No one better exemplifies the virtue of motherhood than this Pakistani woman, a biological mother of four, who adopted 55 children and cares for them with the highest love and devotion.
In an interview, the miracle mother described how she has welcomed children from various backgrounds into a life full of light and a bright future.
Fathered by a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Motorway, Mehboob Aslam Lila, the children feel confident while walking to school knowing that they are coming from “their own home”. The philanthropist-turned-bureaucrat founded Almarah Foundation to provide a safe haven for children.
Sofia, the mother, revealed that she is the only daughter of her parents, who only taught her to help others. Keeping her parents’ advice in mind, Sofia adopted a large number of children who would otherwise be forced to work, beg, or be abandoned by their biological parents.
“Adnan is the youngest,” she added. “His mother used to work at my sister-in-law’s house but she died of cancer and the children were left unattended while their father would go out to work.”
“When I went to their home, a small house of only one room, the children were barely wearing any clothes and were hungry so I decided to take them in,” she said.
“I picked Adnan up and never let him go,” an emotional Sofia said.
“Adnan was the first drop of the rain,” the interviewer exclaimed, “after him, the couple adopted 54 other children.”
The children live in three one-kanal rented houses in the Cavillary Ground area in Lahore.
Daniyal is “mama’s favorite baby,” she exclaimed.
Sofia further shared stories of other children who went through turmoil but were saved by angels in the form of humans as Sofia and Mehboob.
