Hazrat Amman Jan - An Inspiration for Us All — Page 31
31 He hence took great care to be as an attentive a husband and a father as possible. He would regularly take his family for outings, (usually in the evenings). This was contrary to the attitudes of the time and there were people who objected to this routine. However, one of the Promised Messiah's as missions was to reestablish the Islamic rights of women. He consciously wished to teach people that women have the freedom to leave their homes and should not be imprisoned inside. He did not see anything objectionable with a husband and wife enjoying excursions together. An active walker himself, he was also aware of the health benefits of fresh air and exercise. Naturally, he wished to provide some enjoyment for his children, but he also wished to convey the deep appreciation and reverence he had for his wife , Hadrat Amman Jan ra , and their offspring. It is interestin g to learn that even on the day before his demise (in the early hours of May 26 th , 1908), the Promised Messiah as took his family out on a short trip in Lahore. It has been recorded that the family went out in a hired horse and cart. The Promised Messiah as instructed the driver to take them as far and back as they could travel for the sum of one rupee. The depth of the Promised Messiah’s as feeling for the sanctity and uniqueness of the marital relationship is conveyed in a letter of condolence he wrote to a companion, Hadrat Nawwab Muhammad ‘Ali Khan 26 , on the death of his first wife. In the letter he expressed that there are many relationships of love, such as one has for children and siblings, but that a man and his wife have their own private sphere in which they share and are bonded by their inner feelings and confidences. He continued that a man and wife