Bright Lights of the Ahmadiyya Movement — Page 43
BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE AHMAOIYYA MOVEMENT 43 learned to shoot small birds with rifles. He did not really enjoy fishing, but sometimes he would take us to indulge in what he called a "lazy sport. " His bodyguard taught us to shoot arrows and we became good marksmen. Survival skills of this type were part of our preparation for times when courage would be needed, such as during the Partition of India in 1947 when India became independant of British rule. " She went on to say that they looked forward to picnics at the hill station, a place for rest and relaxation in a pleasant summer environment. She related a story which shows how sensitive her father was about children's feelings. "One day the children were making a chickpea dish for a picnic and they were so excited about helping that they wanted to taste the peas before they were done. When Huzoor noticed what we were doing, he instructed us not to eat the half-done peas because we would get sick. After a while, the warning was forgotten. I tried to stop them as the y bent over the pot again to inhale the delicious smell. Just at the moment the y were going to taste the forbidden, he returned. He scolded all of us and punished us by cancelling the picnic. We were all told to apologize for disobeying his order, but I refused to apologize because I had been accused of failing in my duty to my father whom I dearly loved and respected. " She continued her story : "A short time later, after he had been given a full explanation of what happened, he came to look for me. He humbly asked me to forgive him. He said, "I've been told that you want your father to apologize to you for misjudging you. So here I am. Punish me as you like! " He respected the honor of his people, including the children. Sahibzadi Amtul Qayyum, now affectionately called Bibi Qayyum, told how her father cared for poor people. He had a plan to convert the Untouchables (a badly treated lower class of people in India) to Islam. If they became Muslims