Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 44
44 wife had previously lost children, they supplicated with great passion for the health and long life of Saeeda who was of frail health. As time passed her health did not improve. Consequently, his wife decided to meet Hadrat Amman Jan ra in order to request her prayers for their baby girl and to ask her opinion for a name for the child (who was now about three months old). When his wife visite d Hadrat Amman Jan ra , she asked Hadrat Amman Jan ra to pray for her baby girl and requested a name for her daughter. Hadrat Amman Jan ra caressed the baby's head and prayed for her. She then asked the mother her own name which was “ Hameedah ”. After a moment' s reflection, without knowing the baby ’ s previous name, Hadrat Amman Jan ra astonishingly suggested “ Saeeda ” as a name for the baby. This was surely an example of Divine inspiration. Hameedah then told Hadrat Amman Jan ra that they had indeed already named the child " Saeeda ", upon which Hadrat Amman Jan ra expressed her happiness and prayed , “May Allah Almighty make this child righteous and bless her with a long life. " She also reassured Hameedah that she would be blessed with more healthy children. The father of Saeeda relates that five months later because of the political problems of 1947 , which caused the partition of India, Ahmadis were compelled to leave Qadian. In these troubled times , they had to move into very dirty boarding houses and travelled in cramped and unhygienic conditions. In this harsh situation people often fell ill as did Saeeda. Saeeda ’ s father became incredibly disheartened and both parents felt that their daughter's death was imminent. Yet her father would question h imself , " But surely Allah Almighty will have listened to Hadrat Amman Jan's prayers?"