Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page xi
ix Author’s Introduction “Bismillahir - R ahmanir - R ahim” “In The Name of Allah Almighty, the Gracious, the Merciful. ” William Shakespeare , the famous playwright, once wrote about the nature of human greatness , “ Some people are born great , some people achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. ” 1 Dear Reader, this book is about a rare individual who fits into all three of these categories. It is a book about Hadrat Sayyedah Nusrat Jahan Begum ra (1865 - 1952), the virtuous wife of Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian – the Promised Messiah as. She was affectionately known as “ Hadrat Amman Jan ra ”. Indeed, her birth name, the literal meaning of which is “ Helper of the World ”, was to be a Divine intimation of the profound impact this pious lady was to have upon the world as the devoted life companion of ou r most recent prophet. Also regarded as “ Hadrat Ummul - Mo’minin ” (the “Mother of the Faithful”), she was a spiritual and physical mother, a mentor, a carer of orphans and a guardian of the vulnerable and the sick. She was a personification of Islamic values, a pillar of support for the Promised Messiah as and faithful to the institution of Khilafat from its early inception. Her influence has rippled through t he blessed progeny of the Promised Messiah as like a strong but imperceptible undercurrent. Her values and moral training influence the Jama’at even today, as she was the matriarch of a blessed progeny, that includes 4 of 5 of the khulafa of the Ahmadiyyah Muslim Community to date. 1 W. Shakespeare; “Twelfth Night” - Act II, Sc 5.