaat running by illustrious Kashmiri NGO Awaz Foundation AJK Mrs. Naheed Tariq highlighted the superiority and importance of this relation as also confided and determined in the teachings of Islam. She emphasized the need for maintaining the high decorum of the relation of mother through showing maximum respect and honor of this supreme relation all the time especially at the old stage.

She said that the word ‘Maan’ is most beautiful word – since lips and eyes meet while saying this word. Mother, they said, is a great delight and every one should deal with the mother most pleasantly coupled with full respect and honor.

Mrs, Naheed Tariq said that the gravity of deep-rooted love for a mother should also be asked from those hearts who lost this great relation and whom mothers are under maunds of ‘Matti’ (earth refuse).

She said that although mother is a small world but the reality hidden in this word was ascertained only to those who, by now, have deprived of this most superior relation.

The ex AJK Women Development minister advised all including the young generation for fully obeying the advises of mother all the time especially at each step of their old age to keep the soul satisfied besides fully acting upon the Islamic teachings which enshrined the superior status of this relation.