Continuing our giving in Multan

This spring, our family renewed its support for Anjuman Haideria in Gulgasht Colony, Multan, with gifts in the names of Dr. Syed Sikandar Madad and Dr. Saiyeda Madad. Part of this support went to the graveyard fund.

Sikandar began giving to Haideria decades ago. The family’s recent gifts build on that history, which is still visible in the marble donor board and the room he provided for the care of those who have died.

Where the giving began

In 1976, Sikandar gave in his father’s name. He contributed again in 1987, honoring his father alongside his own name. A marble donor board at the imambargah preserves this history.

A room for ghusl

In 2003–04, Sikandar funded a dedicated room for ghusl, the ritual washing before burial, along with a chiller to keep the deceased cool for about 10–12 hours. Relatives remember it as the first facility of its kind in Multan, and recall the appreciation it received from the community.

The photographs show the washing table inside the tiled room. A short video shared by the family shows the chiller.

A water cooler in Saiyeda’s memory

After Saiyeda’s passing, Shirin sent money for her mother’s soyem, the gathering held on the third day of mourning. That gift helped provide an electric drinking-water cooler at the imambargah, dedicated in Shirin and Saiyeda’s names.

The cooler’s inscription names Shirin as the donor and identifies her as Sikandar’s daughter.

From family recollections, photographs, and videos, with further gifts documented in Anjuman Haideria’s records.