Khalifatul-Masih III - Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad — Page 2
Hazrat Khalifatul-Masih III rta 2 Keeping these glad tidings in view, his noble grandmother, Hazrat Amman Jaan ra , took him under her own care and looked after his upbringing. In this regard, Hazrat Nawwab Mubarakah Begum ra , her daughter, says, “Hazrat Amman Jaan ra would often address Nasir Ahmad as Yahya in his childhood and used to say that he was her Mubarak, her Yahya; who had been given to her in place of Mubarak. ” 2 Two months prior to his birth, his father Hazrat Khalifatul- Masih II ra wrote in one of his letters: “God has given me the news that He will grant me a son who will be the Helper of Faith and shall be ever ready to serve Islam. ” 3 Hazrat Musleh Mauood ra was certain from the very childhood of Hazrat Mirza Nasir Ahmad rta that he was the very son whose birth had been foretold. Hence, during the time when he was memorizing the Holy Qur’an alongside his other education, Hazrat Amman Jaan ra grew apprehensive lest he fell behind other children of the family in his general education. Hazrat Nawwab Mubarakah Begum ra says, “One day Muhammad Ahmad, Mansoor and Nasir Ahmad all three were sitting with Hazrat Amman Jaan ra. I too was there. The children commented that Nasir Ahmad did not know Mathematics or perhaps English and that they knew more than him. Hazrat Musleh Mauood ra happened to arrive at that moment.