Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 101
101 w hich Hadrat Amman Jan ra received him. She then sweetly explained to him the error of his ways, displaying a maternal kindness which he would never forget. 59 Similarly, on another occasion a young boy ’ s mischief was again overlooked by Hadrat Amman Jan ra. Arshad Qureshi Sahib relate d that in his childhood he used to come and go freely from Hadrat Amman Jan's ra house. One day , she asked him to take her small baby grandson , Sahibzad ah Mirza Nasir Ahmad ru (later Hadrat Khalifatul Masih III) "out", by which she meant into the courtyard. However, the young Arshad interpreted her words to mean outside the house into the orchard. When he returned home after some time , he met a righteous man Pir Iftikhaar Ahmad Sahib running towards him, panting anxiously. He asked the young boy , "Where have you been walking with the baby? Come quickly, don't you know everybody has been out searching for you!” The young Arshad Qureshi r eturned with great trepidation, fearing punishment and imagining the beating he would incur for his irresponsible behaviour. Yet , when Hadrat Amman Jan ra saw him instead of scolding him, she cheerfully laughed and asked; " Where did you go taking him so far ?" Arshad Qureshi comment ed that even his own mother would have reproached him with one or two slaps for putting her baby in danger! Yet , Hadrat Amman Jan's forbearance and forgiveness was so outstanding , that she still considered people's feelings even whilst admonishing them. Hadrat Amman Jan ra regularly prayed for Allah ’ s Mercy on her household staff and their progeny. Young and old were all cared for equally, with love and affection by Hadrat Amman Jan ra. The wife of Dr. Hashmatullah Sahib (who would personally attend the Promised Messiah as and was his neighbour), relates that she felt 59 “ Sirato Sawaneh Hadrat Amman Jan” , Prof. S. N. Saeed, p92.