Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 68
68 Hadrat Amman Jan’s ra Financial Sacrifices Hadrat Amman Jan ra was always at the forefront of making financial sacrifices for the Jama ’ at. A most remarkable example of this was when on May 28 th , 1900, the Promised Messiah as made an appeal to raise funds for the building of Minar - a - tul Masih in Qadian. He estimated that 10,000 rupees would be required and so appealed for 100 people to ideally contribute 100 rupees each to fulfil this target. Hadrat Amman Jan ra immediately responded by selling the property of h er inheritance in Delhi. She gave 1 , 000 rupees for this noble cause, excelling others in fulfilling this appeal - a great proof of her faith in the Promised Messiah as. On another occasion, the Promised Messiah as confided in Hadrat Amman Jan ra his thoughts to get a loan in order to cover some important religious expenses. Hadrat Amman Jan ra responded that he should not get a loan when she had 1000 rupees cash, and some jewellery which he could sell. However, as the Promised Messiah as did not wi sh to be dependent on his wife's wealth and was ever conscious of the moral training of his followers, he declined his wife's offer of money and only temporarily loaned it. The Promised Messiah ’ s as own knowledge of Hadrat Amman Jan ’ s r a great capacity for material sacrifice is illustrated on one occasion at the time of an early Jalsa. These initial gatherings were personally funded by the Promised Messiah as. One day , Hadrat Mir Nasir Nawwab informed the Promised Messiah as that there wa s no food for the guests that evening. He immediately told Hadrat Mir Nasir Nawwab ra to go to Hadrat Amman Jan ra (his own daughter) and ask her to spare some jewellery and sell it. Hadrat Amman Jan ra instantly gave some jewellery to her father. Hadrat Mir Nasir