Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 87
87 grandmother ingeniously created a bedroom for her. One day , Hadrat Amman Jan ra remarked to her daughter - in - law , Hadrat Choti Appa (Amatul Mateen Sahibah's mother) , " Mateen is now getting older, she needs her own separate bedroom. " Hadrat Amman Jan ra resolved this problem by clearing out a pantry that was attached to her kitchen on one side and was adjacent to her daughter - in - law's house. The pantry was on a slightly raised level to the adjoining house. So, Hadrat Amman Jan ra employed a carpenter to make a step at the door of the pantry. She lovingly gave her granddaughter the first carpet that the Promised Messiah as had ever purchased and a dressing table from “ Baitul - Fikr ” 55. Indeed, this loving grandmother could discern the requirements of a growing girl. Hadrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad ra also commented on Hadrat Amman Jan's ra constant hard work within their house, in a tribute to his mother after her demise. She was happy doing jobs independently, however trivial. For example, he recalls seeing his mother cooking, spinning, boiling milk, feeding the buffaloes and cultivating flowers and herbs. She would also train and join in with the household attendants as they worked. Her daughter , Hadrat Nawwab Mubaraka Begum ra , relate d that Hadrat Amman Jan ra was never embarrassed by doing any domestic chores. She often reminded people that it was a S u nnat (practice) of the Holy Prophet sa to work with one ’ s own hands. Hadrat Amman Jan ra also enjoyed remaining active and did not want to inconvenience others. She worked diligently and continued to do so even in old age, despite frailty and illness. 55 A small prayer room in Mubarak Mosque, Qadian.