Hazrat Mir Muhammad Ismail (ra) — Page 15
15 daughter of Sayyed Abdul Kareem. His parents, Ḥaḍrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra and Ḥaḍrat Sayyed Begum ra , as already mentioned, were also the eminent in - laws of the Promised Messiah as. Both were extremely pious and God - fearing people. Both showed g reat love for God and His Messenger s a s. Ḥaḍrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra was an upright and straightforward person, honest to the core. He accepted the Promised Messiah as and after swe aring allegiance to his own son - in - law, migrated from his hometown Delhi to Qadi an, and lived there for the rest of his life. Ḥaḍrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra was born in 1846 and died in 1924. Ahmadis call Ḥaḍrat Sayyeda Nusrat Jahan Begum ra , the esteemed wife of the Promised Messiah as , " Ammāñ Jān " which means "Dear Mother". Consequen tly, in Qadian, the revered parents of Ḥaḍrat Ammāñ Jān ra were affectionately addressed, by Ahmadis, as " N ā n ā J ā n " and " N ā n ī J ā n ", titles used in Urdu, to addres s maternal grandparents. Thus, Ḥaḍrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra was known to all Ahmadis as " Nānā Jān ” and Ḥaḍrat Sayyed Begum ra as “ Nānī Jān ”. In his autobiography titled " H ay ā t - e N as ir", Ḥaḍrat Mir Nasir Nawab ra lauds his wife in the following words: "The affection showed by my wife has turned this very world into Heaven, for me" 14. Besides being an outstandingly rare accolade from a husband to a wife, these words speak volumes about the refined character of Ḥaḍrat Sayyed Begum ra.