Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 175
175 "Baby, don't trouble my daughter. Whatever you wish for, just tell me. Ask me and I'll give it to you. Don't say anything to your Mother. " Ha drat Nawwab Mubaraka Begum ra relate d that she never expressed her financial difficulties to her mother. Nevertheless, she would sometimes quietly give her some money and would sweetly say; "Here, take it for your needs, these days you have a lot of new expenses. " Hadrat Nawwab Mubaraka Begum ra also lovingly reflect ed that when she experienced the sad demise of her husband, it was as if she entered into a new phase of life with her mother. She was an eternal pillar of love and support. After Allah Almighty , her mother was her best friend in this world. (How many mothers can proudly claim such an ideal relationship with their daughters?) She felt that she had returned to the loving lap of her mother. Hadrat Nawwab Mubaraka Begum ra lamen ted that after her mother's death there was no one now to show concern for her emotions, to read her facial expressions, or to feel the pain of her heart as acutely as if feeling it herself. Hadrat Amman jan ra was " unique and inexchangeable " according to h er daughter, a loss that would be eternally felt. Hadrat Nawwab Mubaraka Begum ra also related that she never saw her mother observe her prayers hastily. Even her “ Tahajjud ” and “ Ishraq ” prayers were observed meticulously , and the remembrance of Allah Almighty was often on her lips. Her prayers were said with great fervour and pain; sometimes the words were uttered in poetic lines. During those days of the month when she was not observing prayers , she did not waste her time but occupied herself with the verbal remembrance of Allah Almighty. Her prayers were for a vast range of people , and she had a special place in