Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 10
10 son - in - law. This event concurred with the time that Allah Almighty began to inform Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as of his imminent marriage, which Allah Almighty would arrange in an excellent family of “ Sayyeds”. Mir Nasir Nawwab Sahib also had an aversion to the ostentatious and ritualistic aspects of society in Delhi. This made him less inclined to marry his daughter to a local man. It also made him overlook the common anxieties people would harbour for a man with a separated wife and children. Later, it was the constant deference of the Promised Messiah as towards his father - in - law despite Mir Nasir Nawwab Sa hib ’ s opposition to his claim, that was to transform his heart and for him to take “ bai ’ at ” (the oath of allegiance) in 1891. This was two years after the first bai ’ ats at Ludhiana and was on the occasion of the first Jalsa in Qadian. After bai ’ at, his loyalty and service to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at was to match that of his daughter ’ s. Like Hadrat Amman Jan ra , Hadrat Mir Nasir Nawwab was to actively serve the needy. For example, the establishment of the colony of houses for the needy that has been n amed “Nasir - Abad ”, is a tribute to Hadrat Mir Nasir Nawwab ’ s humanitarian services. He was also to help in a multitude of other Jama ’ at projects. Naming only a handful, these included raising money for Noor hospital, the Noor Masjid in Ahmadiyya College, and the laying of stone flooring in front of Masjid Mubarak. He was to be the first manager of the Ta ’ limul - Islam College in Qadian and also a supervisor for improving “ Bahishti Maqbarah ” (the heavenly graveyard). Hadrat Mir Nasir Nawwab Sahib w as also blessed with great literary flair and had the opportunity to defend the Jama ’ at in