Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 89
89 always conscious of herself as the creation of a Supreme Being. She did not think herself superi or to any other individual. It was this belief in her personal lowliness that would paradoxically elevate her to such an exalted position. Another granddaughter , Sahibzadi Qudsia Begum Sahibah, has related how Hadrat Amman Jan ra helped to prepare the household linen for her wedding "trousseau". Times were difficult in post - partition Pakistan. Money was short and her father was unwell having suffered a heart attack. In order to alleviate her mother's (Amatul Hafiz Begum Sahibah ra ) worries, Hadrat Amman Jan ra supplied towels, sheets, tablecloths, bedcovers etc. for the bride. Qudsia Begum Sahibah relate d that her grandmother gave her so much that she imagined she had emptied her own store boxes to help her! Hadrat Amman Jan's ra pr ayers and practical help proved so blessed that Qudsia Begum Sahibah stated that even after preparing for the marriages of her five children, she still had things left over from her own wedding collection given to her by Hadrat Amman Jan ra. Hadrat Amman J an's ra domestic skills, resourcefulness, and thriftiness obviously influenced her progeny as Qudsia Begum Sahibah relates; that though it is hard to believe, in the last 50 years of marriage she has only had to buy sheets on two occasions. Truly, this was an illustration of the blessings that emanated from Hadrat Amman Jan's ra possessions. Similarly, there were great blessing in the clothes Hadrat Amman Jan ra prepared for her daughters, daughters - in - law and grandchildrens ’ weddings. Again , Qudsia Begum Sahibah relates that Hadrat Amman Jan's ra domestic skills were inherited by her mother Amatul Hafiz Begum Sahibah ra. She looked after her own wedding clothes so meticulously, despite getting married at the tender age of 12, that Qudsia Begum Sahibah was able to use her mother's clothes herself. She then passed them