Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 24
24 Messiah as. The couple were newly married. Hadrat Amman Jan ra learnt that sweet rice was one of the favourite dishes of the Promised Messiah as , so she endeavoured to make some. (It was to be a lifetime habit of Hadrat Amman Jan ra to strive to make the particular foods that her husband liked. ) She specially ordered some rice and cooked it. However, she accidentally added four times as much sugar as was re quired in the recipe. To her horror , she ended up with a thick, glutinous mixture , hardly recognizable as rice! She was deeply upset as she took the rice out of the pan. It was already dinner time and there was no time for a second attempt. The Promised Messiah as arrived. Hadrat Amman Jan ra relate d how she felt like crying, (indeed ladies - haven't we all felt similar at some point during a culinary disaster!) The Promised Messiah as must have read her thoughts. Instead of scolding her he pleasantly conso led her , "What, are you upset about the rice? No, these are very nice, they are the kind I like. " Then , he graciously ate them smilingly and talked so cheerfully that Hadrat Amman Jan ra soon forgot the embarrassment of her cooking disaster. This may only seem like a trivial domestic incident, but it was the Promised Messiah ’ s as constant consideration over such small matters that led to their domestic bliss. It was such exemplary behaviour that was to have the greatest influence on Hadrat Amman Jan ’ s ra life, which affected how she would treat both her physical and spiritual children of the Jama ’ at. She would display the same tenderness and forbearance that the Messiah of the age imparted on her. The incident also illustrates how Hadrat Amman Jan ra tri ed to cater for her husband's tastes. This mutual consideration reinforced their harmonious relationship. Some husbands can lapse into an arrogant and domineering attitude